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From: osswald@serv1.uucp (Tim Osswald)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif
Subject: Help with application positioning (follow-up)
Message-ID: <244@erb1.engr.wisc.edu>
Date: 21 Aug 90 03:06:37 GMT
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Hello again,

I have got things running now so that my window opens on 0,0. This was done 
by putting the line 

	XCadPress*geometry: +0+0

in my Xdefaults file. Even though this is a good temporary solution, I would 
still much prefer to set this in the program, It is too easy for someone 
not to know to do this, and mess up the way the program is displayed. I then
tried taking Michael Yee's suggestion to set these resources on my toplevel 
shell. It still doesn't set the x and y (don't know why) but I now at least 
get the proper window title. I also already have Mwm*clientAutoPlace set 
to False. Here is the relevant code of my program:

	MrmInitialize();

	XtToolkitInitialize();

	draw_display = XtOpenDisplay(NULL,NULL,"XCadPress",
				"XCadPress",NULL,0,&argc,argv);

 	i=0;
	XtSetArg(args[i],XmNheight,750); i++;
	XtSetArg(args[i],XmNwidth,750); i++;
	XtSetArg(args[i],XmNx,0); i++;
	XtSetArg(args[i],XmNy,0); i++;
	XtSetArg(args[i],XmNtitle,window_name); i++;
 
	toplevel=XtAppCreateShell("XCadPress","XCadPress",
			applicationShellWidgetClass,draw_display,args,i);
 
	if (MrmOpenHierarchy(db_filename_num,db_filename_vec,
		NULL,&s_DRMHierarchy) != MrmSUCCESS)
			{
			printf("Error opening Hierarchy! \n");
			exit(-1);
			}

	MrmRegisterNames(reglist, reglist_num);

	if (MrmFetchWidget(s_DRMHierarchy,"S_MAIN_WINDOW",toplevel,
		&main_widget, &dummy_class) != MrmSUCCESS)
			{
			printf("Error opening main window! \n");
			exit(-1);
			}

	XtManageChild(main_widget);

	XtRealizeWidget(toplevel);
 	
	XtMainLoop();

Sorry to keep this topic running but I need to get this to work right, and 
several people mailed me to keep them informed on any developments, they
appear to be having the same problems I am. Again please direct any 
replies to address at the bottom.

-john-

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  John Hester                           internet: hester@ececci.ece.wisc.edu
  VAX Systems Manager                   bitnet: hester%ececci.decnet@wiscmacc
  Departement of Electrical Engineering    University of Wisconsin - Madison
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