Forums Feature Suggestions Change order of window buttons in switchbar

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Well, I have a suggestion. It's pretty simple.
Let the user have the change to change the order and re-arrange the window buttons in the switchbar.
Currently you can only choose if you want the window buttons to be automatically sorted.
Maybe this could be done by "drag-and-drop" the buttons or from a meny just like the "Order" item in the mIRC Editor menu.

/window -z

That doesn't look very much like drag&drop to me...

It's not, though a reasonable alternative for now. I doubt drag-drop is high on development priorities aswould be very easy to script in a position changer using the /window -z function.

Maybe this could be done by "drag-and-drop" the buttons or from a meny just like the "Order" item in the mIRC Editor menu.

window -z

That doesn't look very much like drag&drop to me...

You're quite right. And you know what else? It also looks nothing like a meny like the "Order" item.

Currently you can only choose if you want the window buttons to be automatically sorted.

This is mainly what I was responding to: the statement is not true. You CAN, in fact, alter the button order through script using /window -z. You could script up your own dialog to reorder the buttons, if you so desired.

I agree, we need to be able to reorder the windows. One of the BIGEST things that has been stopng me from purchaseing a copy, cause I can't do that? And as far as scripting, I cant' be bothered. Its the worst language I have ever encounterd, no offence, but definetly needs some work. Really hope I will see the ability to reorder windows in the next version. Even a drop down item in the same menu as "Close, Minimise, maximise" reading "Make last window" and "Make first window" Or even better, "Move one right one" and "Move left one" would solve these problems, and should be very simple.

Oh, and no, the window -z command will NOT allow you COMPLETE control over ordering the windows, not in any way I can understand. And I challenge everyone that sayes you can use the window -z command, to prove it, and not just say it.

I have done it, and I know others who have also done it. However, as far as explaining to you how to do it, as you say, I can't be bothered; my response would necessarily be couched in scripting terms you would be unable to follow unless you would rather I use assembler, C, C++, Delphi, BASIC, or Perl to explain the process (which would, of course, be pointless).

I will give you one hint for free (not that I truly believe you will take it to heart): reorder ALL the buttons, starting from the "first" button through the "last button but one".

we ARE talking about windows correct? Channel windows, Query windows? Custom windows? If we are, I would LOVE to see an example, as I have played around endlessly, to no avail. Assume windows "status" "a" "b" "c" "d" in that order. Although the command window -z <window> does seem to order them, I am unable to get it to REorder them.. example.
/window -z a
/window -z b
/window -z c
/window -z d
Will in fact order the windows as folows: "Status" "d" "c" "b" "a" It ignores all other -z window commans for those windows. Meaning,
/window -z b
does absolutly nothing.
Thus although you can order the windows, if you want to change the order at a later time, too bad. That seems to defeat the purpose of ordering the windows in the first place, unless there is something I am missing, yet I don't see it.

Indeed there's something wrong. There is the -R switch that should put the windows back to initial positions, but it seems it doesn't do anything. I can't find any other documented way to change the order more than once. Anyway, I've been away from mirc-scripting for a while and someone could know any way/trick to do it that I don't.. if so, I'd like to know about it as well.

AS I said, the language is VERY poorly writen. probably the BIGEST factor that is stopping me from buying MIRC. Although the programmer did a rather good job with MIRC in general, the programming part, and several other aspects, well, he has really slacked off upon. Its unfortunate.