Window positioning saving!

Janne82 · Post by **Janne82** » 2003-12-05 13:03

Please implement a function for saving the window positions. I have my own style in DC++ and I would be very pleased if the windows could stay that way everytime I start up the program. Thanks!

Post by **GargoyleMT** » 2003-12-05 13:19

Most windows do. PM and Hubs do not.

If I code the feature, favorite hubs are the only ones that will be saved. (This is on my list, but not high up.)

Janne82 · Post by **Janne82** » 2003-12-05 13:22

OK I want DC++ to start up the way I shut it down... Is that alot of work??

Post by **GargoyleMT** » 2003-12-05 13:24

Yes.

(i.e. more than a couple lines, and spread across 12+ files)

Janne82 · Post by **Janne82** » 2003-12-05 13:25

OK when will that feature be added? Its on the top of MY list

Post by **GargoyleMT** » 2003-12-05 13:29

I don't know, I cannot tell the future.

Janne82 · Post by **Janne82** » 2003-12-05 13:51

Oh I didn't need you to tell the future, just tell me what you think

Post by **GargoyleMT** » 2003-12-05 14:26

So you want to know when the feature will be implemented, but don't need me to tell you the future, just what I think?

I hope that makes sense to you.

This will get coded, I'm sure, but when... that's unknown, since there's no schedule or roadmap, and nobody is doing this as their job.

Janne82 · Post by **Janne82** » 2003-12-05 14:40

Oh well thats good enough, but I would like to see this feature long before I see any other features added...

TheParanoidOne · Post by **TheParanoidOne** » 2003-12-05 14:43

Janne82 wrote:Oh well thats good enough, but I would like to see this feature long before I see any other features added...

Cold, hard cash perhaps?

Post by **GargoyleMT** » 2003-12-05 14:52

Sorry, my "interesting features" differ from yours. Perhaps one of the other programmers reading this finds it interesting and will code it for DC++... I can only answer for myself.

If you really want a feature, buy it, or somehow motivate a programmer to do it for you. (or code it yourself, if you have the luxury of knowing C++).

Sarf had an excellent post in a thread that I've linked several times about users, features, and motivation.

Janne82 · Post by **Janne82** » 2003-12-05 17:24

here goes my C++ skills:
#include <iostream.h>

ok thats about it

Blippo · Post by **Blippo** » 2003-12-22 03:58

I'd do a patch for it, IF someone would buy me Visual Studio .NET, since using VC6 is not an anlternative anymore

But anyways, it can't be too hard, if gargoyle would give some hints on where to start.

Why 12+ files, doesn't the GUI code know of all it's windows in one centered place, so it can read coordinates?

I guess the window sizes should end up in the XML config file (aha, more files to edit), or should it go into the registry?

Post by **GargoyleMT** » 2003-12-22 12:02

Blippo wrote:I'd do a patch for it, IF someone would buy me Visual Studio .NET, since using VC6 is not an anlternative anymore

You can program, but getting DC++ to work in VS6 is too hard? I feel sorry for you.

But anyways, it can't be too hard, if gargoyle would give some hints on where to start.

Take a look in the ::OnCreate functions in the window classes. You can look specifically at HubFrame, because it will pull window sizes from SettingsManager already.

Why 12+ files, doesn't the GUI code know of all it's windows in one centered place, so it can read coordinates?

Because each window is its own class and its own file. Using inheritance to implement most of the code in a base class isn't really an option, though...

I guess the window sizes should end up in the XML config file (aha, more files to edit), or should it go into the registry?

No, I was thinking you'd add additional attributes to favorite users and for favorite hubs, and explicitly say "Only saves the position of favorite hubs and favorite users" in the feature description.

That keeps you from having to keep a LRU cache of window sizes and positions (or just keeping all of them... which would get ugly after a number of months).

PPK · Post by **PPK** » 2003-12-24 05:35

Hubs window position, size and chat / userlist separator saving for favorite hubs is done in CZDC++ ... if anyone want

Post by **GargoyleMT** » 2003-12-24 12:59

PPK wrote:Hubs window position, size and chat / userlist separator saving for favorite hubs is done in CZDC++ ... if anyone want

Hahaha? Well, if you're not going to give Arne a patch...