[kepler-dev] _windowsProperty x and y checked against screen size

[Dan Higgins]

Relocating an off-screen window so that only part of it shows is the 
solution that Apple uses on Macs. It lets you know that the window was 
saved in a certain direction and perhaps should be resaved.

Dan

Matt Jones wrote:
> I think it's a good idea to move the window.  Once you've determined 
> the window is offscreen and you're going to move it, moving it so only 
> 10 pixels show isn't so useful -- why not relocate it to someplace 
> where the user can see most of the the window, such as the upper left 
> corner of the display?
>
> Matt
>
> Christopher Brooks wrote:
>> Hi Dan,
>> Good point, we now check for negative values of x and y.  This could
>> cause problems with dual monitors, but I feel it is less wrong to
>> move the window than it is to have a window that the user cannot
>> access at all.
>>
>> Let's see how this unfolds.  I'd entertain setting yet another
>> property that if set would not change the values.
>> Basically, I'm trying to optimize the experience of the new user who
>> gets a model that was created on a machine with a large screen or dual
>> monitors.
>>
>> _Christopher
>>
>>
>> --------
>>
>>     Christopher,
>>         I have seen the problem with dual monitors also. But I have 
>> also     seen the case where the saved window has NEGATIVE locations 
>> (i.e. when x     or y is too small rather than too large! (probably 
>> due to dual monitors     with primary set to the right) So you might 
>> consider tests for that also.
>>             And maybe you should lobby for you and Edward to get 
>> bigger monitors     ;-)
>>     But as can be seen from my comment, that doesn't always help either!
>>         Dan
>>         Christopher Brooks wrote:
>>     > Edward and I have 1024x768 laptops and I've run up against user
>>     > submitted models that have the _windowsProperty attribute set
>>     > such that the window is placed off the edge of the screen.      >
>>     > I think this can also happen when the user has a two headed 
>> display.
>>     >
>>     > The fix is to     > 
>> ptolemy/actor/gui/WindowPropertiesAttribute.java
>>     >
>>     > 175a181,189
>>     >       >>             // If x or y is greater than the width or 
>> height of the
>>     >>             // screen, then offset them by 30 pixels so the 
>> user can
>>     >>             // drag the window.
>>     >>             Toolkit tk = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();
>>     >>             x = (x > tk.getScreenSize().width
>>     >>                     ? tk.getScreenSize().width - 30 : x);
>>     >>             y = (y > tk.getScreenSize().height
>>     >>                     ? tk.getScreenSize().height - 30 : y);
>>     >>
>>     >>         >
>>     > I'm not sure if this should go into the release branch or not.
>>     >
>>     > Technically, it is a bug, because it is easy to have a model 
>> that will
>>     > not appear on the user's screen if the user has a small screen.
>>     >
>>     > _Christopher
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