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From: asente@wrl.dec.com (Paul Asente)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: how do you get correct window position?
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Date: 14 Jun 90 06:05:59 GMT
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In article <9006131913.AA02147@intrepid.itstd.sri.com> davy@itstd.sri.COM writes:
>How do I get the *correct* (x,y) position of the window belonging to
>the shell widget so I can create another one in exactly the same
>place?

If you have an ICCCM-compliant window manager (as I belive the R4 twm is)
XtTranslateCoords should do the trick for you.

	-paul asente
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