xview window positioning problems i don t seem to be able to get window positions reliably through the xview xv get function x int xv get my frame xv x y int xv get my frame xv y for example if i set xv x xv y to the frame comes up in the correct position with the top left corner the size handle at xv get returns as well but later on xv get returns without any intervening xv set my frame xv my frame is fitted around a canvas and it turns out by measuring on the screen that is the position of the first pixel in my canvas relative to the frame s origin what gives any help most appreciated derek p s on a related subject is there any way of querying the window manager as to the thickness of borders it puts around frames etc derek c richardson tel x institute of astronomy fax cambridge u k cb ha e mail dcr mail ast cam ac uk
