Question regarding a window shape for a stack in Windows

[Jonathan Lynch]

I seem to have found a solution, although there is something that i am
missing, because it usually works, but not always`. This is similar to what
Andy did (thanks, Andy), but it is in the preopenstack script and changes
the decorations and windowshape in script.

This might work:

*set* the windowshape of this stack to 4475 -- or whatever your image id is
*set* the decorations of this stack to "title"

or, try the following:
*

put* the windowshape of this stack into tWindow
*if* tWindow <> 0 *then
**  set* the windowshape of this stack to 0
*  set* the decorations of this stack to "title"
*  set* the windowshape of this stack to tWindow
*  set* the decorations of this stack to "title"
*end* *if
*I have it working now, but I don't yet trust it

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Jonathan Lynch <jonathandlynch at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Scott, thanks for your reply.
>
> It makes sense, and I might do this. It seems so lame to me that we would
> be forced into doing this. It works fine with 2.6.1, so it should work fine
> with later versions.
>
> I'll play around with it and see if I can come up with a solution similar
> to what you describe. If, in the process, I come up with another solution, I
> will post it here.
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> J
>
>   On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Scott Rossi <scott at tactilemedia.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Jonathan:
>>
>> The only way I've ever been able to get around this in my projects is to
>> use
>> an additional "normal" topLevel stack that appears offscreen and acts as a
>> "proxy" for the application.  Maybe there's another option but I've never
>> seen one.
>>
>> If you really want to be thorough, you should know the stack with the
>> windowShape isn't just missing from the list of running applications --
>> it's
>> also missing from the taskbar, an important means of access that all
>> Windows
>> users expect.  And there's no way to minimize/maximize from the taskbar.
>> Plus, in Vista and beyond, there will be no thumbnail icon for the window
>> that appears above the button entry in the taskbar.
>>
>> The way I get around this is to take a screenshot (or multiple
>> screenshots)
>> of the content in main stack and place this in the "proxy" stack.  Windows
>> will "see" this image and use it for the thumbnail representation of the
>> application in the taskbar.  If the user minimizes the app, I trap the
>> message and minimize the "proxy" (maximize = vice versa).
>>
>> This is all a major pain, especially if you have content that changes in
>> the
>> stack with the windowShape, because the taskbar thumbnail will appear "out
>> of sync" with the application, but again, I haven't found any simpler
>> workaround.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Scott Rossi
>> Creative Director
>> Tactile Media, UX Design
>>
>>
>>
>> Recently, Jonathan Lynch wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Everyone,
>> >
>> > I am using Rev 4.0.
>> >
>> > When I set the window shape of a stack, thus removing the system frame
>> from
>> > the stack, I encounter a problem. The stack takes on its new shape
>> without
>> > difficulty, but it is no longer visible in the menu that arises when I
>> use
>> > alt+tab to switch between applications. It is also gone from the menubar
>> at
>> > the bottom that lists running applications.
>> >
>> > This problem does not occur with the same application running on Rev.
>> 2.6.1,
>> > but it does occur using Rev. 4.0.
>> > This occurrs in a Windows network environment and at home using Windows
>> 7.
>> >
>> > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to address this problem? Have
>> you
>> > ever encountered it before? If I must, I will leave the system window
>> frame
>> > in place. It is just prettier without it.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Jonathan
>>
>>
>>
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