Moving Audiosuite Plugin position on screen

2019-10-24 21:58:16.189Z

Hi! (Last question today, I promise)
I want to move an audio suite plugin that I keep offscreen into the middle of the screen with a script. I've figured out how to do it with an app's main screen but not a floating window (like an audio suite plugin) I just don't know the right syntax.
Is there a way to do it with a variable?

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

var asWin = sf.ui.proTools.getAudioSuiteWindow("RX 7 Connect");
    if (!asWin.exists){ 
    log('Please press F13 to open Rx Connect');
    throw 0;

    }
else {}


//this code here to move asWin to 'Bottom' or 'Center80'

Thanks!
Dustin

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Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer

SoundFlow Team

2019-10-24 22:39:24.343Z

This code will move RX 7 Connect to the middle of Screen 1 (screenIndex = 0). Set screenIndex to 1 for screen 2, etc.:

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();

var asWin = sf.ui.proTools.getAudioSuiteWindow("RX 7 Connect");
if (!asWin.exists) {
    log('Please press F13 to open Rx Connect');
    throw 0;
}

//This will center asWin on screen with index 0 - ie. the first screen
var screenIndex = 0;
var screenFrame = sf.ui.screens.allScreens[screenIndex].visibleFrame;
var windowFrame = asWin.frame;
asWin.windowMove({
    position: {
        x: screenFrame.x + screenFrame.w / 2 - windowFrame.w / 2,
        y: screenFrame.y + screenFrame.h / 2 - windowFrame.h / 2,
     }
});

Is this because it's nice to have centered or because you think it's necessary to move the window in order to do some other commands with the mouse (hint: that shouldn't be necessary, so if that's the case please let us know the full workflow you're trying to build since there might be a better solution)?

Dustin Harris @Dustin_Harris
2019-10-24 22:42:17.603Z
Perceptive! It's for RX7 Connect to select the UI Element 'Reference' / 'Repair' which don't seem to be accessible by normal means (unless you have a way?)

Thanks again!
Dustin
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1. Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer
  SoundFlow Team
  2019-10-24 22:43:55.521Z
  Gotcha. Then you don't need to move the plugin at all.
  You'd want to use this instead:
  
  asWin.mouseClickElement({ relativePosition: { x: 170, y: 300, } });
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  1. Dustin Harris @Dustin_Harris
    2019-10-24 22:48:48.959Z
    Unfortunately that doesn't work when the referenced position is offscreen :)
    
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    Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer
    SoundFlow Team
    2019-10-24 22:50:25.492Z
    Aaah I see. Sorry I missed that part.
    
    Then if you want, you could move it into the center, click where you want, and then move it back - in one go, like this:
    
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow(); var asWin = sf.ui.proTools.getAudioSuiteWindow("RX 7 Connect"); if (!asWin.exists) { log('Please press F13 to open Rx Connect'); throw 0; } //This will center asWin on screen with index 0 - ie. the first screen var screenIndex = 0; var screenFrame = sf.ui.screens.allScreens[screenIndex].visibleFrame; var windowFrame = asWin.frame; asWin.windowMove({ position: { x: screenFrame.x + screenFrame.w / 2 - windowFrame.w / 2, y: screenFrame.y + screenFrame.h / 2 - windowFrame.h / 2, } }); //Click it asWin.mouseClickElement({ relativePosition: { x: 170, y: 300, } }); //Move back asWin.windowMove({ position: { x: windowFrame.x, y: windowFrame.y } });
    
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    Dustin Harris @Dustin_Harris
    2019-10-24 22:52:24.142Z
    Oh wow that's an even better solution! I'll integrate it and post the final result :)
    
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