[AG-TECH] Autoplace

[Robert Olson]

(wow, that code is really old now :-). I wrote the original version  
of it way back when).

You're exactly correct on  #1 and #2, but wrt #3, there should be a  
button that saves the current autoplace settings as the default.

--bob

On May 15, 2006, at 3:20 AM, Breuer, Roman wrote:

> Tom,
> I think that the policy autoplace uses is not that, what I want. I  
> don't
> know how much work it will be, but the points I don't like are:
>
> 1) When you draw the placing area, the resulting placing grid is
> computed with respect to the selected window size. When you the select
> an other window size the grid is not computed again.
>
> 2) The placing grid does not consider the display borders. So windows
> are sometimes shown half on one display and half on the other display.
> That's not acceptable especially when the displays are surrounded with
> frames such as rear projections or SMARTboards.
>
> 3) The placing area has to be shown everytime. Even if you close and
> reopen autoplace.
>
> That are some points I would like to change. I hope it is OK, that I
> will so this. Or are there any restrictions in changing the code?  
> Or are
> there already any attempts for those changes?
>
> Regards and good luck for the AG-Retreat2006. Unfortunately I could  
> not
> come :(
>
> Roman
> ---------------------------------------
> Dipl.-Inform. Roman Breuer
> Multimedia und Video
> Rechen- und Kommunikationszentrum der RWTH Aachen
> Seffenter Weg 23
>
> 52074 Aachen
> Germany
>
> Tel.: +49 (0) 241 / 80 29247
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>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Thomas D. Uram [mailto:turam at mcs.anl.gov]
>> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 5:54 PM
>> To: Breuer, Roman
>> Cc: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
>> Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Autoplace
>>
>> Hi Roman:
>>
>> That functionality is only in the AccessGrid vic, in the
>> autoplace_ui.tcl file,
>> in the ag-media cvs module.  You can view the file online here:
>>
>> http://fl-cvs.mcs.anl.gov/viewcvs/viewcvs.cgi/ag-
>> media/vic/tcl/autoplace_ui.tcl
>>
>> If you're building on Linux, I'd recommend that you use the vic-build
>> script.
>> On Windows, we use something like this:
>>
>> cd ag-media
>> devenv vic\vic.sln /build "DDraw Release"
>>
>> Can you say more about the changes you plan for autoplace?
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> Breuer, Roman wrote:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> I think my last mail was somehow not delivered to this list (or
> maybe I
>>> wrote to the wrong list ...), but can anyone tell me where I can
> find
>>> the sources of the vic-autoplace functionality. And how to rebuild
> vic
>>> for AG, after changing a few things? Maybe there are websites I have
> not
>>> discovered yet, with this info I need.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Roman
>>>
>>> ---------------------------------------
>>> Dipl.-Inform. Roman Breuer
>>> Multimedia und Video
>>> Rechen- und Kommunikationszentrum der RWTH Aachen
>>> Seffenter Weg 23
>>>
>>> 52074 Aachen
>>> Germany
>>>
>>> Tel.: +49 (0) 241 / 80 29247
>>> Fax: +49 (0) 241 / 80 6 29247
>>> Web: http://www.rz.rwth-aachen.de
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>