Script function
world.GetNotepadWindowPosition
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Type
Method
Summary
Returns the position and size of the specified notepad window
Prototype
BSTR GetNotepadWindowPosition(BSTR Title);
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Description
This function returns the size of the specified notepad's window, in pixels.
For normal scripting languages these return a string, like this: "66,66,637,356". For Lua, see below.
Available in MUSHclient version 3.56 onwards.
VBscript example
Note GetNotepadWindowPosition ("my_notepad")
Jscript example
Note (GetNotepadWindowPosition ("my_notepad"))
Lua example
table.foreach (GetNotepadWindowPosition ("my_notepad"), print)
Lua notes
In Lua it returns a table with four entries, like this:
top 66
height 356
left 66
width 637
If the notepad window does not exist, returns nil.
Return value
Returns a string in the form:
left,top,width,height
eg. "66,66,637,356"
For Lua, returns a table containing:
top=(value)
height=(value)
left=(value)
width=(value)
If the nominated notepad window does not exist, returns the empty string.
In Lua, if the notepad window does not exist, returns nil.
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Functions
(Debug) Displays debugging information about the world
(EchoInput) A flag to indicate whether we are echoing command input to the output window
(GetConnectDuration) Returns the number of seconds this world has been connected.
(GetEntity) Retrieves the value of an MXP server-defined entity
(GetHostAddress) Returns a list of IP addresses that correspond to a host name on the Internet
(GetHostName) Returns the host name that corresponds to an IP address on the Internet
(GetInfo) Gets information about the current world
(GetInternalCommandsList) Returns a list of the internal MUSHclient command names
(GetLineCount) Gets count of lines received
(GetLineInfo) Gets details about a specified line in the output window
(GetLinesInBufferCount) Returns the number of lines in the output window
(GetMainWindowPosition) Returns the position and size of the main MUSHclient window
(GetNotepadList) Gets the list of open notepads - returning their titles
(GetNotes) Gets the world's notes
(GetQueue) Returns a variant array which is a list of queued commands
(GetReceivedBytes) Returns the number of bytes received from the world
(GetRecentLines) Assembles a block of text from recent MUD output
(GetSelectionEndColumn) Returns the endling column of the selection in the output window
(GetSelectionEndLine) Returns the last line of the selection in the output window
(GetSelectionStartColumn) Returns the starting column of the selection in the output window
(GetSelectionStartLine) Returns the starting line of the selection in the output window
(GetSentBytes) Returns the number of bytes sent to the world
(GetStyleInfo) Gets details about a specified style run for a specified line in the output window
(GetSysColor) Gets the colour of various windows items
(GetSystemMetrics) Returns selected system information from Windows
(GetWorldID) Returns the 24-character ID of the current world
(GetWorldWindowPosition) Returns the position and size of the current world window
(GetWorldWindowPositionX) Returns the position and size of a specific world window
(GetXMLEntity) Retrieves the value of a standard entity
(IsConnected) Tests to see if the world is connected to the MUD server
(MoveMainWindow) Move and resize the main MUSHclient window
(MoveNotepadWindow) Move and resize the specified notepad window
(MoveWorldWindow) Move and resize a world window
(SetChanged) Sets or clears the "document has changed" flag
(SetEntity) Sets the value of an MXP entity
(UdpPortList) Returns an array of all the UDP ports in use by this world
(Version) Gets the MUSHclient version string.
(WorldAddress) Returns the TCP/IP address of the current world.
(WorldName) Gets the world's name
(WorldPort) Returns the port number of the current world.
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