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SKILL to move Cadence Windows to Specific GNOME Workspace

Tom Sawyer

Hi Cadence Forum,

I have this SKILL script I'm loading to arrange the Layout & Schematic windows in specific coordinates.
 
envSetVal("layout" "layoutWindow" 'string "((X1 Y1) (X2 Y2))")
envSetVal("layoutL" "layoutWindow" 'string "((X1 Y1) (X2 Y2))")
envSetVal("layoutXL" "layoutWindow" 'string "((X1 Y1) (X2 Y2))")
envSetVal("layoutGXL" "layoutWindow" 'string "((X1 Y1) (X2 Y2))")
envSetVal("layout" "schematicWindow" 'string "((X3 Y3) (X4 Y4))")
envSetVal("layoutL" "schematicWindow" 'string "((X3 Y3) (X4 Y4))")
envSetVal("layoutXL" "schematicWindow" 'string "((X3 Y3) (X4 Y4))")
envSetVal("layoutGXL" "schematicWindow" 'string "((X3 Y3) (X4 Y4))")

I am looking for a way to also place these windows on a specific workspace.
For example, place the Layout on Workspace 1 while the schematic is placed on Workspace 2.
How can I implement this also on the CIW and other dialog pop-ups?

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  • Andrew Beckett

    I don't think this is possible. Perhaps you could use xdotool to do something like this (this is purely from a google search and I've not tried it as I don't have xdotool installed on my machine). It requires interfacing to Gnome's APIs probably (assuming this is even possible) rather than being an X API, so probably rather difficult to generalise.

    Andrew

  • Tom Sawyer
    in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Hi Andrew. How about implementing this SKILL script for CIW and pop-up dialogs, just place them on specific coordinate. What should I change on my current script?

  • Andrew Beckett
    in reply to Tom Sawyer

    The CIW can be controlled by using hiMoveWindow(hiGetCIWindow() bBox). In fact any specific window can be moved that way.

    The current form location controls (documented in "Specifying User Preference Options" section of the "Specifying Environment Settings" chapter of the Virtuoso Design Environment User Guide) are the current best way to control initial form location.

    The options are properties of the CIW and can be set in one's .cdsinit file.
    They are:

      hiGetCIWindow()->formPlacement

    for regular forms and

      hiGetCIWindow()->optionFormPlacement

    for options forms (enterfunction forms), where the options are "top", "bottom", "left", "right", "center", "default".

    And there are:

      hiGetCIWindow()->formRelativeTo

    for regular forms and

      hiGetCIWindow()->optionFormRelativeTo

    for options forms (enterfunction forms), where the options are "CIW", "screen", "currentWindow".

    For Dialog boxes, you can use the SKILL function hiSetDBoxDefaultLocation(location) - see the docs for more details. Note this doesn't affect any dialog box that specifically specifies its own location via the ?location argument when displaying the dialog box.

    Andrew

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  • Andrew Beckett
    in reply to Tom Sawyer

    The CIW can be controlled by using hiMoveWindow(hiGetCIWindow() bBox). In fact any specific window can be moved that way.

    The current form location controls (documented in "Specifying User Preference Options" section of the "Specifying Environment Settings" chapter of the Virtuoso Design Environment User Guide) are the current best way to control initial form location.

    The options are properties of the CIW and can be set in one's .cdsinit file.
    They are:

      hiGetCIWindow()->formPlacement

    for regular forms and

      hiGetCIWindow()->optionFormPlacement

    for options forms (enterfunction forms), where the options are "top", "bottom", "left", "right", "center", "default".

    And there are:

      hiGetCIWindow()->formRelativeTo

    for regular forms and

      hiGetCIWindow()->optionFormRelativeTo

    for options forms (enterfunction forms), where the options are "CIW", "screen", "currentWindow".

    For Dialog boxes, you can use the SKILL function hiSetDBoxDefaultLocation(location) - see the docs for more details. Note this doesn't affect any dialog box that specifically specifies its own location via the ?location argument when displaying the dialog box.

    Andrew

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