FVWM: tricky problem with fvwm reparenting

From: Brady Montz <bradym_at_cs.arizona.edu>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 14:08:51 -0700 (MST)

I'm just about to release FvwmIconMan 0.3, but I have one last bug that I just
can't squish. This problem has actually been around since forever, and I
want to get rid of it for once and all.

For those who have't used it, for this problem just think of it like WinList.

When the user specifies a geometry with a negative y coordinate, then the
manager window should grow upwards. To do this, I need to move the window,
then resize it (I actually use XMoveResizeWindow). To do this, I need to
know what the global location of my window is.

Looking at the fvwm source code, it appears that fvwm puts two layers of
parents on top of all managed windows, one immediately containing the window,
and then the frame window. Is this correct, and if it's correct, is it
consistently correct? Cause then I'll just go back to the grandfather window
to figure out my global location. If not, then are there any suggestions?

bradym_at_cs.arizona.edu
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Received on Wed Feb 07 1996 - 15:09:02 GMT

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