Center Alfred Window Without Dragging

[evanfuchs]

I like for Alfred to remember its dragged position, but I'd like to re-center the window without having to drag it with the mouse.

 

Is it possible to manipulate Alfred's window position by keyboard, a workflow, script, etc? My goal would be to trigger Alfred, then if the window is off in a corner, hit a hotkey/keyword/shortcut to center the window and ideally leave it open for next command.

 

Thanks

[evanfuchs]

Does anyone know if it's possible to change position Alfred's window position programmatically?

Edited July 19, 2020 by evanfuchs

[deanishe]

You can manipulate most apps' windows programmatically.

[evanfuchs]

22 hours ago, deanishe said:

You can manipulate most apps' windows programmatically.

 

Maybe I asked the question wrong, but I am looking for assistance specifically in repositioning Alfred's window without having to drag it. Would appreciate any suggestions.

[deanishe]

1 hour ago, evanfuchs said:

I am looking for assistance specifically in repositioning Alfred's window without having to drag it

 

That much is clear. But you can’t just reposition a window: you have to move it to somewhere.

 

Lacking necessary information, I can only give you a demonstration: an AppleScript that moves Alfred's window 10 pixels upwards and 10 pixels to the left.

 

I'm sure you can adapt it to your actual requirements.

 

tell application "System Events" to tell application process "Alfred"
    if (count of windows) = 0 then
        -- ensure Alfred's window is open
        tell application id "com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred" to search ""
    end if
    set _pos to position of window 1
    set _x to item 1 of _pos
    set _y to item 2 of _pos
    set position of window 1 to {_x - 10, _y - 10}
end tell

 

Edited July 20, 2020 by deanishe