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From: amanda@mermaid.intercon.com (Amanda Walker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: How do you find a window's location?
Message-ID: <266417B9.B3E@intercon.com>
Date: 30 May 90 18:58:01 GMT
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> jwwalker@usceast.UUCP (Jim Walker) writes:
> >how do you *find* a window's location?

In article <22352@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>, mjm@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Michael
McClennen) writes:
> How about checking the grafPort's portRect?

The portRect is in local coordinates.  What I do is SetPort to the Window,
make a copy of the portRect, and call LocalToGlobal on the corners.  If you
really want to be studly, you should also save & restore the zoomed state...

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Amanda Walker
InterCon Systems Corporation