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apinel:
Looking for an app that could be used in combo with Desktop Coral, where the app would ensure certain windows (or all windows) are restored to their preferred positions if I were to, for example, shut down my computer.  Currently I have the Desktop Coral area in the bottom with two app windows occupying that space.  However, after rebooting the two windows are kicked out of the Desktop Coral area and I have to manually put them back in, which of course isn't efficient.  It would be great if there was an app that could remember the location of the windows and override the nature of Windows to kick them out from the Desktop Coral area.

I have Windows 10.  Much appreciated.

Sorryformyen:
There don't seem to be many alternatives that do what Desktop Coral does (or try to do), but the output can be a combination with Autohotkey (here you'll have to use the help of the AHK forum to get your ideal code) or an alternative to Workspace Utilities.

KodeZwerg:
This sound a bit challenging, i could try to create a program with this behavior, tell me if i am wrong on any line:

boot phase:
1. create a program thats only icon driven (notification area where the clock is)
2. ability to auto-load my app when windows boot
3. load last settings in memory
4. wait some time to give windows a chance to load other auto-loaded applications
5. as soon as a new process is loaded check if my app has a setting stored and force new window to be moved to stored position

icon phase
1. create minimal menu entries like "save current positions", "auto load my app on/off", "reset settings"

shut down phase:
1. let my app wait until windows shuts down
2. crawl thru all current active windows and remember their position
3. let windows shut down normal

problematic phase where i dont know yet how to handle:
1. applications that are minimized could be a problem since their positions arent revealed
2. applications that are just notification icons (like my own app), same as above

future phase:
1. maby create a window where you can see and edit stored settings...
2. maby create a window where you could choose wich windows you like to save manual...
3. other stuff that you like to have...


would such a thing be a solution to your request?


ps: the app that i create has nothing to do with desktop coral, it's standalone on it's own.

apinel:
This sound a bit challenging, i could try to create a program with this behavior, tell me if i am wrong on any line:

boot phase:
1. create a program thats only icon driven (notification area where the clock is)
2. ability to auto-load my app when windows boot
3. load last settings in memory
4. wait some time to give windows a chance to load other auto-loaded applications
5. as soon as a new process is loaded check if my app has a setting stored and force new window to be moved to stored position

icon phase
1. create minimal menu entries like "save current positions", "auto load my app on/off", "reset settings"

shut down phase:
1. let my app wait until windows shuts down
2. crawl thru all current active windows and remember their position
3. let windows shut down normal

problematic phase where i dont know yet how to handle:
1. applications that are minimized could be a problem since their positions arent revealed
2. applications that are just notification icons (like my own app), same as above

future phase:
1. maby create a window where you can see and edit stored settings...
2. maby create a window where you could choose wich windows you like to save manual...
3. other stuff that you like to have...


would such a thing be a solution to your request?


ps: the app that i create has nothing to do with desktop coral, it's standalone on it's own.
-KodeZwerg (February 18, 2020, 01:39 AM)
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Hello KodeZwerg,

Thanks for volunteering.  I'm attaching a screenshot of my desktop, which will help explain what I need.  The bottom of the desktop shows three app windows:
1) A news headline window app (see the red fonts in all caps).
2) A clock window app (very bottom).
3) A trading watchlist app (on the right).

These three windows reside in Desktop Coral space.  I've blocked off the space on the bottom of the desktop using Desktop Coral and the three windows reside there.

Sometimes if the desktop goes to sleep or let's say I restart my computer I have to:
1) Block off the bottom space using Desktop Coral again.
2) Reside the three window apps and place them in the Desktop Coral area.
This process takes me about 2-3 minutes.  Ideally I would like it to be automatic. 

Please let me know if that's something that you could produce or if you need more details.

Much appreciated! 

KodeZwerg:
I'm attaching a screenshot of my desktop
-apinel (February 18, 2020, 07:52 AM)
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Can't await to fully understand the required functionality.

best regards!

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