Hi all, This looks like bug http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=18363
@Bob Nice drawings :) Best, Panos -- On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 4:24 PM, Mike Bonner via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > to get the top of the window, in the message box do: > put the top of stack "revnewscripteditor 1" > > Same of course for bottom, left, right, rect, and loc > > On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 10:12 AM, Bob Hall via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > Is it possible to get the location of the IDE Script editor window? I > need > > to confirm what I suspect is a bug in 8.1.3 and need the top coordinate > of > > the IDE script window to confirm for bug report. > > > > I have a multi-monitor setup for my dev machine. One of the monitors is > > portrait, the other is landscape (iMac 27”). As of 8.1.3 on Mac OS X > > 10.12.3, the top location of “system” windows (IDE script editor, > > answer/ask, toolbar as examples) appear to use the smallest value of > EITHER > > screen to set the top location of the window and not the top of the > monitor > > the window opens on. > > > > This results in IDE script editor, answer/ask not being > accessible/visible > > as it is off the screen to the top on the Landscape monitor. If the top > of > > the portrait monitor is “higher” relatively then the landscape monitor, > It > > appears as though the top location of the portrait monitor is used even > > when the window opens on the landscape monitor. I would like to confirm > > this behavior thus my question above. > > > > I searched for a bug about this and while I’m seeing some that are > > similar, this I believe is a new one and is actually came from an LC9 > > regression. I’ve seen this same thing in LC9 since DP1 and now it appears > > in LC 8.1.3 but not 8.1.2 or prior versions. > > > > For the curious… I will attempt to show in text graphics how the monitors > > are oriented. > > > > (Screen orientation in System prefs using text — I hope this comes > through) > > ______ > > | | > > | |__________ > > | | | > > | | | > > | |__________| > > |______| > > > > I use the portrait display for coding (nice and long with ability to have > > debugging displayed with lots of room). LC IDE/system windows on the > > landscape display have the top of the window set using the value from the > > portrait display (I think) as they display off screen to the top. > > > > If I orient the displays in System Preferences as: > > ______ __________ > > | | | > > | | | > > | |__________| > > | | > > |______| > > > > Everything works fine as the top of both monitors is the same. The issue > > with this is that the monitors are not“oriented to their physical > relative > > positions so it's a little frustrating to move the cursor from portrait > to > > landscape and back again. Not a big deal but different and kind of a pain > > compared to prior versions. > > > > This behavior started in LC 8.1.3. LC 8.1.2 works perfectly. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Bob > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
