stevebelovarich

How do I use scripting to open a patcher window with pcontrol in the center of a second monitor every time. It seems Max gets confused when I switch dual monitor setups and sometimes the patch Windows end up beyond the reach of the monitor resolution, so I can't even grab them. I understand Max typically remembers the placement of Patcher windows, but how do I specify that the patcher window will be placed direct center in the second monitor when it is opened? I am familiar with jit.displays, but I can't seem to figure this one out...

pcontrol-window-placement

On 17 avr. 08, at 01:00, Steve Belovarich wrote:

> How do I use scripting to open a patcher window with pcontrol in the 

> center of a second monitor every time. It seems Max gets confused 

> when I switch dual monitor setups and sometimes the patch Windows 

> end up beyond the reach of the monitor resolution, so I can't even 

> grab them. I understand Max typically remembers the placement of 

> Patcher windows, but how do I specify that the patcher window will 

> be placed direct center in the second monitor when it is opened? I 

> am familiar with jit.displays, but I can't seem to figure this one 

You can set the position of a patcher with the thispatcher object. 

Have a look to the help file in the "patcher windowMessages" 

subpatcher. You can also use the screensize object which report the 

size of the main screen and the total size of all the screens.

> How do I use scripting to open a patcher window with pcontrol in the  
> center of a second monitor every time. It seems Max gets confused  
> when I switch dual monitor setups and sometimes the patch Windows  
> end up beyond the reach of the monitor resolution, so I can't even  
> grab them. I understand Max typically remembers the placement of  
> Patcher windows, but how do I specify that the patcher window will  
> be placed direct center in the second monitor when it is opened? I  
> am familiar with jit.displays, but I can't seem to figure this one  
> out...

You can set the position of a patcher with the thispatcher object.  
Have a look to the help file in the "patcher windowMessages"  
subpatcher. You can also use the screensize object which report the  
size of the main screen and the total size of all the screens.

sweetness, overlooked that part of the help file!

pcontrol window placement