Re: gdk_window_set_decorations doesn't work

[Neil Bird <neil fnxweb com>]

Around about 02/04/02 18:51, Christian Biesinger typed ...
> On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 12:35:37PM -0500, Paul Davis wrote:
> > AFAIK, gdk_window_set_decorations() is intended to be used before the
> > window is shown, and does not do anything after the window has been
> > mapped (shown). i could be wrong about that.
> oh great.
> Can't I somehow hide a window in such a way that when it is shown again
> the window manager believes it's a new one, so that it looks at the hints
> again?

  This isn't GTK functionality (i.e., there's no GTK 'fix'), but more 
the way that most X11 Window Managers interpret hints.  You may find 
that some WMs will allow you to change hints when the window's not 
mapped (ISTRT FVWM2 does), or maybe even while it *is* mapped, but you 
can't rely upon it.

  The only solution I can think of is that you put all of the GTK 
widgets you /were/ putting into your window into a zero-bordered box 
container, and put that /box/ into the window.  Then when you wish to 
change decor hints, crea5te a new window the correct size & hints, then 
use the reparent call to move the box from the old window (which will 
automatically delete that window, IIRC) to the new.

  Bit hacky, but should be guranteed to work.

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