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Re: centering dialog_pickfile, printersetup, etc... [message #61420 is a reply to message #61326]

Tue, 15 July 2008 12:03

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On Jul 15, 10:55 am, David Fanning <n...@dfanning.com> wrote:
> edward.s.mei...@aero.org writes:
>> I got around the problem by calling Dialog_Pickfile through an empty
>> parent widget. I can get it close enough to the screen center that it
>> isn't too bad. I just wish the size could be specified -- I get real
>> tired of resizing the dialog when folders contain long filenames...
>
> How does that work? It doesn't seem to do anything at all for me.
>
> base = Widget_Base()
> filename = Dialog_Pickfile(DIALOG_PARENT=base)
> CENTER_TLB, base
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
> --
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming:http://www.dfanning.com/
> Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

First, call CENTERTLB, base instead of CENTER_TLB, base

Then, you have to center and realize the parent base before calling
DIALOG_PICKFILE:

base = Widget_Base()
CENTERTLB, base
WIDGET_CONTROL, base, /REALIZE
filename = Dialog_Pickfile(DIALOG_PARENT=base)

I tried various permutations of the widget calls, and that is the only
one that sort-of worked. I'll let one of the other Masters try and
explain why...

Ed

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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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