Swap views between windows?

Question

I have a two-monitor, two application window setup. I love it. I primarily work on one monitor, while the other holds a lot of dialogs, palettes and an extra view window or two. 
 Every once in a while, I will be working so that my main monitor has my working "area of interest", while the view on my second monitor shows another area that I'm using for reference. I'd like to be able to "swap" views, so that when I'm done working on area 1 I can start working on area 2, maintaining area 1 on a view as a reference. Basically, I'd like to switch things around to show area 2 on monitor 1 and area 1 on monitor 2. 
 Can I do that? 
 I know I can copy a view from one window to another (use it all the time), but that only works one way. I can get what I want through a process of Copy View/View Previous. I was just hoping there was some kind of one-click wonder for this. 
 MaryB MSTN 08.11.09.459

MaryB · Accepted Answer

I was able to write a VBA that does what I want. ViewManipulation.mvba Since the views are never at exactly the same zoom/aspect ratio/etc. it's not perfect. Not sure how robust it is (my programming is so very rusty), but it works here. 
 Thanks everyone, for the inspiration! 
 MaryB

mwlong · Answer

Very useful keyin to add to function keys 
 
Window ChangeScreen View 1- will change the application windows that view 1 is in. You can add others like Window ChangeScreen View 2. I have my F1 function key set to switch view 1 because some people in our office work on the right screen. Most of us use the left screen as the main working area.

Jose Pinho · Answer

Or you can use a Keyin "copy view" mapped to a function key F1-12 and then it's on the fly selecting the original view to destination view. I use this all the time. Regards

Todd Moser · Answer

In the your View window in the upper left corner click on the little box. This will open an options box select Change Screen this will move the view over to the other monitor.

Todd Moser · Answer

Whatever View you open and chose to move, that little box is in the upper left corner. Open View 2 or 3 whatever select Change Screen it moves that view over.

George A. Martin · Answer

Hi Mary Have you tried combining key-in's that do what you want, and place it on a Function key, or button. like: view on 3;copy view;selview 1;selview 3;copy view;selview 2; selview 1; copy view;selview 3; selview 2; view off 3 This turns on a view (i.e. 3) to act as storage and just copies one view to another, then turns off the extra view. This works if it is only certain views you have on/off 
 If you don't save settings the file should display back the way the settings were Saved when you close and reopen the file so it shouldn't affect others.

Ron Jones · Answer

Hi Mary, 
 Here's a variation on the key-in George suggested. 
 copy view;selview 1;selview 2;view previous 2;copy view;selview 2; selview 1;view next 2 
 This key-in should do the view1<>view2 swap without opening or effecting any other views.