Window Location

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This action execution parameter allows to specify where a window is located in the user interface.

Window location comprises four fields:

Dashboard
State (Docked, Floating, Side Bar Icon, Side Bar)
Side (Top, Left, Bottom, Right)
Index

If dashboard parameter is specified, window will be located in a non-default dashboard. Dashboards are used to group multiple windows together. If dashboard with a given name does not exist, it will be created.

Combination of state, side and index parameters specify window location within the dashboard.

The following table shows how do these parameters work together:

State

Side

Index

Comments

Docked

Top, Left, Bottom, Right

Any integer greater than 0

Frames with same mode, same side, and same index will form a single tabbed pane.

Side Bar

Top, Left, Bottom, Right

Any integer greater than 0

Frames with same side and same index will form a group on the side bar.

Floating

N/A

Any integer greater than 0

Frames with same mode and same index will form a tabbed pane and lie in the same floating window.