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Sample Code 488: How to always open an application on the second monitor? |
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Written by kksou
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Sunday, 04 May 2008 |
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Problem Suppose you have two monitors.
You would like your PHP-GTK application to always open on the second monitor as shown below:
Solution
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$window = new GtkWindow();
$window->set_title($argv[0]);
$window->set_size_request(400, 200);
$window->connect('delete-event', 'on_delete_event'); // note 4
$window->connect_simple('destroy', array('Gtk','main_quit'));
$window->add($vbox = new GtkVBox());
$title = new GtkLabel("Always open an application on the second monitor");
$title->modify_font(new PangoFontDescription("Times New Roman Italic 10"));
$title->modify_fg(Gtk::STATE_NORMAL, GdkColor::parse("#0000ff"));
$vbox->pack_start($title);
$vbox->pack_start(new GtkLabel(''));
$vbox->pack_start(new GtkLabel('Run the application, drag the application to the second monitor'));
$vbox->pack_start(new GtkLabel('Exit the application by clicking the button below.'));
$vbox->pack_start(new GtkLabel('Then run this application again.'));
$vbox->pack_start(new GtkLabel('The application will now always open at the second monitor!'));
$vbox->pack_start(new GtkLabel(), 0);
$vbox->pack_start($hbox = new GtkHBox(), 0);
$button = new GtkButton('Exit Application');
$button->connect('clicked', 'on_click');
$hbox->pack_start(new GtkLabel());
$hbox->pack_start($button, 0);
$hbox->pack_start(new GtkLabel());
$vbox->pack_start(new GtkLabel(), 0);
$window->show_all();
Gtk::idle_add('move_to_last_pos');
Gtk::main();
function on_click($button) {
save_window_position();
Gtk::main_quit();
}
function on_delete_event($window) {
save_window_position();
}
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Explanation
- Save a copy of the position of the application window in the file last_pos.txt.
- Retrieve the last saved position.
- Move to the last saved position.
- This one takes care of the case when the user tries to exit the application by closing the window.
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