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kel · 03-14-2005, 04:30 PM

What do you do when the window manager doesn't take a hint?
I'm running Dtwm on Solaris 7 or 8, and I need to specify where the iconified windows appear on the screen. The WM is not using the hints that I specify. I set the hints prior to requesting iconification and the WM just places them on the top left. I'm doing something screwy but I can't figure out exactly what. I would like to avoid overriding the redirect if possible.

Unfortunately I forgot the name of the set of hints I was using, but it is the one where you can specify what window should be used by the WM for iconification.

03-14-2005, 04:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	[c/x11] Window manager icon position hints What do you do when the window manager doesn't take a hint? I'm running Dtwm on Solaris 7 or 8, and I need to specify where the iconified windows appear on the screen. The WM is not using the hints that I specify. I set the hints prior to requesting iconification and the WM just places them on the top left. I'm doing something screwy but I can't figure out exactly what. I would like to avoid overriding the redirect if possible. Unfortunately I forgot the name of the set of hints I was using, but it is the one where you can specify what window should be used by the WM for iconification. __________________ "It better be funny" Last edited by kel; 03-14-2005 at 04:34 PM..