Window Sizing Issues in Developer Help

ID:140031
 
Jun 8 2010, 6:27 pm
Code:
mob/Login()
    winset(src, "default","size = 500x500")
mob/verb
    NewChar()
        set hidden = 1
        winset(usr, "default.login","is-visible=false")
        winset(usr, "default.new","is-visible=false")
        winset(usr, "default.load","is-visible=false")
        winset(usr, "default.delete","is-visible=false")
        winset(usr, "default","is-maximized=true")
        world << "[usr] has logged in."


Problem description:
Basically what I have here is a weird little login thing that I came up with. I used the default window, and put a label in front of everything, then put 3 buttons in front, one for new, one for load, and one for delete. The image for the login screen is 500x500, and I want the window to be at full size after you log in. All of this works, but the window does not stay at 500x500, like I stated for it to do in the code. I have the label image set to stretch, so it stretches across the entire screen. All in all, it looks very bad, and I want to know what I am doing wrong so I may fix it.

There is more code to this; but it is irrelevant.
#1 Jun 9 2010, 4:40 am
May I wonder why you are using such a complicated set-up?
Just create one main window and fill it with an anchored child element. Create two panes, one for the actual game, one for the Log-in scenario.
This setting allows you to simply switch between the two and yet keep all the neat anchoring functionality that BYOND provides you.
#2 Jun 9 2010, 12:16 pm
In response to Schnitzelnagler (#1)
Thanks for the advice, I will use that. But my main question was about changing the window size during run-time. Why won't it work?(I went to the skin reference about the size parameter, and it appears it only works for controls, not windows. So what should I use instead?)
#3 Jun 9 2010, 5:29 pm
In response to Albro1 (#2)
The reason is because your setting is maxamized. This uses the full desktop space to display the screen.
        winset(usr, "default","is-maximized=true")
#4 Jun 9 2010, 8:08 pm
In response to Pirion (#3)
I know about this. Like stated before, I have a login Label with a picture, and 3 buttons. At this point(The login) the window should be 500x500. The Button that says New uses the NewChar() verb, which THEN maximizes the window. This is why I do not see the problem.
#5 Jun 9 2010, 8:13 pm
In response to Albro1 (#4)
then make sure the skin isnt defultly maxamized.
#6 Jun 9 2010, 8:18 pm
In response to Pirion (#5)
I think I have narrowed it down...sort of...It seems to "remember" what size it was at when I logged out, because if I change the skin at all, it works, I log in, log out, and I log back in to it being maximized. My first thought was to set the window size back to 500x500 on Logout(), but it did not work.
#7 Jun 9 2010, 8:26 pm
In response to Albro1 (#6)
As you have sorta surmised, is-maximized is one of the params that is saved between sessions. So, all you should have to do is winset(usr, "default","is-maximized=false") in your mob/Login() process.
#8 Jun 9 2010, 8:36 pm
In response to DarkCampainger (#7)
Aaah, thanks. I will try that.

EDIT: Thanks. It worked.