Re: Win gravity: Diff between ICCCM spec and EWMH

[Davor Buvinic <davor vtr net>]

On Friday 13 June 2003 11:21, you wrote:
> Davor Buvinic wrote:
> > I have a question regards window gravity manipulation:
> >
> > The ICCCM spec (section 4.1.2.3) states the coordinates used to calculate
> > the win gravity reference point. The explanation is (I think) clear.
> >
> > But in the implementation notes of the EWMH document (draft January
> > 2003), the author of the second table apparently is assuming that the
> > coordinate system is with respect to the inner border of the client
> > window, i.e. for a configure request that the window manager gets,  its
> > need to asume the inner border is at (x, y). With this, the coordinates
> > of the outer border is (x-bw, y-bw).
>
> The ICCCM says :
>
>   The [x,y] location of the window's upper left-outer corner.
>
> therefore you are right and I am wrong.
>
> The table should look like so :
>
> win_gravity:		ref_x:		ref_y:
> StaticGravity		x+bw		y+bw
> NorthWestGravity	x		y
> NorthGravity		x+bw+(width/2)	y
> NorthEastGravity	x+bw+width+bw	y
> EastGravity		x+bw+width+bw	y+bw+(height/2)
> SouthEastGravity	x+bw+width+bw	y+bw+height+bw
> SouthGravity		x+bw+(width/2)	y+bw+height+bw
> SouthWestGravity	x		y+bw+height+bw
> WestGravity		x		y+bw+(height/2)
> CenterGravity		x+bw+(width/2)	y+bw+(height/2)
>
>

OK. Thanks for your response. Now ICCCM and EWMH agree.

- Davor