Floating ToolWindows StartPosition property

Hi Ernesto,

You shouldn't need it. You can set up various properties such as State, FloatingLocation, etc. before activating the control to achieve that sort of feature.

Yes, I know and I'm actually calculating the center position of screen with my own function, I only ask if is possible to add the property because is easier and fastest to set up when I'm daily making a sample new project for any purpose.

Thanks!

Are you just trying to do this the first time and then whenever it is activated after that it will be based on where the end user last left it?

I'm sorry, but I think we are talking about two different things.

I usually need to make various very simple apps to make a specific task, an I usually use ActiPro's docking controls in most of them, make a template project is not possible for various reasons, there are no problem if you can't add this property, the need is solved with my own functions, but is fastest for me set a property value when I need this than attach a class file with my function or reference a library containing this function, only this.

Thanks!

[Modified at 10/02/2006 08:47 AM]

So really you would probably just want a method on ToolWindow like SetFloatingLocation that lets you specify center screen or center over host? Then your code would be wrapped in there?

My question in the last post was more about if you need this startup position to happen EVERY time the window is activated or only the first time the application is run?

Every time

Ok, so this would simply take effect when you either double-click a docked tool window, switch a tool window to floating state programmatically, or activate a hidden tool window that was previously in a floating state, correct?

And the options would be Manual, CenterScreen, and CenterParent?

I can add this suggestion to the TODO list.

Yes, the values in System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition enum.

Thanks!

I too would like to see this--support of the forms enumeration for window positioning. Someting as simple as:

toolWindow.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen