brucexs wrote: > --- In [email protected], kenneth marken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> i sat down and replaced my toolbox (www.cylog.org) boxes with > powerpro >> bars today. and i found two things i would love. >> >> 1) a option to have bars snap to the edge of the screen (i could > not >> find a feature like that). > > See help index position bar|screen edge positions, if you want the > bar to force other windows away from its edge. If you just want the > bar at the edge but on top of other windows, use fixed position and > select one of the options (eg top center, bottom left etc). >
neither of those are any good as i want the bars to stick to the edge of the screen at some other point then the center of said edge. but i also want them to stay under windows. in a way, i want to use them as grouped desktop shortcuts. >> as in, the ability to define a grid of buttons that i can drag > content >> to or from, and global settings for these buttons size. > > To have all buttons the same size, configure|bar properties, > check "same size", set height on that dialog tab, set width of first > button, leave all other heights and widths zero. > > To get grid you can do either of the following: > A. Check Bar size from sum of buttons and add format newbarrow > commands at end of rows. > or B. Uncheck Bar size form sum of buttons, check 3d sizing, OK out > of configuration, drag bar border to desired height/width. > > YOu can drop file names to to either process (left drag) or configure > (right drag). See drag and drop in help index. You cannot drag from > buttons, although you possibly could get the same effect by pressing > a button to sent keys or put something on the clipboard and paste. > >> still, i guess its a bit late for this as i understand development > have >> more or less stopped? > > True, but try to describe what you want to accomplish, rather than a > feature, and there may be a way to do it already. > well mostly i was hoping to avoid all the manual reshaping every time i wanted to add something to one of the bars but i guess ill manage.
