Added in 1.9.0
/window [-aAbBcCde[N]fg[N]hHij[N]k[N]l[N]mMn[N]opq[N]rRsST[N]uvw[N]xz] [-tN,..,N] [+bdeflLmnstx] <@name> [rgb|[x y [w h]]] [/command] [popup.txt] [font [size]] [iconfile [N]]
Creates or manipulates a custom window with a Topicbox/Editbox/Text area/Listbox depending on the parameters used, see Custom Windows for more information.
If -p is specified, a picture window is created which can be custom drawn using various commands/identifiers, see Picture Windows for more information.
Option Switches
Switch | Description |
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-a | Set as the active window. |
-b | TODO |
-B | Prevent window from using an internal border. |
-c | Close window. |
-C | Center window. |
-d | Create desktop window instead of child. |
-e[N] | Enable Editbox; 0 = single, 1 = multi, 2 = auto, 3 = default. |
-f | Makes the w h the required width and height of the text display area. (instead of the window size) |
-g[N] | Sets/removes window button color, 0 = normal color, 1 = message color, 2 = highlight color, 3 = system color (3 is (AdiIRC only)). |
-h | Hide window. |
-H | Enables auto-hide for a side-listbox. |
-i | Dynamically associate with whatever happens to be the active connection. |
-j[N] | Sets buffer size to N lines. |
-k[N] | Hides the @ prefix in the window name, 0 = hide prefix, 1 = show prefix. |
-l[N] | Add listbox, if N is specified then a side-listbox N characters wide is created. |
-m | Enable line marker in the window. |
-M | TODO |
-n[N] | Minimize window ([N] = TODO) |
-o | Sets the windows as the top most window. (used with -d) |
-p | Creates a picture windows. |
-q[N] | If N is 0 hides the nick column, if N is 1 shows the nick column. (AdiIRC only) |
-Q[N] | If N is 0 disables "Show on Desktop", if N is 1 enables "Show on Desktop". (AdiIRC only) |
-r | Restore window. |
-R | TODO |
-s | Sort the main window, whether text or listbox. (only listbox for now) |
-S | Sort the side-listbox. |
-A | Indicates the [rgb] parameter is defined, sets the forms transparency key to [rgb]. (AdiIRC only) |
-T[N] | Enable Topicbox; 0 = Show, 1 = Show Sticky, 2 = Off, 3 = default. (AdiIRC only) |
-u | Remove ontop setting of a desktop window. |
-v | Close window when associated status window is closed. |
-w[N] | Show/hide window from Treebar or Switchbar; 0 = hide from both, 1 = show in Switchbar, 2 = show in Treebar, 3 = show in both |
-x | Maximize window |
-z[N] | if N = 1, places window button at end of Switchbar/Treebar, if N = 0, restores original place. (Default is 1) |
-Z | Reset the window icon to default. |
Tab Switches
Switch | Description |
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-tN,..,N | TODO |
Appearance Switches
These causes graphical glitches for MDI windows because .net MDI does not like windows without proper borders.
Switch | Description |
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+b | Border. |
+d | No border. |
+e | 3d Edge. |
+f | Dialog frame. |
+l | Tool window. |
+L | Tool window. (hide from taskbar) |
+n | Minimize box. |
+s | Sizeable. |
+t | Titlebar. |
+x | Maximize box. |
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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<@name> | Window name. |
[rgb] | The $rgb value used with the -t parameter. |
x y [w h] | Left top [width height] - position and size of window. (A -1 value for any of the parameters means use default (or existing) value). |
/command | Default command. |
popup.txt | Popup filename, must be plane text file. TODO |
font [size] | Font name [font size]. |
iconfile [N] | Sets a custom Titlebar icon for the window. (N = TODO) |
Example
alias example1 { ; Create a desktop + picture window, Coordinates: (250,250), size 300x300. /window -dep @Example 250 250 300 300 ; Color it with the control code color 3. (default is green) /drawfill @Example 3 3 1 1 100 100 ; Draw text "Hello world!". /drawtext @Example 1 Arial 30 50 100 Hello World! ; Close the window. /window -c @Example }
Updated by Per Amundsen about 3 years ago · 55 revisions