[openbeos] Re: Some ideas about windows

  • From: François Revol <revol@xxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 05:46:44 +0200 (MEST)

En réponse à Isaac Yonemoto <ityonemo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> This sort of an app could be coded with the tools that are already
> available.  Run a query (OS scripting) to all the open windows, asking
> their current position. Then save it as a snapshot, with each item
> being
> saved with the application mimetype and the coordinates.  Then you
> could
> customize the profile (like, if you want the proggy to be launched if
> it's
> not up and about).  So you hit <ctrl-shift-something-or-another> and
> boom!  everything gets sent to place, and the apps that have the
> launch
> flags (like IM apps) would be all set.
> 

At the BeGeistert Zeta demo we learnt they got a similar tool called BeSession
dunno if it'll be available for R5, but I don't think it's hard to do.

Btw, this is GE stuff.

François.



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