[DM-MUG] Is there a way to hold opened things in the centre of display?

[Jon Thompson]

So change the key commands.  They are in the expos=E9 system preference
On Oct 2, 2003, at 7:16 PM, jim Lagnese wrote:

> If it's what I think you want to do, you will have it when 10.3, AKA
> Panther, comes out. It's called Expos=E9 and it's part of the OS. I=20
> sometimes
> use it to keep things organised, but I find it quite a pain at times=20=

> when I
> hit the F keys by accident because of my ham fisted typing.
> Jim Lagnese
>
>> From: "Victoria L. Herring" <Victoria@HerringLaw.com>
>> Reply-To: dmmug@dmmug.org
>> Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2003 07:50:13 -0500
>> To: dmmug@dmmug.org
>> Subject: Re: [DM-MUG] Is there a way to hold opened things in the=20
>> center of
>> display?
>>
>> I'm going to try to see if Finder Management Window works =3D=3D =
Eudora
>> is solved by starting its Esoteric Settings so that's a help.  But i
>> see the same issue in Appleworks (new doc) and Word, so assume it is
>> a general, across the board issue.  I'll report back on FMW -=3D- =
it's
>> $10 shareware but if it helps me ergonomicly (sp?) that's great.
>>
>>> Victoria...  are you talking about "Finder" windows?  or multi app
>>> windows?  I can write you a stay-open script to examine every
>>> "Finder" window... then set the frontmost window to center based on
>>> your monitor resolution..
>>>
>>> what resolution are you running?
>>>
>>> Kevin
>>>
>>>
>>> On Oct 1, 2003, at 11:00 PM, Tony LaFemina wrote:
>>>
>>>> Victoria L. Herring wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In OSX, is there a way to get windows to open up in center of
>>>>> display (I have the Cinema Display) and not always end up going to
>>>>> the Left side of the screen???  I don't mind placing things there,
>>>>> but prefer to have things open dead center if possible.  It's an
>>>>> ergonomic issue for me.
>>>>
>>>> Hi Victoria
>>>>
>>>> I don't have OS X and I don't know what a Cinema Display is, but
>>>> software programs usually open in what the developer perceives as
>>>> being center screen. If the program makes documents, then new
>>>> documents also usually open center screen. But, if you make any
>>>> changes, the document records them and opens the same way it was
>>>> previously closed. If you want documents to always open center
>>>> screen, then I believe you have two choices. Don't move a new
>>>> document, or manually place it in the center of the screen before
>>>> closing it. If the Cinema Display has a different setup than
>>>> regular??? screens, you may have no choice but to manually place
>>>> it, then close it. It should then open where you placed it.
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Tony LaFemina
>>
>> --=20
>> Victoria L. Herring, Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.A.
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