Script function
world.WindowPosition
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Type
Method
Summary
Moves a miniwindow
Prototype
long WindowPosition(BSTR WindowName, long Left, long Top, short Position, long Flags);
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Description
This lets you move a miniwindow. This is only really useful if you are setting the "Absolute location" flag when creating it. In this case, if you notice the output window has been resized, you may want to resposition the window, without having to re-create it, and redraw all its contents.
The output window is scheduled for a redraw if this function is successful.
WindowName - the name of an existing miniwindow.
Left, Top - the top/left corner to position it, inside the MUSHclient output window.
(This may be 0,0 if you are using auto-positioning).
Position - a number indicating where you want the window positioned on the screen. Whenever the screen is resized or redrawn the contents of the window are drawn in the requested position:
0 = strech to output view size
1 = stretch with aspect ratio
2 = strech to owner size
3 = stretch with aspect ratio
4 = top left
5 = center left-right at top
6 = top right
7 = on right, center top-bottom
8 = on right, at bottom
9 = center left-right at bottom
10 = on left, at bottom
11 = on left, center top-bottom
12 = centre all
13 = tile
Flags - this can be a combination of the following bits (that is, add them together if you want more than one):
1 - Draw underneath. If set, the miniwindow is drawn beneath the scrolling text in the output window.
2 - Absolute location. If set, the miniwindow is not subject to auto positioning (so the Position argument is ignored), and it is located exactly at the Left, Top position designated in the function call. By setting this bit you have absolute control over where the window will appear.
4 - Transparent. If set, whenever a pixel in the contents of the window matches the BackgroundColour, it is not drawn, and the text underneath shows through. This lets you make odd-shape windows like stars or circles, by filling the outside (the part you don't want to see) with the background colour.
8 - Ignore mouse. If set, this miniwindow is not considered for mouse-over, mouse-down, mouse-up events.
16 - Keep existing hotspots. If set, hotspots are not deleted if you are recreating an existing miniwindow (with WindowCreate).
For more information, see:
http://www.gammon.com.au/mushclient/mw_creation.htm
Available in MUSHclient version 4.34 onwards.
Lua notes
You can use the following constants for the position:
miniwin.pos_stretch_to_view = 0
miniwin.pos_stretch_to_view_with_aspect = 1
miniwin.pos_stretch_to_owner = 2
miniwin.pos_stretch_to_owner_with_aspect = 3
miniwin.pos_top_left = 4
miniwin.pos_top_center = 5
miniwin.pos_top_right = 6
miniwin.pos_center_right = 7
miniwin.pos_bottom_right = 8
miniwin.pos_bottom_center = 9
miniwin.pos_bottom_left = 10
miniwin.pos_center_left = 11
miniwin.pos_center_all = 12
miniwin.pos_tile = 13
You can use the following constants for the flags:
miniwin.create_underneath = 1
miniwin.create_absolute_location = 2
miniwin.create_transparent = 4
miniwin.create_ignore_mouse = 8
miniwin.create_keep_hotspots = 16
Return value
eNoSuchWindow - no such miniwindow
eOK - success
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See Also ...
Topic
MiniWindows
Functions
(GetDeviceCaps) Gets screen device capabilities
(SetCursor) Changes the shape of the mouse cursor
(TextRectangle) Specifies the size of the rectangle in which text is displayed in the output window.
(WindowAddHotspot) Adds a hotspot to a miniwindow
(WindowArc) Draws an arc in a miniwindow
(WindowBezier) Draws a Bézier curve in a miniwindow
(WindowBlendImage) Blends an image into a miniwindow, using a specified blending mode
(WindowCircleOp) Draws ellipses, filled rectangles, round rectangles, chords, pies in a miniwindow
(WindowCreate) Creates a miniwindow
(WindowCreateImage) Creates an image in a miniwindow
(WindowDelete) Deletes a miniwindow
(WindowDeleteAllHotspots) Deletes all hotspots from a miniwindow
(WindowDeleteHotspot) Deletes a hotspot from a miniwindow
(WindowDragHandler) Adds a drag handler to a miniwindow hotspot
(WindowDrawImage) Draws an image into a miniwindow
(WindowDrawImageAlpha) Draws an image into a miniwindow respecting the alpha channel
(WindowFilter) Performs a filtering operation over part of the miniwindow.
(WindowFont) Loads a font into a miniwindow
(WindowFontInfo) Returns information about a font
(WindowFontList) Lists all fonts loaded into a miniwindow
(WindowGetImageAlpha) Draws the alpha channel of an image into a miniwindow
(WindowGetPixel) Gets the colour of a single pixel in a miniwindow
(WindowGradient) Draws a gradient in a rectangle
(WindowHotspotInfo) Returns information about a hotspot
(WindowHotspotList) Lists all hotspots installed into a miniwindow
(WindowHotspotTooltip) Changes the tooltip text for a hotspot in a miniwindow
(WindowImageFromWindow) Creates an image from another miniwindow
(WindowImageInfo) Returns information about an image
(WindowImageList) Lists all images installed into a miniwindow
(WindowImageOp) Draws an ellipse, rectangle or round rectangle, filled with an image
(WindowInfo) Returns information about a miniwindow
(WindowLine) Draws a line in a miniwindow
(WindowList) Lists all miniwindows
(WindowLoadImage) Loads an image into a miniwindow from a disk file
(WindowMenu) Creates a pop-up menu inside a miniwindow
(WindowMergeImageAlpha) Merges an image into a miniwindow based on an alpha mask
(WindowMoveHotspot) Moves a hotspot in a miniwindow
(WindowPolygon) Draws a polygon in a miniwindow
(WindowRectOp) Draws a rectangle in a miniwindow
(WindowResize) Resizes a miniwindow
(WindowScrollwheelHandler) Adds a scroll-wheel handler to a miniwindow hotspot
(WindowSetPixel) Sets a single pixel in a miniwindow to the specified colour
(WindowSetZOrder) Sets the Z-Order for a miniwindow
(WindowShow) Shows or hides a miniwindow
(WindowText) Draws text into a miniwindow
(WindowTextWidth) Calculates the width of text in a miniwindow
(WindowTransformImage) Draws an image into a miniwindow with optional rotation, scaling, reflection and shearing
(WindowWrite) Writes the contents of a miniwindow to disk as a graphics file
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