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Hello, I am new using LiveCode and I have a question:
I am creating an app and I can see than on inspector you can setup the position at which the stack will appears on a screen (standalone mac app) when is running. Since there many screens setup to diffeent resolution I am trying to setup one standard position on the screen for all the apps I am building.
Is there any more efficient way to do this rather that input the position to every stack or subtack or card you create?
Thanking you for your help.
Herman

normally, you'd want the center of the screen. Which is available as "the screenLoc".

BvG wrote:normally, you'd want the center of the screen. Which is available as "the screenLoc".

Please forgive me since I am new...where I can find this the screenLoc settings?
Herman

Hi herman,

this is no "setting"! Simply use it
Please check the LiveCode dictionary for info!

Example to "center" a stack on the screen:
Best

Klaus

Klaus wrote:Hi herman,

this is no "setting"! Simply use it
Please check the LiveCode dictionary for info!

Example to "center" a stack on the screen:

Code: Select all

on preopenstack
   set the loc of this stack to the screenloc
end preopenstack

Best

Klaus

Thank you, I guess I will have to read the dictionary!
Cheers
Herman

Klaus wrote:Hi herman,

this is no "setting"! Simply use it
Please check the LiveCode dictionary for info!

Example to "center" a stack on the screen:

Code: Select all

on preopenstack
   set the loc of this stack to the screenloc
end preopenstack

Best

Klaus

It worked!
I was thinking that when dictionary explain the syntaxis as ScreenLoc() I have to actually enter some numbers for the x and y position of the monitor.
But instead when the function is applied, automatically measures the resolution of screen and place the app in the centre. Very interesting!
Again, thank you
Herman