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The way you want to do this is correct.  Although it is not easy, you can
change the x and y coordinates of the parent object (usually a g-box, probably
in this case an invisible box with no border) which would change the relative
position of the children on the screen, though they would be positioned the
same relative to the parent.

If you can, look at Tim Oren's tutorials on GEM, and the DRI Doodle program,
both of these will give you an idea of how to manipulate the x and y coords
of an object.  The particular algorithm you use, however, must come from your
own power.

Mike