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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:	DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:	See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:	STAR::VATNE

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:	Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3726
Total number of notes:	19516

772.0. "How to determine coords/geometry" by 7678::CRITZ (Richard -- KB4N/1) Thu May 11 1989 20:57

    Is there an easy way (running under the standard window manager -- I
    know about some of the stuff in the others) to work out the geometry
    and/or positioning of a window.  Specifically, I'd love to be able to
    determine the appropriate geometry statement for my icon box after I've
    resized and moved it so that I don't have to do it ever again.  I'd
    also like to be able to work out the X and Y coordinates for a DECterm
    window so I can reproduce the position with child.
    
    Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
772.1	Try a mouse locator	10370::SANTIAGO	Drinking deeply of the Pierian spring	`Thu May 11 1989 22:22`	5
	Before discovering HPWM, I used one of the mouse locators (see DW_EXAMPLES) and did arithmetic with the upper left/bottom right coordinates. Of course, UWM and HPWM give you this capability for free...
772.2	Trial and error, or ditch the WM...	7486::WITHROW	Robert Withrow	`Fri May 12 1989 11:53`	4
	Before I switched to UWM, I simply did a trial and error of the geometry resource. Suggest you ditch the standard WM. Then you don't even need an icon box!
772.3	Icon Box	STAR::CYPRYCH		`Fri May 12 1989 14:41`	4
	re: Icon Box Im working on it.