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From: REEKES@applelink.apple.com (Jim Reekes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Does system 7.0 support ResEdit 2.1's Auto Positioning for windows?
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Date: 28 May 91 23:25:43 GMT
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In article <1991May27.005435.26313@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>, ari@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Ari Halberstadt) writes:
> 
> ResEdit 2.1 allows you to set an "Auto Position" attribute for 'DLOG',
> 'ALRT', and 'WIND' resources.  After browsing through IM-VI and the
> ResEdit 2.1 manual I didn't see any explanation of how the Window
> Manager will auto-position windows, or how to indicate to the Window
> Manager which window is a another window's parent. Was this feature
> planned for system 7.0 but didn't make it by the release date, or am I
> overlooking something?

It works in System 7.  The auto positions are checked for by the
Window Manager.  You can over-ride them by moving the window after calling
GetNewWindow.

Jim Reekes E.O., Macintosh Toolbox Engineering