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Window.Move

Moves the window animated.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
Window 2.2 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
MBS( "Window.Move"; WindowRef; X; Y { ; NoAnimation; Duration } )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags
WindowRef Window Reference is the unique OS level window ID. You can obtain this by using the Window.FindByTitle or Window.FindByIndex functions. Pass zero to access the frontmost window. 0
X The new X position of the window. 300
Y The new Y position of the window. 200
NoAnimation Whether to avoid animation. Pass 1 to disable animation. Default is 0 to allow animation. 0 Optional
Duration The duration in seconds. Can be a value between 0.1 and 5.0. 0.5 Optional

Result

Returns OK on success.

Description

Moves the window animated.
On macOS we use Apples functions for animated move. On Windows we have our own code.

Examples

Moves a window:

MBS("Window.Move"; $WindowRef; 300; 200)

Move window to first screen:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "Window.Move"; Get(WindowName); MBS( "Screen.Left"; 0 )+20; MBS( "Screen.Top"; 0 )+32) ]

Move window to second screen:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "Window.Move"; Get(WindowName); MBS( "Screen.Left"; 1 )+20; MBS( "Screen.Top"; 1 )+32) ]

See also

Release notes

  • Version 8.4

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 30th December 2023


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