10-4.
I was going from memory... I'm stuck in a hotel dealing with Crowdstrike aftermath at customer's sites.
I your library script really named MonitorNumber? I typically give my library scripts generic names, and then file many functions into them:
Example:
Since my project has a generic library script called windowScripts and since this function involves determining which screen a window is in, I'm going to file this function somewhere in there.
This line needs to be deleted from the script library. It is the cause of your fault. Personally, I wouldn't use a run script expression for this. I would probably call this library script from the parent window's internalFrameActivated event handler if I felt like it needed to update if the window were moved to another screen.
# Provide the appropriate relative path for the label component
label = event.source.getComponentForPath('Root Container.Label')
# Set the label's text property using the library script:
label.text = windowScripts.getScreenIndex(label)
If this were a one and done, then I would just use the label's propertyChange event handler like this:
# Only occurs once when the component is first initialized
# Doesn't run in the designer unless preview mode started prior to opening the window
if event.propertyName == 'componentRunning':
event.source.text = windowScripts.getScreenIndex(event.source)
Edit: Forgot to note that the componentRunning event won't fire in the designer unless preview mode is on prior to opening the window.
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It works now. I tried all of your suggestions and it all works but the numbering is off.
here is my startup script in case I need to adjust it here.
screensToOpen = {1:'AMINE/AMINE GAS TRAIN',
2:'AMINE/AMINE INLET',
3:'AMINE/AMINE SKID',
4:'Paste your path to the screen you want to open on monitor 4 here'}
# Get the screen information for all of your monitors.
screensDataset = system.gui.getScreens()
# Open the first window of the project in the (current) primary monitor.
screenIndex = screensDataset[0][0]
monitorNum = screenIndex + 1
primaryScreenText = 'This is Monitor %d' %monitorNum
system.nav.swapTo('AMINE/AMINE GAS TRAIN', {'Display':primaryScreenText})
system.nav.openWindow('Docked/Header')
system.nav.openWindow('Docked/Footer')
# Step through all of the screen information, starting with index 1 instead of 0.
for screenDetails in screensDataset[1:]:
# unpacks the tuple that is returned for each of the monitors present. Consists of screen index, width, and height of the screen.
screenIndex, screenWidth, screenHeight = screenDetails
monitorNum = screenIndex + 1
screenText = "This is Monitor %d" %monitorNum
# Open an empty frame on the next monitor.
# Assign a handle and apply the width/height for the monitor you are opening on
handleName = "Monitor %d" %monitorNum
system.gui.openDesktop(screen=screenIndex, handle=handleName, width=screenWidth, height=screenHeight)
# Open the Main Window on this new desktop and pass the parameters needed.
system.nav.desktop(handleName).swapTo(screensToOpen[monitorNum],{'Display':screenText})
system.nav.desktop(handleName).openWindow('Docked/Header')
system.nav.desktop(handleName).openWindow('Docked/Footer')
My Computer display setting is aligned to what the Label is showing. So I think the startup script needs to be aligned to my computer display setting.
1-Add a custom property called 'Display' on the root container of the window you're going to use to display your monitor number. From your screenshot it looks like it's your header.
2-Bind your label to your new custom property.
3-Modify your script so that you send you current monitor number to the correct window.
screensToOpen = {1:'AMINE/AMINE GAS TRAIN',
2:'AMINE/AMINE INLET',
3:'AMINE/AMINE SKID',
4:'Paste your path to the screen you want to open on monitor 4 here'}
# Get the screen information for all of your monitors.
screensDataset = system.gui.getScreens()
# Open the first window of the project in the (current) primary monitor.
screenIndex = screensDataset[0][0]
monitorNum = screenIndex + 1
primaryScreenText = 'This is Monitor %d' %monitorNum
system.nav.swapTo('AMINE/AMINE GAS TRAIN', {'Display':primaryScreenText})
system.nav.openWindow('Docked/Header')
system.nav.openWindow('Docked/Footer')
# Step through all of the screen information, starting with index 1 instead of 0.
for screenDetails in screensDataset[1:]:
# unpacks the tuple that is returned for each of the monitors present. Consists of screen index, width, and height of the screen.
screenIndex, screenWidth, screenHeight = screenDetails
monitorNum = screenIndex + 1
screenText = "This is Monitor %d" %monitorNum
# Open an empty frame on the next monitor.
# Assign a handle and apply the width/height for the monitor you are opening on
handleName = "Monitor %d" %monitorNum
system.gui.openDesktop(screen=screenIndex, handle=handleName, width=screenWidth, height=screenHeight)
# Open the Main Window on this new desktop and pass the parameters needed.
system.nav.desktop(handleName).swapTo(screensToOpen[monitorNum],{'Display':screenText})
system.nav.desktop(handleName).openWindow('Docked/Header',{'Display':handleName})
system.nav.desktop(handleName).openWindow('Docked/Footer')
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Thank you this is working good now. This is the script.
screensToOpen = {1:'AMINE/AMINE GAS TRAIN',
2:'AMINE/AMINE INLET',
3:'AMINE/AMINE SKID',
4:'Paste your path to the screen you want to open on monitor 4 here'}
# Get the screen information for all of your monitors.
screensDataset = system.gui.getScreens()
# Open the first window of the project in the (current) primary monitor.
screenIndex = screensDataset[0][0]
monitorNum = screenIndex + 1
primaryScreenText = 'This is Monitor %d' %monitorNum
system.nav.swapTo('AMINE/AMINE GAS TRAIN')
system.nav.openWindow('Docked/Header', {'Display':primaryScreenText})
# Step through all of the screen information, starting with index 1 instead of 0.
for screenDetails in screensDataset[1:]:
# unpacks the tuple that is returned for each of the monitors present. Consists of screen index, width, and height of the screen.
screenIndex, screenWidth, screenHeight = screenDetails
monitorNum = screenIndex + 1
screenText = "This is Monitor %d" %monitorNum
# Open an empty frame on the next monitor.
# Assign a handle and apply the width/height for the monitor you are opening on
handleName = "Monitor %d" %monitorNum
system.gui.openDesktop(screen=screenIndex, handle=handleName, width=screenWidth, height=screenHeight)
# Open the Main Window on this new desktop and pass the parameters needed.
system.nav.desktop(handleName).swapTo(screensToOpen[monitorNum])
system.nav.desktop(handleName).openWindow('Docked/Header', {'Display':screenText})
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