New 'OPTION' Mnemonics for Windows

Two new options have been added to the 'OPTION' mnemonic for use with Windows.

PRINT 'OPTION'("CENTERWDW")

This Option mnemonic will cause the system to center the current window on its current screen. Using this mnemonic reduces the coding required to determine where to 'MOVE' a window in order to center it. The under lying logic of determining which screen (on a multi-screen system), its size, and the size of the current window is all handled internally by PxPlus.

PRINT 'OPTION'("ALWAYSONTOP")

This Option mnemonic can be used on any 'DIALOGUE' style window to force it to remain on top of all other windows on the desktop. This can be extremely handy for commonly used utility programs where you may want the screen to remain visible at all times. The Nomads Data Dictionary maintenance and the Class maintenance utilities have both been enhanced to provide this option by clicking on the "Push-pin" in the lower left corner of the screen.

NOTE: There are some display problems within Windows when more than one window is defined as “Always on top”. If the windows overlap, Windows is unable to determine which should take precedence and, as a result, sections of the windows may not be refreshed properly. (This is a known Windows limitation.)