WindowCentered and ScreenCentered

[es_91]

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HideWindow  (  window,  #false,  #pb_window_screenCentered  )

Works. Places the window in the center of the screen.

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HideWindow  (  window,  #false,  #pb_window_screenCentered  |  #pb_window_windowCentered  )

Works not.

[Fred]

Both flags can't be used together, what should it do ?

[BarryG]

I didn't know unhiding a window even had these flags. They're not mentioned in the History.

[Piero]

Dear Forum, please; there are already enough false flags in history

[Quin]

I didn't know unhiding a window even had these flags. They're not mentioned in the History.

Me neither, I've looked at this function's documentation numerous times and somehow that piece of info never stuck with me. Here are all the flags, from the docs:

#PB_Window_NoActivate : the window will be shown but not activated (only valid when un-hiding the window).
#PB_Window_ScreenCentered: the window will be screen centered (only valid when un-hiding the window).
#PB_Window_WindowCentered: the window will be window centered (only valid when un-hiding the window).

[es_91]

Both flags can't be used together, what should it do ?

ParentId is by default zero, equals #HWND_DESKTOP.

Shouldn't a desktop-centered window or a screen-centered window be similar? But here comes none of both. They disable one another.

[DarkDragon]

Both flags can't be used together, what should it do ?

ParentId is by default zero, equals #HWND_DESKTOP.

Shouldn't a desktop-centered window or a screen-centered window be similar? But here comes none of both. They disable one another.

But screen centered | window centered makes no sense at all, I mean you EITHER want it centered in the screen or in the parent window, not both at once because that would be contradicting.

[es_91]

No no, the empty ParentId should MEAN the desktop as the parent, thus equals the screenCentered flag.


Both flags should not turn off each other because there IS ONE case in which they mean the same.


If WindowCentered is superior to ScreenCentered, then i can understand it turns that later off, but if no ParentId is given, technically the desktop is the parent, so it should center on the screen nevertheless.


(( If there is no difference whether the sysTray shall take influence on the center position or not. ))

[Little John]

Both flags should not turn off each other because there IS ONE case in which they mean the same.

And in that case in which they mean the same, why do you want to use both flags together
As in all other cases, just use one or the other.

[DarkDragon]

No no, the empty ParentId should MEAN the desktop as the parent, thus equals the screenCentered flag.


Both flags should not turn off each other because there IS ONE case in which they mean the same.


If WindowCentered is superior to ScreenCentered, then i can understand it turns that later off, but if no ParentId is given, technically the desktop is the parent, so it should center on the screen nevertheless.


(( If there is no difference whether the sysTray shall take influence on the center position or not. ))

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If GetParent_(WindowID(#Wnd)) <> 0
  HideWindow(#Wnd, ..., WindowCentered)
Else
  HideWindow(#Wnd, ..., ScreenCentered)
EndIf

However flags should never imply an order, so doing it implicitly in HideWindow would be dirty.

[BarryG]

if no ParentId is given, technically the desktop is the parent

No, not at all. That's just you making up a rule to suit your preferences.

[es_91]

if no ParentId is given, technically the desktop is the parent

No, not at all. That's just you making up a rule to suit your preferences.

Try this:

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debug #HWND_DESKTOP

I just assumed that since it's zero, logically no parent means parent is the desktop.