Scrollview starting position

Hi,

The following API articles have been updated:

www.mudportal.com/forum/api-documentation/29-api-config#283
www.mudportal.com/forum/api-documentation/31-window-api#285

Note the addition of the "top" and "left" parameters to control the default position of the ScrollView for guest users. Default positioning of additional windows can be modified using their css option.

The new default behavior of the ScrollView is now to cause other windows to follow it when the user drags it. This behavior can be overridden with notrack = 1. Windows already snap to each other and to the edge of the browser window.

You now also have the option to pass nodrag=1 and freeze all app windows in their default place for all users. I would advise against that. My philosophy is to not try and guess what will look / feel best to the end user. I like that windows can always be moved around and resized independently to make the best use of one's screen real estate. For authenticated app users, window positions for each game (and for each device) will be saved automatically. Users would be missing out on all this flexibility if you freeze the windows, but of course the benefit is that you can shoot for a consistent look / experience.

For more advanced customizations, you now also have the option to pass nodrag: 1 when you're initializing a module. Then you can assign your own draggable behavior to its window as per api.jqueryui.com/draggable/#event-drag .

It's probably desirable, but it will be too much code for not much gain. Bottom line is people are not going to resize the scrollview all the time, and if they do, they can then move any windows they want re-glued.