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.
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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