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From: Francois.Bitz@SAM.CS.CMU.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Moving,.. children windows with Window manager
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Date: 10 Aug 89 17:19:33 GMT
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Aparently it is not possible to move, resize 
(interactively using the mouse, cursor) windows 
which are children of top level application windows
 directly using a window manager (such as uwm). 
Aren't the top level windows (which can be moved with window 
manager) actually 'children' of the RootWindow? (those can
be moved,... interactively.

In case my assertions are true, it means that one might have
to 'write' a children window manager within the application 
if one wants to place, resize children windows... OR just
not have children windows (i.e. make all windows to level
windows).  The second solution is not too great since I want the
children to move,... be visibly bounded by the top  window.

Anybody can confirm/deny suggest anything to  this?


thanks