spl@szechuan.ucsd.edu (Steve Lamont) wrote:
>
> > I want to put a window in a given place, and the only way to do
> > it seems to be with fl_set_form_position(). However, this function does
> > not work as expected.
>
> Maddening, ain't it...
Darn straight.
> > Is there some way to tell the library to place subsequent windows
> > using whatever algorythm is used for the first window. That is, is there
> > some way to tell it to respect the arguments to fl_set_form_position()?
>
> I suspect the problem relates to XForms's notion of a "main form" and
> your window mangler's treatment of the WM_COMMAND property. You may
> have some success in placing forms by fiddling with the main form-ness
> of the forms. Try calling fl_set_app_mainform() for the form before
> you create it -- this may (or may not) help.
I don't think it has anything to do with this. I have tried
every possible fiddling with it I could, to no avail.
> Refer to the manual, Chapter 4, "Doing Interaction," for a full
> discussion.
I have read every single word so may times I can recite the
whole thing. Is there *really no way* to set a form at a given location
on the screen?!?!?! How can this be????
--George
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