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window position

Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:12 pm
by rugbam
How can I get GC to always open a window in the screen center,and not by default in the upper left hand corner?

Re: window position

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 2:48 am
by Christopher Stone
On Apr 29, 2016, at 12:46, rugbam@yahoo.de [gcmac] <gcmac@yahoogroups.com> wrote: How can I get GC to always open a window in the screen center, and not by default in the upper left hand corner?______________________________________________________________________Hey There,I don't think there's any built-in method, but it can be scripted.Give the script a keyboard shortcut in the system keyboard prefs and then you can center your window with a keystroke.(This script only works with a single monitor set-up, although that can be changed.)--Best Regards,Chris-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------set deskBounds to desktopBounds()set item 2 of deskBounds to 23set {sX1, sY1, sX2, sY2} to deskBoundstell application "GraphicConverter 9"  if front window exists then    set {gX1, gY1, gX2, gY2} to bounds of front window    set winWidth to gX2 - gX1    set winHeight to gY2 - gY1    set newX1 to (sX2 / 2 - winWidth / 2) as integer    set newY1 to (((sY2 + 23) / 2) - (winHeight / 2)) as integer    set newX2 to (newX1 + winWidth) as integer    set newY2 to (newY1 + winHeight) as integer        set bounds of front window to {newX1, newY1, newX2, newY2}      else    error "No window is open in GraphicConverter!"  end ifend tell---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------» HANDLERS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------on desktopBounds()  tell application "Finder"    set _bnds to bounds of window of desktop    return _bnds  end tellend desktopBounds-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Re: window position

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 10:06 am
by thorstenlemke
Hi,GraphicConverter 10 will offer this option.Thorsten How can I get GC to always open a window in the screen center,and not by default in the upper left hand corner?

Re: window position

Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:03 pm
by Mike Bauers
Excellent…. That sort of control was part of the Amiga. I’ve long wished that it would be implemented on the newer systems. Best to ya, Mike Bauers Milwaukee, Wi > On Apr 30, 2016, at 2:06 AM, Thorsten Lemke wrote: > > > > Hi, > > GraphicConverter 10 will offer this option. > > Thorsten >> >> >> How can I get GC to always open a window in the screen center,and not by default in the upper left hand corner?