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Re: Widget Placement [message #12743]

Fri, 04 September 1998 00:00

davidf
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Registered: September 1996

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Bernard Puc (bpuc@va.aetc.com) writes:

> Yes, the computer is good at it - except for the widget's window
> frame that seems to always get pushed just off the screen.

Oh, now you are talking about the black art of *exact*
window placement. A whole different kettle of fish, if
you ask me. Because now you have to worry about the window
borders that each window manager throws around its windows.
A HUGE pain in the neck, because there must be a thousand
variations.

I tend to tell my widgets "sorta over there", so that I
can rely on the user for exact placement if he/she is so
inclined. I'm kind of anal when it comes to layout, so
it took me a long time to learn how to give up this
kind of control. But I'm happier now than I used to be. :-)

Cheers,

David

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		Re: Widget Placement By: davidf on Fri, 04 September 1998 00:00
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