Location of cloned stack

[James Spencer]

Thanks Phil.  That explains it.  If I set the defaultstack to stack  
to be cloned, it appears offset from the right location.

Spence

James P. Spencer
Rochester, MN

jspencer78 at mac.com

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On May 8, 2006, at 10:39 PM, Phil Davis wrote:

> Hi James,
>
> When you clone a stack:
>
> - The topLeft of the defaultStack is the point of reference for  
> placing the clone, *no matter which stack that may be*. I've had it  
> be a palette when I meant for it to be a regular stack. To avoid  
> that, just set the defaultStack immediately before cloning.
>
> - When created, the topLeft of the clone will be offset 32 pixels  
> from the topLeft of the defaultStack. I don't think you can stop  
> that from happening.
>
> HTH -
> Phil Davis
>
>
> James Spencer wrote:
>> This is a curiosity question.  OS X 10.4.6 and Rev 2.7.1.  My   
>> application contains a substack which I clone as needed for a   
>> multiple windows.  I had thought a cloned stack inherited all of  
>> the  properties of the original (other than it's name) but for  
>> some  reason, the location of my cloned stack is apparently  
>> unrelated to  the original stack's location.
>> I was was starting to look at this issue because I was going to   
>> create some code to do offsets for new windows but the problem  
>> became  critical with 2.7.1 however because with the new version  
>> (I don't  think anything else changed), the cloned window is  
>> appearing with its  top at -33 which of course means the title bar  
>> is under the menu bar  and of course, the window can't be moved by  
>> the user outside the  development environment.
>> Obviously, this is a minor problem as I can move the window in my   
>> preOpenStack handler where I do the staggering code but I'm  
>> curious  as to why this is happening?  Bug? or am I missing  
>> something?
>> James P. Spencer
>> Rochester, MN
>> jspencer78 at mac.com
>> "Badges??  We don't need no stinkin badges!"
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