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Re: st: do editor (resized) pinned to always on top


From   "Sergiy Radyakin" <[email protected]>
To   [email protected]
Subject   Re: st: do editor (resized) pinned to always on top
Date   Thu, 3 Apr 2008 12:28:59 -0400

On 4/3/08, Alan Neustadtl <[email protected]> wrote:
> That sounds like a pretty good solution.  I will try that today.  But,
> I still find myself with more than two windows open at a time, usually
> a help window which can be pinned in the Stata window.  It is
> admittedly a small thing, but my preference would be to pin the editor
> window and search for the help window when I need it rather than pin
> the help window and search for the editor.
>
> For me this is probably a programmer versus user issue.  For the user,
> why can't I pin or make on top any Window associated with Stata?  Why
> some and not others.  I am sure for the programmers there is some
> logical answer.

"We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all windows are created
equal..." :)

>
> Best,
> Alan
>
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 9:57 PM, Sergiy Radyakin <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Not sure if this obvious solution was discussed already, but here is
> >  how it can be done:
> >
> >  1. minimize all programs but Stata (Win+M)
> >  2. start do editor
> >  3. Right-click the task bar and select "Tile windows vertically". This
> >  will give 50% of screen space to Stata and 50% to the do-editor.
> >  4. Adjust the size of each window to taste.
> >
> >  If you have a 24" monitor -- there will be plenty of space for both.
> >  The "always-on-top" effect is reached because the Stata window and
> >  do-editor window do not overlap.
> >
> >  A more complicated solution would be sending a windows message to the
> >  do-editor window to be an always-on-top-window. Unfortunately Stata
> >  does not provide handles for it's special sub-windows, (or to be more
> >  precise not to all of them). Knowing this handle, a plugin could in
> >  theory freeze such a window in any particular location on top of any
> >  other windows.
> >
> >  I hope the solution above will help somebody and I keep on praying
> >  that the viewer window will one day appear with a maximization
> >  button...
> >
> >  Best regards, Sergiy Radyakin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  On 4/2/08, Alan Neustadtl <[email protected]> wrote:
> >  > I had a little money I could use for equipment and purchased a 24"
> >  > monitor specifically so I could have my editor window always visible
> >  > and still leave enough space for the results window.  Programmers in
> >  > the medical imaging center at Georgetown University, while not using
> >  > Stata, have a similar issue.  Some have chosen to use two smaller
> >  > monitors (they have lots of hardware available to them); one for their
> >  > editor and the other for their complier.  They just move their mouse
> >  > left or right to go between monitors.  Many work places have old
> >  > monitors that could cheaply be put to good use.  They have done this
> >  > using Windows based computers.
> >  >
> >  > Best,
> >  > Alan
> >  >
> >  > On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Buzz Burhans <[email protected]> wrote:
> >  > > I agree with you Alan.  For my purposes, either a "pinned" window or "always
> >  > >  on top" window would work.
> >  > >
> >  > >  Buzz Burhans, Ph.D.
> >  > >
> >  > >  Dairy-Tech Group
> >  > >
> >  > >  Twin Falls, ID
> >  > >  Phone: 208-320-0829
> >  > >  Fax: 208-735-1289
> >  > >
> >  > >  So. Albany VT
> >  > >  Phone: 802-755-6842
> >  > >
> >  > >  Email: [email protected]
> >  > >  -----Original Message-----
> >  > >  From: [email protected]
> >  > >  [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan Neustadtl
> >  > >  Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 9:38 AM
> >  > >  To: [email protected]
> >  > >  Subject: Re: st: do editor (resized) pinned to always on top
> >  > >
> >  > >  I think it would also be useful to be able to "pin" the window, like
> >  > >  help windows, command window, etc. in the general Stata object (frame,
> >  > >  whatever a programmer calls it).  That is similar to always being on
> >  > >  top.
> >  > >
> >  > >  Best,
> >  > >  Alan
> >  > >
> >  > >  On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 6:52 AM, Buzz Burhans <[email protected]> wrote:
> >  > >  > Thanks for the tip Vladimir.
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  >  I usually have ~6 programs/windows running simultaneously, and my
> >  > >  switching
> >  > >  >  includes bouncing back and forth between the text editor as well as the
> >  > >  >  Stata results window and the -do- file editor. Your tip works even when I
> >  > >  >  have multiple windows to switch.
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  >  Nonetheless, I still would like to see my resized -do- editor "always on
> >  > >  >  top" in some instances, and hope StataCorp will consider making that
> >  > >  >  possible.
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  >  Thanks again for the tip.
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  >  Buzz Burhans, Ph.D.
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  >  Dairy-Tech Group
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  >  Twin Falls, ID
> >  > >  >  Phone: 208-320-0829
> >  > >  >  Fax: 208-735-1289
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  >  So. Albany VT
> >  > >  >  Phone: 802-755-6842
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  >  Email: [email protected]
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  >  -----Original Message-----
> >  > >  >  From: [email protected]
> >  > >  >  [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Vladimir
> >  > >  Vakhitov
> >  > >  >  Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 10:11 PM
> >  > >  >  To: [email protected]
> >  > >  >  Subject: Re: st: do editor (resized) pinned to always on top
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  >  I use Alt+Tab to switch between windows. It's fast and the do-file
> >  > >  >  doesn't clog the main window.
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  >  I also created a small sound file and run it with -shell- command as
> >  > >  >  the last command in the do-file every time when I run Stata in the
> >  > >  >  background (or when the execution time is too long, so that I could do
> >  > >  >  something else).
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  >  Vladimir.
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  >
> >  > >  >  2008/3/31, Buzz Burhans <[email protected]>:
> >  > >  >  > I have another request/suggestion loosely related to my posts earlier
> >  > >  >  today
> >  > >  >  >  regarding troubleshooting -do- files.  It would be very helpful if the
> >  > >  >  -do-
> >  > >  >  >  file editor window could be pinned open or set to "always on top"
> >  > >  while
> >  > >  >  >  working with Stata.  I usually resize it to a small portion of the
> >  > >  screen
> >  > >  >  so
> >  > >  >  >  I can see my results screen while I run a selection from the do file
> >  > >  -but
> >  > >  >  of
> >  > >  >  >  course when I navigate in the results window or another Stata window
> >  > >  the
> >  > >  >  >  -do- editor disappears to the task bar because it gets automatically
> >  > >  >  >  minimized.
> >  > >  >  >
> >  > >  >  >  It would be a great asset to have the -do- editor window remain
> >  > >  visible.
> >  > >  >  >
> >  > >  >  >  Thanks for listening, and again, no response is necessary.
> >  > >  >  >
> >  > >  >  >  Buzz
> >  > >  >  >
> >  > >  >  >  Buzz Burhans, Ph.D.
> >  > >  >  >
> >  > >  >  >  Dairy-Tech Group
> >  > >  >  >
> >  > >  >  >  Twin Falls, ID
> >  > >  >  >  Phone: 208-320-0829
> >  > >  >  >  Fax: 208-735-1289
> >  > >  >  >
> >  > >  >  >  So. Albany VT
> >  > >  >  >  Phone: 802-755-6842
> >  > >  >  >
> >  > >  >  >  Email: [email protected]
> >  > >  >  >
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