[gme-users] Query regarding positional an entity

[damathai at vt.edu]

Hi Akos,

Thanks alot that worked.

Regards,
Deepak

Quoting Akos Ledeczi <akos.ledeczi at vanderbilt.edu>:

> Deepak,
>
> GME stores the position information in the object's registry. It is
> called nameposition and there is an entry for each aspect. (You can
> right click on an object and select Registry in the context menu to
> check this out.) So, you can simply modify the value from your interpreter.
>
> Even easier is to use the autolayout plugin that should appear on your
> toolbar.
>
> Hth,
> Akos
>
>
> damathai at vt.edu wrote:
>
> >Hey there,
> >
> >I am developing an BON2 interpreter that creates a state machine after
> analyzing
> >some behavioral description. I have successfully deviced the state machine
> >formulation, however if i keep inserting states (BON::Atom) using the static
> >create() member function, there is no way to say where this created object
> >should be placed. In the visual editor all the objects i insert end up at
> one
> >end of the canvas and i have to sit and place them correct so i can
> visualize
> >the state machine created.
> >
> >Is there a way to place the object you create onto the canvas, such that it
> is
> >readable through the visual editor.
> >
> >Please do let me, if someone has tried something like this and have faced
> >similar problem. I am sure GME does allow some APIs to insert the object in
> a
> >certain location on the visual screen, but i couldnt find any APIs for this
> in
> >the BON2 chapter.
> >
> >Thank you,
> >
> >Regards,
> >Deepak
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