Finding the right window in Igor Pro

A function that acts on the front graph has to ask which one that is.

Function TidyGraphs()
    String graphs = WinList("*", ";", "WIN:1")
    Variable i, n = ItemsInList(graphs)

    for (i = 0; i < n; i += 1)
        String name = StringFromList(i, graphs)
        DoWindow/F $name
        GetWindow $name, wsize
        MoveWindow/W=$name 40 + i * 20, 40 + i * 20, V_right, V_bottom
    endfor

    Printf "%d graphs, front is %s\r", n, WinName(0, 1)
End

How it works

1. WinName(0, 1) is the front graph; the second argument is the type mask.
2. WinList gives every window of a kind, as a list.
3. DoWindow/F brings one forward; GetWindow reads its geometry.

Keywords and builtins used here

• DoWindow
• End
• Function
• GetWindow
• ItemsInList
• MoveWindow
• Printf
• String
• StringFromList
• Variable
• WinList
• WinName
• endfor
• for
• i

The run, in numbers

Lines

13

Characters to type

335

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Three-star pace

90 tpm

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Step 3 of 3 in Off the screen, step 18 of 19 in Graphs & presentation.

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