[Feature Request] Add a custom screen location without resizing window

[leocacom]

Hello!

Very nice program here! I was using Sizer for years but this is a lot better!
I just miss one feature, if I can suggest it to you...

What I would like
I LOVE how I can add my custom windowSizeItems in the XML with associated shortcut keys. I would like to do the same with screen locations without resizing the window!

What I tried
I tried to add an item line with left and top to a custom value and leaving width and height blank, but this prevents the program to launch (with an error).

What I hope we can do
One of these three:

• Allow a windowSizeItems item to have top and left values without width and height specified.
• Add an item like align_top_left but with top and left attributes.
• Add a windowLocationItems, similar to windowSizeItems, with a list of custom locations. [preferred]

Further ideas
In case of a windowLocationItems section, top and left values could also use const values like screen_width, screen_top, etc.
And why not small calc possibilites, for example (screen_width - 32) / 2.

Thank you for your hard work! Wish you the best,
Léo

[AlexanderPro]

Hi @leocacom,

Thank you for choosing SCM. I will try to make width and height attributes as optional for windowSizeItems section in the next versions.

[AlexanderPro]

Please, try version 1.4.1. The width and height attributes are now optional for windowSizeItems section.

[leocacom]

Awesome, thank you! That was quick! 🙌

I played with it a bit, and here is my feedback:

• I created a Resize item called top-left-margin which put the window at left="16" top="16" width="" height=""
• It always send the window to my main monitor (monitor 2 in my case), even if the window is currently on monitor 1

Is this by design? Because the Alignment items align the window on the monitor where the window currently is.
I can still Resize, then Move To the window to the other monitor, but if the monitors are not of the same size it could lead to inconsistencies I think.

In any case, thank you again!

[AlexanderPro]

Thank you for the good suggestion. I will try to add this option in the next version.