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From: AAron@image.soe.clarkson.edu (AAron nAAs)
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Subject: Calculating correct window size
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Date: 14 Aug 90 03:07:33 GMT
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Neither the PROGRAMMER'S GUIDE TO GEM or the MWC manual explain wind_calc()
very clearly.  This may be what I need.

I have an object structure I created with a RCS, and I want to put it into a
window that fits around it exactly.  I named the lowest (largest) box, and
found out it's width and height, and gave them to wind_create() to come up
with the correct size.

When I put my object into it, I lost the bottom of the object.
(I am clipping outside the window)

I have figured that NAME bar in the window is taking up space I did not count
on.  I wanted to make the window the size of my object plus the HEIGHT of the
NAME bar, so that I can fit my  WHOLE  object into the window.

How do I figure out how big the NAME bar is?
(I want to FIGURE OUT how tall the window is rather than hard coding a height)
Or what is the easiest way of figuring out how big to open my window as?

AAron nAAs
AAron@sun.soe.clarkson.edu