(0016607)
Alex Neundorf (developer)
2009-06-02 15:22

I hope it's ok if I assign this one to you, Clinton ?

Alex

(0016754)
Clinton Stimpson (developer)
2009-06-24 16:51

/cvsroot/CMake/CMake/Source/QtDialog/CMakeSetupDialog.cxx,v <-- CMakeSetupDialog.cxx
new revision: 1.58; previous revision: 1.57

(0016820)
MrDoomMaster (reporter)
2009-07-07 14:47

Thanks for the work on this so far guys. I noticed the GUI window does not remember its last position. Is this by design? Size & position of the splitters seem to be remembered.

(0016821)
Clinton Stimpson (developer)
2009-07-07 14:49

I didn't save position because I wanted to leave that to the window manager.

My window manager reasonably places cmake-gui at startup with respect to windows I already have open.

(0016822)
MrDoomMaster (reporter)
2009-07-07 14:50

By window manager I'm assuming you are referring to the platform SDK in Windows?

(0016823)
Clinton Stimpson (developer)
2009-07-07 14:56

For Windows, its the Windows desktop. I don't remember if it has an intelligent placement of windows when programs start. On Linux, if I have one program already running, and I start another one, and it'll fit side by side, it does that, instead of putting it on top of the window I last worked in.
I didn't want to override the behavior of window managers/desktops.

(0016824)
MrDoomMaster (reporter)
2009-07-07 15:02

I apologize clinton, I thought the cmake-gui app was only provided for Windows. So if it also works on Linux (GTK?), does it work on MacOSX?

In any case, it's obvious that the automatic window placement is far from consistent across multiple platforms. On Windows, we get no special placement. I've tried this on Windows XP and Windows 7. It just starts off at the top-left corner of the screen. Would be nice if there was special-case support for Windows, but I'm not going to fret over it if it stays how it is. The important thing is that the splitters/size are remembered. The position I don't care too much about.

Thanks again for taking your free time to add this feature clinton. Good work! Feel free to resolve this issue once more if you are still content with the positioning scheme you have chosen.

(0016825)
Clinton Stimpson (developer)
2009-07-07 15:07

cmake-gui uses Qt (qtsoftware.com).

If you want to read more on window managers on other platforms:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_manager [^]

I'm content with what cmake-gui does now with saving layout.

Notes
(0016607) Alex Neundorf (developer) 2009-06-02 15:22	I hope it's ok if I assign this one to you, Clinton ? Alex

(0016754) Clinton Stimpson (developer) 2009-06-24 16:51	/cvsroot/CMake/CMake/Source/QtDialog/CMakeSetupDialog.cxx,v <-- CMakeSetupDialog.cxx new revision: 1.58; previous revision: 1.57

(0016820) MrDoomMaster (reporter) 2009-07-07 14:47	Thanks for the work on this so far guys. I noticed the GUI window does not remember its last position. Is this by design? Size & position of the splitters seem to be remembered.

(0016821) Clinton Stimpson (developer) 2009-07-07 14:49	I didn't save position because I wanted to leave that to the window manager. My window manager reasonably places cmake-gui at startup with respect to windows I already have open.

(0016822) MrDoomMaster (reporter) 2009-07-07 14:50	By window manager I'm assuming you are referring to the platform SDK in Windows?

(0016823) Clinton Stimpson (developer) 2009-07-07 14:56	For Windows, its the Windows desktop. I don't remember if it has an intelligent placement of windows when programs start. On Linux, if I have one program already running, and I start another one, and it'll fit side by side, it does that, instead of putting it on top of the window I last worked in. I didn't want to override the behavior of window managers/desktops.

(0016824) MrDoomMaster (reporter) 2009-07-07 15:02	I apologize clinton, I thought the cmake-gui app was only provided for Windows. So if it also works on Linux (GTK?), does it work on MacOSX? In any case, it's obvious that the automatic window placement is far from consistent across multiple platforms. On Windows, we get no special placement. I've tried this on Windows XP and Windows 7. It just starts off at the top-left corner of the screen. Would be nice if there was special-case support for Windows, but I'm not going to fret over it if it stays how it is. The important thing is that the splitters/size are remembered. The position I don't care too much about. Thanks again for taking your free time to add this feature clinton. Good work! Feel free to resolve this issue once more if you are still content with the positioning scheme you have chosen.

(0016825) Clinton Stimpson (developer) 2009-07-07 15:07	cmake-gui uses Qt (qtsoftware.com). If you want to read more on window managers on other platforms: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_manager [^] I'm content with what cmake-gui does now with saving layout.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2009-05-26 17:15	MrDoomMaster	New Issue
2009-06-02 15:22	Alex Neundorf	Note Added: 0016607
2009-06-02 15:22	Alex Neundorf	Assigned To	=> Clinton Stimpson
2009-06-02 15:22	Alex Neundorf	Status	new => assigned
2009-06-02 15:22	Alex Neundorf	Category	CMake => QtDialog
2009-06-24 16:51	Clinton Stimpson	Note Added: 0016754
2009-06-24 16:51	Clinton Stimpson	Status	assigned => resolved
2009-06-24 16:51	Clinton Stimpson	Resolution	open => fixed
2009-07-07 14:47	MrDoomMaster	Note Added: 0016820
2009-07-07 14:47	MrDoomMaster	Status	resolved => feedback
2009-07-07 14:47	MrDoomMaster	Resolution	fixed => reopened
2009-07-07 14:49	Clinton Stimpson	Note Added: 0016821
2009-07-07 14:50	MrDoomMaster	Note Added: 0016822
2009-07-07 14:56	Clinton Stimpson	Note Added: 0016823
2009-07-07 15:02	MrDoomMaster	Note Added: 0016824
2009-07-07 15:07	Clinton Stimpson	Note Added: 0016825
2009-07-07 15:07	Clinton Stimpson	Status	feedback => closed
2009-07-07 15:07	Clinton Stimpson	Resolution	reopened => fixed

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