Bug with tvtwm/(epoch/gnuemacs) interaction?

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2 total messages Started by Dave Detlefs Mon, 05 Oct 1992 22:37

#335

Author: Dave Detlefs
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1992 22:37

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First, a meta-problem: I am unable to find an address for bug reports
in any of the obvious files (README, PROBLEMS, etc.) in the
distribution.

The specific question I had concerned the interaction of tvtwm and
epoch/gnuemacs.  It is supposed to be the case in tvtwm that if the
currently active portion of the virtual desktop is not in the upper
left corner, then geometry specifications for newly-started X programs
that give position indications will be treated as being relative to
the currently screen.  Epoch and gnuemacs treat all geometry position
specifications as relative to the origin of the virtual desktop.

More concretely, lets say my tvtwm virtual desktop is 4 screens wide
and 2 screens high, and I'm currently in the third screen from the
left in the top row.  If my .Xdefaults gives 

epoch*screen.geometry: 163x55+5+5
epoch*minibuf.geometry: 100x2+5+730

then starting a new epoch will put both the minibuffer and the initial
screen on the *first* screen of the virtual desktop, where it will be
invisible to me.

Anybody know what the problem is here?

Thanks...

Dave

Re: Bug with tvtwm/(epoch/gnuemacs) interaction?

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Author: Brook Conner
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1992 17:36

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<> On Mon, 5 Oct 92 22:37:05 GMT, detlefs@src.dec.com (Dave Detlefs) said:

  <Dave> First, a meta-problem: I am unable to find an address for bug reports
  <Dave> in any of the obvious files (README, PROBLEMS, etc.) in the
  <Dave> distribution.

Postings to gnu.epoch.misc (or, equivalently, mailing to
epoch@cs.uiuc.edu) constitute bug reports.  No, it isn't in the
distribution, but it will be in the next release of the FAQ. :-)

[epoch screens come up at the origin of the virtual screen under
tvtwm, not at the origin of the current screen]

  <Dave> Anybody know what the problem is here?

This is supposed to be fixed as of Epoch 4.2.  Do you have the latest
version?  If not, get it, and see if the problem is still there.

From an old release of the FAQ:

Z-1: Under tvtwm, when I create a new screen, it is mapped relative to
 the origin on the virtual desktop, not the window I currently have on
 the desktop.  How do I fix this?
  
  This problem is present in Epoch4.0 beta level 0, although it appears
  to be fixed as of beta level 1.  The simple solution for beta level 0
  is to change the line in src/screen.c from
  
     size_hints.flags |= (gmask & (XValue|YValue)) ? USPosition : PPosition;
  to
     size_hints.flags |= PPosition;
  
  And set:
  
        UsePPosition "on"
  
  in your .twmrc or .tvtwmrc file.
  
  [From Philippe Bondono (bondono@vnet.ibm.com).]




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