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peternlewis nominal resolution pixels
action:Manipulate_a_Window [2021/10/12 01:10] (current)
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-{{:​action:​window-icon.png?​nolink |}} 
 ====== Manipulate a Window Action ====== ====== Manipulate a Window Action ======
  
-The //​**Manipulate a Window**// ​[[:​Actions|Action]] ​allows you to operation ​on a window, in a specified application,​ with a wide variety of actions like scale, move, resize, bring to front, etc. (see complete list below). ​+The //​**Manipulate a Window**// ​action ​allows you to operate ​on a window, in a specified application,​ with a wide variety of actions like scale, move, resize, bring to front, etc. (see complete list below). ​
  
 :!:  **Note: ​ All units are in //nominal resolution pixels// (sometimes called points), not //raw pixels//​**. ​ So a typical retina screen will have half as many nominal resolution pixels as raw pixels. ​ See the [[function:​SCREEN|SCREEN function]] for more info. :!:  **Note: ​ All units are in //nominal resolution pixels// (sometimes called points), not //raw pixels//​**. ​ So a typical retina screen will have half as many nominal resolution pixels as raw pixels. ​ See the [[function:​SCREEN|SCREEN function]] for more info.
  
-This action is in the //Interface Control// Action Category, and the default configuration is set for the **//Resize Front Window ​to Points//** Operation:+This action is in the //Interface Control// Action Category, and the default configuration is set for the **//Resize Front Window//** Operation:
  
-{{:​action:​km-manipulate-window-action.png?​nolink|}} +{{:​action:​km-manipulate-window-action-no-points.png?​nolink|}}
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- +
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 ===== Configuration Options ===== ===== Configuration Options =====
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   - **Application** that contains the Window   - **Application** that contains the Window
  
 +==== 1. Action Choices ====
  
----- +All units (except percent) are in //nominal resolution ​pixels//.
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-==== 1. Action Choices ==== +
-All units (except percent) are in points, even though the Action says "pixels".+
  
   *Scale size by.   *Scale size by.
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 ==== 2. Window Choices ==== ==== 2. Window Choices ====
  
-  *the front window. +  * the front window. 
-  *the window with title. +  * the window with title. 
-  *windows with title containing. +  * windows with title containing
-  *the window with window index.+  * windows with title matching regular expression
 +  * the window with window index (Z-order, negative windows order from the back (eg -1 is last window)).  
 +  * the engine window with specified id. 
 +  * the last engine window. 
 + 
 +You can get the window id from AppleScript,​ or using the [[token:​LastWindowID|%LastWindowID%]] token. 
  
 ==== 3. Application Choices ==== ==== 3. Application Choices ====
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   *Select from list of running, recent, or available applications   *Select from list of running, recent, or available applications
   *Front Application   *Front Application
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 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
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 === Actions === === Actions ===
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 * [[token:​FrontWindowPosition|%FrontWindowPosition%]] * [[token:​FrontWindowPosition|%FrontWindowPosition%]]
 * [[token:​FrontWindowSize|%FrontWindowSize%]] * [[token:​FrontWindowSize|%FrontWindowSize%]]
 +* [[token:​LastWindowID|%LastWindowID%]]
 * [[token:​WindowFrame|%WindowFrame%]] * [[token:​WindowFrame|%WindowFrame%]]
 * [[token:​WindowName|%WindowName%]] * [[token:​WindowName|%WindowName%]]
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 * [[token:​WindowSize|%WindowSize%]] * [[token:​WindowSize|%WindowSize%]]
 * [[:​Tokens|See all Tokens]] * [[:​Tokens|See all Tokens]]
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 ==== Forum ==== ==== Forum ====
  
 +- [[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​how-do-i-resize-a-window-on-my-external-monitor-screen/​6952/​15?​u=jmichaeltx | Tips by @PeterNLewis]]
 - [[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​if-you-display-a-clipboard-how-do-you-explicitly-close-it-or-is-there-a-time-out-function/​1279/​3|If you display a clipboard, how do you explicitly close it or is there a time out function?]] - [[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​if-you-display-a-clipboard-how-do-you-explicitly-close-it-or-is-there-a-time-out-function/​1279/​3|If you display a clipboard, how do you explicitly close it or is there a time out function?]]
 - [[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​two-step-split-window-macro/​2626|Two Step Split Window Macro]] - [[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​two-step-split-window-macro/​2626|Two Step Split Window Macro]]
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 - [[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​close-window-missing-quickeys-user-wants-to-know/​3278/​2|Close Window missing? Quickeys user wants to know!]] - [[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​close-window-missing-quickeys-user-wants-to-know/​3278/​2|Close Window missing? Quickeys user wants to know!]]
  
-- [[https://www.google.fr/search?q=site:​forum.keyboardmaestro.com+Close+Window|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Close Window]] +- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=%22Close%20Window%22|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Close Window]] 
-- [[https://www.google.fr/search?q=site:​forum.keyboardmaestro.com+Move+Window|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Move Window]] +- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=%22Move%20Window%22|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Move Window]]
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