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

[Erik Mouw <J A K Mouw its tudelft nl>]

On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 10:51:28 +0200 (CEST), Tim Janik wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Erik Mouw wrote:
>> On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 07:22:08 +0000, Robert Roebling wrote:
>> > 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.

It shouldn't have anything to do with realization. I succesfully used this
hack for a braindead window manager (can't remember exactly which one, can
be something on SunOS, HP/UX, or IRIX).


Erik

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