[gtk-list] A couple of questions about widget positions answered

[James Moody <james cr836502-a slnt1 on wave home com>]

After some hacking around, I've managed to answer both of the questions
in my previous email.

For those interested in the same question, the answers are as follows:

1. The position of any widget (including top-level windows) can be
queried before widget realization by using gtk_object_getv and the
"x" and "y" args of the widget.

2. Using the method above also solves my problem regarding the position
of a top-level shell which takes into account window decorations.
I.e. if I place a top-level window at 0,0 on the screen, such that the
top left corner of the window manager decorations are at 0,0, then:
gdk_window_get_deskrelative_origin() answers (1,27), which will depend on
 your window manager, but querying the "x" and "y" values of the window
returns (0,0), which is what I was after in this case.

Sometimes the best way to get a question answered is to ask it in public,
since the answers to a great number of them are figured out by ones self
shortly after posting. :-)

james