41202 - Dialogs should be positioned correctly over content window

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: DOM: Editor, defect, P3)

Description

[Mike Pinkerton (not reading bugmail)]

launch composer
click the "table" button

the dialog comes up at 0,0 on the screen. it should come up centered.

Comment 1

[rubydoo123]

reassign to cmanske

Comment 2

[Charles Manske]

I do nothing to affect the initial location.
In Windows, it comes up at 0,0 relative to the parent view, so at least it's
near the content window.
The "centerscreen" attribute for openDialog is lame -- a dialog shouldn't be 
centered on the screen, but relative to the content window. 
Optimally, once the user has repositioned a dialog, the position should persist 
so it comes up in the same spot relative to the content window. That may tricky!
Whatever is done should be done for all Composer dialogs, so I'm making this 
bug cover all of them.

Comment 3

[Charles Manske]

*** Bug 41203 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4

[Charles Manske]

*** Bug 41204 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5

[Charles Manske]

I added the persistance for screenX and screenY for all dialogs (bug 47646)
but that doesn't seem to work!
Dan or David: How the heck to I make a dialog come up in the center of the
screen?

Comment 6

[Charles Manske]

This really should be fixed. I'll ask on the newsgroup.

Comment 7

[rubydoo123]

setting to -, hopefully someone in the net community can help on this one

Comment 8

[Charles Manske]

Once the user uses a dialog, we remember its location relative to the parent
window. Is this good enough to resolve this bug?

Comment 9

[Marcia Knous [:marcia]]

nominating for dogfood (from sdagley's list of bugs that are good candidates for 
our next release) 

Comment 10

[Charles Manske]

This is mostly an issue for Mac and Linux, where the initial postion is
0,0 relative to screen, not parent window, as Windows does.
This needs to be change in OS-specific XPFE window-launching code applicable
to all dialogs, not just editor.
Danm is probably the best candidate to fix, but I'll let Trudelle decide that.

Comment 11

[Peter Trudelle]

->danm

Comment 12

[Frankie]

Dialogs now use sheets, which are properly centered.