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Re: centering dialog_pickfile, printersetup, etc... [message #61346 is a reply to message #61231]

Mon, 14 July 2008 16:15

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Andrew Cool writes:

> Interesting! The first time I invoke x=3DDialog_Pickfile() from the
> command line, it appears in the top left
> corner of the screen. (XP, IDL v6.4)
>
> The second time, and subsequent times, I invoke x=3DDialog_Pickfile(),
> it appears centered on the screen!!
>
> Dialog_Pickfile must contain some internal smarts to do with centering
> itself. Perhaps there is an undocumented
> keyword to force centering on the first call?

But, clearly, someone (or something) is doing the centering.
Why can't they expose that mechanism so we can put the damn
thing where we want it?

Cheers,

David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
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Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		centering dialog_pickfile, printersetup, etc... By: cgoethel on Thu, 10 July 2008 13:08
		Re: centering dialog_pickfile, printersetup, etc... By: David Fanning on Tue, 15 July 2008 07:55
		Re: centering dialog_pickfile, printersetup, etc... By: edward.s.meinel@aero. on Tue, 15 July 2008 12:03
		Re: centering dialog_pickfile, printersetup, etc... By: edward.s.meinel@aero. on Tue, 15 July 2008 07:43
		Re: centering dialog_pickfile, printersetup, etc... By: David Fanning on Mon, 14 July 2008 16:15
		Re: centering dialog_pickfile, printersetup, etc... By: David Fanning on Mon, 14 July 2008 16:14

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