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From: ramakris@bloss.cs.vt.edu (S.Ramakrishnan)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Getting window position
Keywords: XTranslateCoordinates , root window, window position.
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Date: 31 Jul 90 22:11:44 GMT
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In reply to the query of joe@etac632 (Joe Fulson-Woytek) of NSESCC, 
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> My next step was to find the position and size of the X window after an 
> expose event. The likely candidates seemed to be XGetGeometry or


>Joe FUlson-Woytek


 Getting the window position
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  I assume that you need the position of the top left of thw window with
respect to the root window coordinates. 

  Why not try this simple method :


   int  pos_x, pos_y ;

   XTranslateCoordinates(display , window , root_w , 0 , 0 , &pos_x , pos_y );

   where display = the current display of the window.
         window = the window in question.
         ( 0 , 0 ) == coordinates of the top left of the window.


  If someone thinks there could be problems with this, please do inform
me. I have used this method in some packages and am so far not having
any problems.


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 -- S.Ramakrishnan, CS Dept, McBryde Hall, VaTech, Blacksburg, Virg. 24061-0106
   (email : ramakris@bloss.cs.vt.edu, ramakris@vtcc1.cc.vt.edu)