PuTTY alt-keys (was Re: 16-User Network)

[Fairlight]

Confusious (Jay Ashworth) say:
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Fairlight" <fairlite at fairlite.com>
> 
> > "Where does the window go?" is on the critical path of being a flipping GUI
> > application, no matter the functionality. I wrote a CoD4 map grabber and a
> > CoD4 weapon editor. I at least take pride in centering my window with a
> > call to geometry() at launch. It's called polish. Apparently, he and I
> > share different design sensibilities.
> 
> You center your window on launch automatically on my virtual desktop split
> across two physical monitors that you have no way to know about, so that I am
> *forced* to drag it aside every time, and I'ma break your fool neck. :-)

Hmm, fair point.  Although the audience was largely -not- dual-headed or
greater at the time.  Gamers, mostly.

Good thing I took out the code that HELD the window there, huh?  :)

> The app does not, should not, and often cannot know the physical layout
> of the displays, and therefore should not make assumptions about positioning;

You can get geometry of the desktop in pTk.  Not sure about what it does
with multi-head displays.  It predates most multi-head display setups.
Unknown.

Actually, Elsinore ScreenConnect -does- know about multi-display setups,
and lets you focus on one head of your choice, or a composite of the entire
desktop.  It's really awesome for a remote connect solution, especially
since they added unattended sessions.

Waiting for v2.3 to be finalised so my Alt-Tab is -entirely- captured
again.  Somehow got broken in the 2.2 tree so it works on remote and local
at once.  Support said it's fixed in 2.3, though.  I just don't feel like
doing a release candidate, no matter how stable they usually are over there.

mark->
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