Re: [gtk-list] Re: window placement upon startup

[Tim Janik <timj gtk org>]

On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Erik Mouw wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 07:22:08 +0000, Robert Roebling wrote:
> > 
> >   Hi,
> > 
> > yes, that is the one that doesn't work before the X window
> > gets mapped. All this might be bug in KWM, but that doesn't
> > make it less annyoing,
> 
> And if you realize the widget first?
> 
>   gtk_widget_realize(widget);
>   gtk_widget_set_uposition(GTK_WIDGET(widget), xpos, ypos);
>   gtk_widget_show();

this has nothing to do with realization, the window manager is simply
not honouring the application window's position request.

testgtk's "Saved Position" example will exploit this as well, it
*does* set the initial position through set_uposition and this
usually gets honoured by window managers.

> 
> Erik
> 

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ciaoTJ