//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// check if the specified location (X, Y) is already used by another note
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private bool isLocationAlreadyUsed(NoteLocation location, UINotifier note)
{
foreach (var p in Notes)
{
if (p.Left == location.X &&
p.Top == location.Y)
{
if (note.InApplication != null &&
p.ID == note.ID)
{
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
}
return(false);
}
private static void ShowNotifier(string desc, UINotifierType type = UINotifierType.INFO, string title = "Notifier", bool isDialog = false, int timeout = 0, Form inApp = null)
{
UINotifier.Show(desc, type, title, isDialog, timeout, inApp);
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Find a valid position for the note into the note area:
// 1. Inside the Screen (support multiple screens)
// 2. Inside the father application (if specified)
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
private NoteLocation adjustLocation(UINotifier note)
{
Rectangle notesArea;
int nColumn = 0, xShift = 25; // Custom note overlay
// x_Shift = Width + 5; // Full visible note (no overlay)
bool add = false;
if (InApplication != null && InApplication.WindowState == FormWindowState.Normal) // Get the available notes area, based on the type of note location
{
notesArea = InApplication.Bounds;
}
else
{
notesArea = new Rectangle(Screen.GetWorkingArea(note).Left,
Screen.GetWorkingArea(note).Top,
Screen.GetWorkingArea(note).Width,
Screen.GetWorkingArea(note).Height);
}
int nMaxRows = notesArea.Height / Height; // Max number of rows in the available space
int nMaxColumns = notesArea.Width / xShift; // Max number of columns in the available space
noteLocation = new NoteLocation(notesArea.Width + // Initial Position X
notesArea.Left -
Width,
notesArea.Height + // Initial Position Y
notesArea.Top -
Height);
while (nMaxRows > 0 && !add) // Check the latest available position (no overlap)
{
for (int nRow = 1; nRow <= nMaxRows; nRow++)
{
noteLocation.Y = notesArea.Height +
notesArea.Top -
Height * nRow;
if (!isLocationAlreadyUsed(noteLocation, note))
{
add = true; break;
}
if (nRow == nMaxRows) // X shift if no more column space
{
nColumn++;
nRow = 0;
noteLocation.X = notesArea.Width +
notesArea.Left -
Width - xShift * nColumn;
}
if (nColumn >= nMaxColumns) // Last exit condition: the screen is full of note
{
add = true; break;
}
}
}
noteLocation.initialLocation = new Point(noteLocation.X, // Init the initial Location, for drag & drop
noteLocation.Y);
return(noteLocation);
}