Dan Nigrin

I'm developing a standalone Max app for Windows (working on Windows 

is new for me, usually I'm on a Mac). I know how to make my Max 

patcher full screen (window zoom 1 message to thispatcher), so I 

don't get the "window in a window" effect, but how can I control the 

size of the overall application window itself??

202 Hack / PC-1600 User / VSTi Host / OMS Convert / Jack OS X / Major 

I'm developing a standalone Max app for Windows (working on Windows 
is new for me, usually I'm on a Mac).  I know how to make my Max 
patcher full screen (window zoom 1 message to thispatcher), so I 
don't get the "window in a window" effect, but how can I control the 
size of the overall application window itself??

Thanks,
Dan
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Dan Nigrin
Defective Records
202 Hack / PC-1600 User / VSTi Host / OMS Convert / Jack OS X / Major 
Malfunction
http://www.defectiverecords.com
http://www.jackosx.com


controlling-size-of-windows-standalone-window

At 11:46 AM -0800 2/12/07, James wrote:
>wmangle extern by thomas grill.

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Dan Nigrin
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Malfunction
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im not sure if this is what your looking for but if you dont nessecarily want your patch to fill the entire screen, you can also use the [window size $1 $2 $3 $4, window exec] script with [thispatcher] and then send a message to max to hide the menu bar:

Thanks, but I don't mind the main Max menu bar; I just want to not have the "window in window" effect, and also be able to control the size of the *main* application window.

[window size 100 100 700 700, window exec] works to reduce the size of the patcher window, but not the main enclosing window. If I do a [window zoom 1, window exec] I get rid of the "window in window" effect, but the size of the patcher then expands to fit the enclosing window's size.

And if I first do [window zoom 1, window exec], followed by [window size 100 100 700 700, window exec], the size command is not followed.

[window size 100 100 700 700, window exec] works to reduce the size of the patcher window, but not the main enclosing window.  If I do a [window zoom 1, window exec] I get rid of the "window in window" effect, but the size of the patcher then expands to fit the enclosing window's size.

I'd sure like to know how to do this also.

> Thanks, but I don't mind the main Max menu bar; I just want to not have the "window in window" effect, and also be able to control the size of the *main* application window.

> [window size 100 100 700 700, window exec] works to reduce the size of the patcher window, but not the main enclosing window. If I do a [window zoom 1, window exec] I get rid of the "window in window" effect, but the size of the patcher then expands to fit the enclosing window's size.

> And if I first do [window zoom 1, window exec], followed by [window size 100 100 700 700, window exec], the size command is not followed.

> 202 Hack / PC-1600 User / VSTi Host / OMS Convert / Jack OS X / Major Malfunction

>
> Thanks, but I don't mind the main Max menu bar; I just want to not have the "window in window" effect, and also be able to control the size of the *main* application window.
>
> [window size 100 100 700 700, window exec] works to reduce the size of the patcher window, but not the main enclosing window.  If I do a [window zoom 1, window exec] I get rid of the "window in window" effect, but the size of the patcher then expands to fit the enclosing window's size.
>
> And if I first do [window zoom 1, window exec], followed by [window size 100 100 700 700, window exec], the size command is not followed.
>
> Any other ideas??
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
> --
> Dan Nigrin
> Defective Records
> 202 Hack / PC-1600 User / VSTi Host / OMS Convert / Jack OS X / Major Malfunction
> http://www.defectiverecords.com
> http://www.jackosx.com
>


It does seem that Jamez' suggestion to try Thomas Grill's wmangle is a good one, as it does work. However it seems to be a bit unreliable/unpredictable, as it is grabbing the *name* of the window to identify it, prior to adjusting its size. In one instance, I had it controlling *another* window's size/location on my desktop, rather than my Max app's, as it was named the same thing as my Max app...

Is there perhaps a value that could be manually edited in the Max application's support folder that controls its initial size?

It does seem that Jamez' suggestion to try Thomas Grill's wmangle is a good one, as it does work.  However it seems to be a bit unreliable/unpredictable, as it is grabbing the *name* of the window to identify it, prior to adjusting its size.  In one instance, I had it controlling *another* window's size/location on my desktop, rather than my Max app's, as it was named the same thing as my Max app... 

heheh yeah, it's a pretty bizarre external.

controlling size of Windows standalone window