remember a forms position on the screen

[cj]

I was googling for a way to have my single form application start in the
same location on the screen it was in when it was closed. I found this
very short article:

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/pr...lopment/?p=540

I can create the my.settings object as specified but I can't set the
form1's location to mainformlocatio n in form1's properties. It takes an
X and Y location.

Help!

[=?Utf-8?B?VGVycnk=?=]

You are looking at the location property in the properties window. Go to the
very top of the properties window and expand 'Application Settings' then set
the location.
--
Terry
"cj" wrote:

I was googling for a way to have my single form application start in the
same location on the screen it was in when it was closed. I found this
very short article:

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/pr...lopment/?p=540

I can create the my.settings object as specified but I can't set the
form1's location to mainformlocatio n in form1's properties. It takes an
X and Y location.

Help!

[cj]

Wow!, I'd never seen that before. Thanks! And the article works.

Terry wrote:

You are looking at the location property in the properties window. Go to the
very top of the properties window and expand 'Application Settings' then set
the location.

[cj]

Terry,

Now here's a follow up. I have an app that I allow 2 instances of it to
be running on a pc at the same time. Folks usually like to spread them
out so they can see both at the same time. Will these settings allow
each instance to remember where it was? Or will this cause problems?

Terry wrote:

You are looking at the location property in the properties window. Go to the
very top of the properties window and expand 'Application Settings' then set
the location.

[=?Utf-8?B?VGVycnk=?=]

Well, not a big problem. They will both open in the last saved location.
And then they will have to move one. When they close the form, the settings
will be saved. So the last one closed, will be the setting that the next
one(s) use to start with.
--
Terry
"cj" wrote:

Terry,

Now here's a follow up. I have an app that I allow 2 instances of it to
be running on a pc at the same time. Folks usually like to spread them
out so they can see both at the same time. Will these settings allow
each instance to remember where it was? Or will this cause problems?

Terry wrote:

You are looking at the location property in the properties window. Go to the
very top of the properties window and expand 'Application Settings' then set
the location.

[cj]

That's what I thought. As I detect which one is first and name it
instance A and the next one is named instance B perhaps it would work if
I made two entries in the project properties settings tab. Like
AMainFormLocati on and BMainFormLocati on then, then -- well shucks that
wouldn't help cause I don't actively control the saving of location.
It's no big deal. I've taken care of the programs that bothered me and
those don't. It was just a natural progression to wonder if it would
work for them too.

I'm not sure how all this works anyway. I guess the settings in the
project properties are saved by VB in the registry? Linking the setting
MainFormLocatio n to the location property of the application must keep
the values in both in sync. Am I on the right track?

As I said they do know which of them is A and which is B. I have first
thing in the form.load

objMutex = New System.Threadin g.Mutex(False, "AorB")
If objMutex.WaitOn e(0, False) = False Then
objMutex.Close( )
objMutex = Nothing
instance = "B"
Else
instance = "A"
End If

Well, if you know of an easy way to save location information for them
individually let me know but I don't have too much time to mess with it.

Thanks for all your help.

Terry wrote:

Well, not a big problem. They will both open in the last saved location.
And then they will have to move one. When they close the form, the settings
will be saved. So the last one closed, will be the setting that the next
one(s) use to start with.

[=?Utf-8?B?VGVycnk=?=]

Here is code designed to keep track of multiple form locations/sizes in the
same application. Instead of adding entries in Settings for each of the
forms in the application, you have 2 settings, location and size, and each
form uses its own settings object. You need an ApplySettings() call in the
Form Load event and a SaveSettings() call in the form closing event. In the
settings file have a formsize and a formlocation setting.

change the " Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name"
to something like Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name & Instance

I *think* that this will work.

Private ReadOnly Property Settings() As
System.Configur ation.Applicati onSettingsBase
Get
If _settings Is Nothing Then
_settings = New My.MySettings
End If
Return _settings
End Get
End Property

Private Sub ApplySettings()
Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name
Dim theSettings As My.MySettings
theSettings = DirectCast(Sett ings, My.MySettings)
If theSettings.For mSize <Drawing.Size.E mpty Then
Me.Size = theSettings.For mSize
End If
If theSettings.For mLocation <Drawing.Point. Empty Then
Me.Location = theSettings.For mLocation
End If
End Sub

Private Sub SaveSettings()
Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name
Dim theSettings As My.MySettings
theSettings = DirectCast(Sett ings, My.MySettings)

If Me.WindowState = FormWindowState .Normal Then
theSettings.For mSize = Me.Size
Else
' If the form was maximized or minimized,
' return to the restore state
theSettings.For mSize = Me.RestoreBound s.Size
End If
theSettings.For mLocation = Me.Location

Settings.Save()
End Sub
--
Terry

[cj]

Thanks so much! It'll probably be the first of the week before I can
test it but I really appreciate it you sending me the code. Thanks!

Terry wrote:

Here is code designed to keep track of multiple form locations/sizes in the
same application. Instead of adding entries in Settings for each of the
forms in the application, you have 2 settings, location and size, and each
form uses its own settings object. You need an ApplySettings() call in the
Form Load event and a SaveSettings() call in the form closing event. In the
settings file have a formsize and a formlocation setting.

change the " Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name"
to something like Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name & Instance

I *think* that this will work.

Private ReadOnly Property Settings() As
System.Configur ation.Applicati onSettingsBase
Get
If _settings Is Nothing Then
_settings = New My.MySettings
End If
Return _settings
End Get
End Property

Private Sub ApplySettings()
Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name
Dim theSettings As My.MySettings
theSettings = DirectCast(Sett ings, My.MySettings)
If theSettings.For mSize <Drawing.Size.E mpty Then
Me.Size = theSettings.For mSize
End If
If theSettings.For mLocation <Drawing.Point. Empty Then
Me.Location = theSettings.For mLocation
End If
End Sub

Private Sub SaveSettings()
Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name
Dim theSettings As My.MySettings
theSettings = DirectCast(Sett ings, My.MySettings)

If Me.WindowState = FormWindowState .Normal Then
theSettings.For mSize = Me.Size
Else
' If the form was maximized or minimized,
' return to the restore state
theSettings.For mSize = Me.RestoreBound s.Size
End If
theSettings.For mLocation = Me.Location

Settings.Save()
End Sub

[=?Utf-8?B?VGVycnk=?=]

Missed one line, need to declare _settings right before the Private Readonly
Property Settings....

Private _settings as My.MySettings
--
Terry
"cj" wrote:

Thanks so much! It'll probably be the first of the week before I can
test it but I really appreciate it you sending me the code. Thanks!

Terry wrote:

Here is code designed to keep track of multiple form locations/sizes in the
same application. Instead of adding entries in Settings for each of the
forms in the application, you have 2 settings, location and size, and each
form uses its own settings object. You need an ApplySettings() call in the
Form Load event and a SaveSettings() call in the form closing event. In the
settings file have a formsize and a formlocation setting.

change the " Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name"
to something like Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name & Instance

I *think* that this will work.

Private ReadOnly Property Settings() As
System.Configur ation.Applicati onSettingsBase
Get
If _settings Is Nothing Then
_settings = New My.MySettings
End If
Return _settings
End Get
End Property

Private Sub ApplySettings()
Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name
Dim theSettings As My.MySettings
theSettings = DirectCast(Sett ings, My.MySettings)
If theSettings.For mSize <Drawing.Size.E mpty Then
Me.Size = theSettings.For mSize
End If
If theSettings.For mLocation <Drawing.Point. Empty Then
Me.Location = theSettings.For mLocation
End If
End Sub

Private Sub SaveSettings()
Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name
Dim theSettings As My.MySettings
theSettings = DirectCast(Sett ings, My.MySettings)

If Me.WindowState = FormWindowState .Normal Then
theSettings.For mSize = Me.Size
Else
' If the form was maximized or minimized,
' return to the restore state
theSettings.For mSize = Me.RestoreBound s.Size
End If
theSettings.For mLocation = Me.Location

Settings.Save()
End Sub

[=?Utf-8?B?Q29sc0h1Yg==?=]

Pls help this humble newbie...
This thread looks like what I need but I'm having trouble following it.
Here's what I want to do- If the user moves the application to another place
on the screen, I want the app to appear there the next time it is run.

According to the link-
"I will use the Location property of the My.Settings object. Follow these
steps to access the My.Settings object:"

What is "My.Settings.Ob ject"? and where do I put it?

Thanks
ColsHub
"Terry" wrote:

Missed one line, need to declare _settings right before the Private Readonly
Property Settings....

Private _settings as My.MySettings
--
Terry
"cj" wrote:

Thanks so much! It'll probably be the first of the week before I can
test it but I really appreciate it you sending me the code. Thanks!

Terry wrote:

Here is code designed to keep track of multiple form locations/sizes in the
same application. Instead of adding entries in Settings for each of the
forms in the application, you have 2 settings, location and size, and each
form uses its own settings object. You need an ApplySettings() call in the
Form Load event and a SaveSettings() call in the form closing event. In the
settings file have a formsize and a formlocation setting.
>
change the " Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name"
to something like Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name & Instance
>
I *think* that this will work.
>
Private ReadOnly Property Settings() As
System.Configur ation.Applicati onSettingsBase
Get
If _settings Is Nothing Then
_settings = New My.MySettings
End If
Return _settings
End Get
End Property
>
Private Sub ApplySettings()
Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name
Dim theSettings As My.MySettings
theSettings = DirectCast(Sett ings, My.MySettings)
If theSettings.For mSize <Drawing.Size.E mpty Then
Me.Size = theSettings.For mSize
End If
If theSettings.For mLocation <Drawing.Point. Empty Then
Me.Location = theSettings.For mLocation
End If
End Sub
>
Private Sub SaveSettings()
Settings.Settin gsKey = Me.Name
Dim theSettings As My.MySettings
theSettings = DirectCast(Sett ings, My.MySettings)
>
If Me.WindowState = FormWindowState .Normal Then
theSettings.For mSize = Me.Size
Else
' If the form was maximized or minimized,
' return to the restore state
theSettings.For mSize = Me.RestoreBound s.Size
End If
theSettings.For mLocation = Me.Location
>
Settings.Save()
End Sub
>
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