[Future Feature]Triggering Action on dragging to screen edge

Configuration Complex functions
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I’m working on some tweaks to my current theme, and I would like to emulate something similar to the window snapping in windows 7.
I have the functions defined, but I’m not sure how to trigger them.

I would like to trigger these when I am dragging a window, and the cursor reaches the corresponding side of the screen.
Any recommendations on where to look for next steps?

Functions for reference

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# Miscellaneous Functions
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DestroyFunc AeroSnapLeft
AddToFunc AeroSnapLeft
+ I Move 0 0
+ I Maximize 50 100
+ I Raise
DestroyFunc AeroSnapRight
AddToFunc AeroSnapRight
+ I Maximize 50 100
+ I Move 50 0
+ I Raise
DestroyFunc AeroSnapTop
AddToFunc AeroSnapTop
+ I Maximize 100 50
+ I Move 0 0
+ I Raise
DestroyFunc AeroSnapBottom
AddToFunc AeroSnapBottom
+ I Maximize 100 50
+ I PipeRead "echo Move $(($[vp.y] + $[vp.height]/2)) $[vp.x]"
+ I Raise
2

You can’t do it whilst dragging the window because the pointer is grabbed. What you can do though is:

EdgeThickness 1
EdgeCommand ... SomeFunction

DestroyFunc SomeFunction
AddToFunc   SomeFunction
+ I DoSomething

– Thomas Adam

3

Thanks for the reply.
Just to make sure, there’s no way to detect that the pointer is grabbed?

4

No way useful for you. It’s the wrong question to ask.

– Thomas Adam

5

Yeah, I was thinking it was.

Is there a right question to ask for this? :slight_smile:

I had a new idea, but I’m just shy of putting together the right pieces.

On Edge Hit Start Checking to see if we are dragging a window

EdgeCommand Top WIDPreAeroSnapTop

First Check, do we have a focus on a window.(Something like this, doesn’t seem to work as is)

[code]DestroyFunc WIDPreAeroSnapTop
AddToFunc WIDPreAeroSnapTop

  • I TestRc (NoMatch) Test PipeRead “echo $(($[w.id] == “$[w.id]”)) PosPreAeroSnapTop” [/code]

Next Check to see if the window position is at or past the screen edge

[code]DestroyFunc PosPreAeroSnapTop
AddToFunc PosPreAeroSnapTop

  • I TestRc (Match) Test PipeRead “echo $(($[w.y] <= $[vp.y])) AeroSnapTop”[/code]

Then trigger the snap function

[code]DestroyFunc AeroSnapTop
AddToFunc AeroSnapTop

  • I Maximize 100 50
  • I Move 0 0
  • I Raise[/code]

After playing around with a few things, I think I have a larger problem with this methodology.
The EdgeCommand doesn’t seem to trigger when I am moving a window.
Since the key to this was triggering the function when dragging the window to the edge of the screen I’m not sure how I can work around it and still get desired effect.

6

This won’t work. Stop trying to think it will.

I will update cvs with something to do this.

7

ok. Thanks for the info.