Defaults

Defaults are used to activate layouts, snapshots or run functions when Slate sees a particular screen configuration. Defaults are set using the slate.default function. This page describes them in detail.

Usage

Defaulting a screen configuration to a layout

slate.default(screenConfig, layoutName);

Defaulting a screen configuration to a snapshot

slate.default(screenConfig, snapshotName);

Defaulting a screen configuration to a function

slate.default(screenConfig, function() {
  // do something
});

Description

Screen Configurations

Screen configurations come in two forms: a String with the number of screens or an Array with the screen resolutions.

Count

"3"

This describes any screen configuration with exactly 3 monitors.

Resolutions

["1680x1050","2560x1440"]

This describes any screen configuration with exactly 2 monitors with the resolutions "1680x1050" and "2560x1440"

Layouts

This is described in detail here.

Snapshots

Simply call default with a screen configuration and the snapshot name to activate when Slate sees it.

Example

// Create the snapshot
var snapshotName = "omgSnapshotsAreCool";
slate.operation("snapshot", { "name" : snapshotName });

// Default the snapshot to activate when Slate sees 2 mointors
slate.default("2", snapshotName);

Functions

Simply call default with a screen configuration and a function to be run when Slate sees it.

Example

// Default the function to run when Slate sees 2 mointors with the resolutions "1680x1050" and "2560x1440"
slate.default(["1680x1050","2560x1440"], function() {
  // Cycle through each app (you don't have to do this, you can do anything you really want)
  slate.eachApp(function(appObject) {
    // Cycle through each window within the app
    appObject.eachWindow(function(windowObject) {
      // Push the window to the right. Obviously you can do whatever you want with the window object here.
      windowObject.doOperation(slate.operation("push", { "direction" : "right" });
    });
  });
});