Source/Set-GridLayout.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Sets applications automatically in a grid layout on the screen .DESCRIPTION Sets applications in an automatic grid layout with predefined formats ('Vertical','Horizontal','Mosaic') using the ProcessID's of the target applications passed as a parameter(-ProcessID) value A custom format can also be used to set the applications in a grid-layout on the display, by passing a custom string as a value to the parameter(-Custom). Run below commands to see some examples Get-Help Set-GridLayout -Examples .PARAMETER ProcessID ProcessID(s) of the application(s) you want to set in a grid-layout .PARAMETER Vertical Switch to align application(s) in 'Vertical' grid-layout .PARAMETER Horizontal Switch to align application(s) in 'Horizontal' grid-layout .PARAMETER Mosaic Switch to align application(s) in 'Mosaic' grid-layout, that can best fit 'n' number of application(s) in rows .PARAMETER Custom Accepts a Customizable grid-layout format like '***,**,*,****' Where '*' represent an application and ',' separates a row in the grid-layout" So, with custom format = '***,**,*,****' in the grid layout Row1 has 3 applications Row2 has 2 applications Row3 has 1 applications Row4 has 4 applications .EXAMPLE $ProcessID = @() $ProcessID = 1..3 | Foreach {(Start-Process Powershell.exe -WorkingDirectory c:\ -PassThru).ID} $ProcessID += 1 | Foreach {(Start-Process notepad.exe -PassThru).ID} $ProcessID += 1..5 | Foreach {(Start-Process cmd.exe -WorkingDirectory c:\ -PassThru).ID} Get the Process ID's of target applications, Set-GridLayout -ProcessID $ProcessID then run the below cmdlet to set them in 'Mosaic' (Default) grid-layout. .EXAMPLE Set-GridLayout $ProcessID -layout Vertical Use the 'Layout' parameter set the applications in a 'Vetrical' grid-layout .EXAMPLE Set-GridLayout -ProcessID $ProcessID -Layout Horizontal Use the 'Layout' parameter set the applications in a 'Horizontal' grid-layout .EXAMPLE Set-GridLayout -ProcessID $ProcessID -Custom '**,**,*,****' To set applications is custom grid-layout utilize the 'Custom' parameter and pass the custom layout as comma-separated string of '*' (Astrix) Where '*' represent an application and ',' separates a row in the grid-layout" So, with custom format = '***,**,*,****' in the grid layout Row1 has 3 applications Row2 has 2 applications Row3 has 1 applications Row4 has 4 applications .EXAMPLE Grid $ProcessID 'grid' is an alias of cmdlet Set-GridLayout .EXAMPLE sgl $ProcessID -Layout Vertical 'sgl' is an alias of cmdlet Set-GridLayout .INPUTS System.Int32 .OUTPUTS None .NOTES Author : Prateek Singh TechnologyBlog : http://Geekeefy.wordpress.com Twitter : http://twitter.com/SinghPrateik Github : http://github.com/PrateekKumarSingh LinkedIn : http://in.linkedIn.com/in/PrateekSingh1590 Reddit : http://Reddit.com/user/PrateekSingh1590 Medium : http://Medium.com/@SinghPrateik #> Function Set-GridLayout { [CmdletBinding( DefaultParameterSetName = 'default' )] [Alias("sgl", "grid")] Param( [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Layout', Position = 0)] [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Custom', Position = 0)] [Parameter( Mandatory = $true, ParameterSetName = 'default', HelpMessage = "Provide a ProcessID of the application", Position = 0 )] [int[]] $ProcessID, [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Layout', Position = 1)] [ValidateSet('Vertical', 'Horizontal', 'Mosaic')] [string] $Layout, [Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Custom', Position = 1)] [ValidateScript({ If ($_ -match '^[-\w\s\*]+(?:,[-\w\s\*]+)*$'){$True} Else { Throw "`nAccepted custom grid format is something like -custom '***,**,*,****' `nhere '*' represent an application and ',' separates a row in the grid-layout" } })] [String] $Custom ) Begin{ Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms $Monitor = [System.Windows.Forms.Screen]::AllScreens.Where( {$_.Primary -eq $true }).Bounds $vRes = $monitor.Height -40 # -40 to make the edges appear above the task bar $hRes = $monitor.Width $Count = $ProcessID.count # If no switch is selected mark 'Mosaic' as default choice if(-NOT $Layout){ $Layout = 'Mosaic' } elseif($Custom){ $Layout = 'Custom' } } Process{ Write-Verbose "Setting Processes in $Layout layout" if($Layout -eq 'Vertical'){ $Height = $vRes $Width = $hRes/$Count $Position = 0 $ProcessID | ForEach-Object { MoveApplication -ProcessID $_ -X $Position -Y 0 -Height $Height -Width $Width $Position += $Width } } elseif($Layout -eq 'Horizontal') { $Height = $vRes/$Count $Width = $hRes $Position = 0 $ProcessID | ForEach-Object { MoveApplication -ProcessID $_ -X 0 -Y $Position -Height $Height -Width $Width $Position += $Height } } elseif ($Layout -eq 'Mosaic'){ $PositionX = 0 $PositionY = 0 $Rows = 2 #Row more than 2 won't be able to display data properly, hence made it static $even = If($Count%2 -eq 0){$true}else{$false} If($even){ $Col = 0 $Columns = $Count/$Rows $Height = $vRes/$Rows $Width = $hRes/$Columns For($i =0 ;$i -lt $Count;$i++) { $Col++ If($col -gt $Columns) { $PositionX = 0 $Col = 0 $PositionY = $Height MoveApplication -ProcessID $ProcessID[$i] -X $PositionX -Y $PositionY -Height $Height -Width $Width } else { MoveApplication -ProcessID $ProcessID[$i] -X $PositionX -Y $PositionY -Height $Height -Width $Width } $PositionX += $Width } } else{ $Col = 0 $Columns = [math]::Floor($Count/$Rows) $Height = $vRes/$Rows $Width = $hRes/$Columns For($i =0 ;$i -lt $Count;$i++) { $Col++ If($col -gt $Columns) { ++$Columns $Width = $hRes/$Columns $PositionX = 0 $Col = 0 $PositionY = $Height MoveApplication -ProcessID $ProcessID[$i] -X $PositionX -Y $PositionY -Height $Height -Width $Width } else { MoveApplication -ProcessID $ProcessID[$i] -X $PositionX -Y $PositionY -Height $Height -Width $Width } $PositionX += $Width } } } if ($Custom) { $AppsPlacedInGrid = 0 $XCoordinate = 0 ; $YCoordinate = 0 $CustomString = $Custom $Array = @() $NumberOfRows = ($Custom -split "," | Tee-Object -Variable Array).count $NumberOfApps = ($CustomString -replace ",","").length $height = $vRes/$NumberOfRows if($NumberOfApps -ne $ProcessID.Count){ throw "Number of apps = $NumberOfApps in custom grid layout is not equal to the Process Id's passed = $($ProcessID.Count)" } else{ For($i=0;$i -lt $NumberOfRows;$i++){ $NumberOfAppsInCurrentRow = $Array[$i].Length $width = $hRes / $NumberOfAppsInCurrentRow # Iterate through ProcessID's $ProcessID[$AppsPlacedInGrid..$($AppsPlacedInGrid+$NumberOfAppsInCurrentRow-1)] | ForEach-Object { # Set application in a grid with coordinates, height and width MoveApplication -ProcessID $_ -X $XCoordinate -Y $YCoordinate -Height $Height -Width $Width $XCoordinate += $width # move the XCoordinate of next app to the width of previous app $AppsPlacedInGrid++ } $YCoordinate += $height # Change YCoordinates for every row $XCoordinate = 0 # XCoordinate resets after every row } } } } } |