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How to pass window Location inside axlUIViewFileCreate

pcbnagaraj

 Dear All,

 

I am trying to pass location of window inside the  axlUIViewFileCreate.

I am unable to get a reference/example inside the algroskill.pdf and other help documents.

I tried below but no success 

  axlUIViewFileCreate("symbol.log" , "Symbol Property", nil ?lt_placement "n")

axlUIViewFileCreate("symbol.log" , "Symbol Property", nil "n")

axlUIViewFileCreate("symbol.log" , "Symbol Property", nil  "north")

 Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Nagaraj.

  • There are two modes of operation depending upon the view file window type:

    • new style html based window (env variable "set allegro_html" being used). If this msg window is enabled you will see a push pin in the upper left corne.
    • old style text window

    HTML STYLE:

    • Option is currently ignored
    • System remembers user position on subsequent invocations.

    OL D STYLE:

    • The default placement is relative to the Allegro window NOT the desktop. A suggestion of "north" is to position the window within the Allegro main window at the top middle. This is a suggestion; if it can't place the window at that location (such as it will be outside the desktop) then it will do its best.
    • If this was a form (e.g. axlFormCreate), this only applies the 1st time. The system remembers and saves (<HOME>/pcbenv/allegro.geo), the user's desired positioning of the form window.

    If you want to place the window outside of the allegro window then you need to use "outer". The argument expects a list of placement suggestions.

    position = '("outer" "east")  ; try to position the window to the right of the Allegro window

    axlUIViewFileCreate("symbol.log" "Symbol Property", nil position)

     

  • Hello Frank,

    I tried but results in below warning message and no change in window placement. My interest is to place window within Allegro GUI.

    I have two reports to display to user but both get displayed one above the other.

    I need to know how to pass the Window placement(page 459 of algroskill.pdf under user interface functions->window placement) arguments inside axlUIViewFileCreate.

    Skill > position = '("outer" "east")

    ("outer" "east")

    Skill > axlUIViewFileCreate("symbol.log" "Symbol Property", nil position)

    W- *WARNING* (axlViewFileCreate): Invalid integer - "outer"

    windowMsg:97394056

    Appreciate your help.

    Thanks,

    Nagaraj.
  • mistype, try: axlUIViewFileCreate("symbol.log" "Symbol Property", nil nil position)
  • Now no errors, but both the windows still popup one over the other in the same location. I have the “Enable HTML” variable set.

    position = '("outer" "east")

    axlUIViewFileCreate("symbol.log" "Symbol Property", nil nil position)

    position = '("outer" "west")

    axlUIViewFileCreate("pin.log" "pin Property", nil nil position)

    TIA,

    Nagaraj.

     

  •  With the HTML style the positioning option iscurrently not supported.

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