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Preventing New Window from being maximized/resized?

Jackie_ — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:00:51 GMT

Hello,

I want to prevent the new window from being maximized/resized. I am aware of the "<<Modal" window, but is there an alternate way?

Found this threat but it runs a scheduler in the background which I don't prefer

https://community.jmp.com/t5/Discussions/How-to-stop-users-from-resizing-windows-in-JSL/td-p/15168

Re: Preventing New Window from being maximized/resized?

txnelson — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:09:57 GMT

Look in the Scripting Index for Window Size

w = new window("test");
w << Set Window Size( 800, 1200 );

Re: Preventing New Window from being maximized/resized?

jthi — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:12:40 GMT

To my knowledge you cannot easily do this, but few questions:

The most important question: why would you want to prevent user from resizing a window (doesn't really fit the feeling of JMP to not be able to resize a window).
1. One window in JMP which prevents you from maximizing it and it is Legend window but you can still resize it so maybe there is a way to disable maximizing
2. Other is Caption() but it is it's own thing
If you wish to prevent resizing, why not use modal window?
Is there a specific issue in using scheduler?
That thread has the most probable answer: you might have to go outside the scripting language and do it from the operating system

Re: Preventing New Window from being maximized/resized?

Jackie_ — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:24:33 GMT

@jthi

One window in JMP which prevents you from maximizing it and it is Legend window but you can still resize it so maybe there is a way to disable maximizing - I have never came across this, can you share an example code?

If you wish to prevent resizing, why not use a modal window? - Bcos Modal window prevents accessing other files/tables
Is there a specific issue in using scheduler? The issue is it slows down the loop

Re: Preventing New Window from being maximized/resized?

jthi — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:21:05 GMT

No idea how that could be done.

But if you wish to provide very annoying user experience you can use graphic scripts

Names Default To Here(1);

nw = New Window("Example", <<size(200, 200),
	gb = Graph Box(
		Frame Size(1, 1)
	),
	box = V Splitter Box(
		Size(640, 480),
		H Splitter Box(
			Spacer Box(
				<<Set Fill(1);
				<<Color(RGB Color(9, 112, 84));
			),
			Spacer Box(
				<<Set Fill(1);
				<<Color(RGB Color(255, 222, 0));
			)
		),
		H Splitter Box(
			Spacer Box(
				<<Set Fill(1);
				<<Color(RGB Color(101, 153, 255));
			),
			Spacer Box(
				<<Set Fill(1);
				<<Color(RGB Color(255, 153, 0));
			)
		)
	)
);

(gb << Xpath("//AxisBox")) << visibility("Collapse");

Eval(EvalExpr(
	gb[FrameBox(1)] << Add Graphics Script(
		Expr(nw) << Zoom Window;
	);	
));

Re: Preventing New Window from being maximized/resized?

Jackie_ — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:19:54 GMT

This is a nice hack. Thanks Jarmo