Re: To use --geometry in a Gtk application

[Michael Torrie <torriem chem byu edu>]

On Fri, 2007-02-23 at 02:07 +0100, G Hasse wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> I have panel PC without a window manager.
> 
> I want to position the windows with -geometry 100x100+200+200
> something.
> 
> I have not found any way to do this. Funny though the
> option --display=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:0.0 does work.
> 
> Accodingly one might try --geometry=100x100+200+200 but this
> does not work.
> 
> Could anyone guide me in the right direction?

You can easily position a window and size it from within your own
application using standard GTK window calls.  I've done this to create a
kiosk of sort and it worked well.  Of course you can't just arbitrary
size and move a window of some other program from the command-line
without a window manager.

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