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From: pererik@KHEOPS.CMI.NO (Per-Erik Nordbo)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Finding the root coordinates of the window
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Date: 10 Oct 89 16:21:03 GMT
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I'm implementing a system where the windows position in the root window is of
interrest. When I do a resize, I would like to know what corner(s) has been
changed, since this affects the direction I would to display the underlying
graphics. The Resize and Expose part of the XEvent structure doesn't give
me the abolute position of the window on the screen. The only information I
get is the <x,y> position relative to the window's parent window, which is
owned by the window manager. XGetWindowGeoemtry() and that kind of procedures
gives me the same form of RELATIVE window information. Is there a way to get
the ABSOLUTE window position?
Since I would like to get information about what direction to extend the
drawings, the situation complicates if I have a sequence of RESIZE, MOVE,
RESIZE. I can't find any specific EVENT MASK that will give me a Move Report.
Is there any way out of this without installing window manager functions
into the application?

Per Erik Nordboe
Chr. Michelsens Institute
Norway