lawsonse@vttcf.cc.vt.edu (Shannon Lawson) (09/12/90)
I've been experimenting with the WBStartup drawer, and I naturally (for me)
wanted to put the clock in there to run automatically at boot time. I've set it
up so that it defaults to digital mode, but I can't figure out how to tell it
where to appear on the screen. I'm sure there must be a simple way to do that,
but like many undocumented features, it will remain a mystery until someone
graciously sheds some light on the subject.
Thank you!
--
Shannon Lawson
Computer Engineering Student "Hypermedia? Oh! You mean Amiga!
Department of Electrical Engineering
Amiga Consultant
Department of Computer Science
Virginia Polytechnic Institute INTERNET: lawsonse@vttcf.cc.vt.edu
& State University weissman@wsl.dec.com (Terry Weissman) (09/13/90)
I figured this out, but to do it, I had to look for strings in the binary... Add tooltypes LEFT=<x-position> and TOP=<y-position>, where x-position and y-position are replaced by the right number of pixels. Try something like TOP=0 and LEFT=570 to get it into the menu bar. - Terry Weissman weissman@ragtime.sf.ca.us Please do *NOT* send mail to weissman@wsl.dec.com; that address is going away real soon. Send me mail at weissman@ragtime.sf.ca.us.
eric@cbmvax.commodore.com (Eric Cotton) (09/13/90)
In article <30159@nigel.ee.udel.edu> lawsonse@vttcf.cc.vt.edu (Shannon Lawson) writes: >I've been experimenting with the WBStartup drawer, and I naturally (for me) >wanted to put the clock in there to run automatically at boot time. I've set it >up so that it defaults to digital mode, but I can't figure out how to tell it >where to appear on the screen. I'm sure there must be a simple way to do that, >but like many undocumented features, it will remain a mystery until someone >graciously sheds some light on the subject. Alas, there is currently no support for positioning the clock when run from Workbench. This is an enhancement I hope to make soon. It should have been in there for 2.0 but was an oversight on my part (I except the blame!). You can, however, enter dimensions and positions when running the clock from the CLI (type Clock ? for the template). Perhaps you could start the clock from your startup-sequence. >Thank you! No, thank me when I add the feature! -- Eric Cotton Commodore-Amiga (215) 431-9100 1200 Wilson Drive {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!eric West Chester, PA 19380 "I don't find this stuff amusing anymore."
eric@cbmvax.commodore.com (Eric Cotton) (09/13/90)
In article <1990Sep12.205627.25718@wrl.dec.com> weissman@ragtime.sf.ca.us (Terry Weissman) writes: >I figured this out, but to do it, I had to look for strings in the binary... > >Add tooltypes LEFT=<x-position> and TOP=<y-position>, where x-position >and y-position are replaced by the right number of pixels. Try >something like TOP=0 and LEFT=570 to get it into the menu bar. Incorrect. The Clock has never supported position and dimension arguments via Workbench (you can set them when running from CLI). A future version will give full support to both environments. -- Eric Cotton Commodore-Amiga (215) 431-9100 1200 Wilson Drive {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!eric West Chester, PA 19380 "I don't find this stuff amusing anymore."
weissman@wsl.dec.com (Terry Weissman) (09/14/90)
Oops. Right you are. I did have to do that from the CLI. Sorry for the confusion... - Terry Weissman weissman@ragtime.sf.ca.us