[Lazarus] IDE window positions

Mattias Gaertner nc-gaertnma at netcologne.de
Sat Feb 2 09:23:17 CET 2013


On Sat, 02 Feb 2013 08:52:17 +0100
Ludo Brands <ludo.brands at free.fr> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> kubuntu 12.04 64 bit. lazarus 1.0.4 and 1.1 39930.
> 
> Tired of re-positioning IDE windows after lazarus start-up I have
> defined custom positions for the main IDE windows. Now, when I start up
> the computer and start lazarus, the windows are all messed up. I close
> lazarus, restart lazarus and some of the windows are in the correct
> position, restart lazarus again and all windows are as defined!!
> Sometimes a 4th restart is needed. I can restart lazarus as many times
> as needed thereafter and the windows will be positioned fine, until the
> next reboot.
> 
> When the windows are messed up, the position is random but not the
> window sizes. The windows sizes are as pre-defined or saved (I have only
> 6 custom positions, the other are restore window geometry) but the Main
> Menu will be in the position of fe. the console window or message
> window, etc. As if a the window positions are restored with a wrong,
> random, offset.
> 
> Is there something I can do to debug this? This is repeatable and could
> be the reason for some of the complaints of some people about window
> positions not always being restored correctly (Graeme?). Combine this
> behaviour with restore window geometry and there is no way to get your
> original window positions back since, the wrong positions are saved when
> exiting lazarus.
> 
> Mantis?

Yes, please search if it is already reported.

Mattias




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