PositionRootCenter(3)



  POSITION(3A)                                         POSITION(3A)



  NAME
       PositionBeneath, PositionCenter, PositionNear, PositionOver,
       PositionRootCenter - set the position of a widget relative
       to another widget


  SYNOPSIS
       #include <X11/Intrinisc.h>

       PositionBeneath (source, new)
       Widget sourceWidget;
       Widget newWidget;

       PositionCenter (source, new)
       Widget sourceWidget;
       Widget newWidget;

       PositionNear (source, new)
       Widget sourceWidget;
       Widget newWidget;

       PositionOver (source, new)
       Widget sourceWidget;
       Widget newWidget;

       PositionRootCenter (new)
       Widget sourceWidget;
       Widget newWidget;

  DESCRIPTION
       PositionBeneath positions the new widget immediately beneath
       the source widget.  The left edges are aligned.

       PositionCenter positions the new widget centered over the
       source widget.

       PositionNear positions the new widget near the source
       widget.  It follows the guidelines in the ""Determining
       DialogBox Location and Size"" section of the ""Application
       Design Principles"" of the OSF/Motif Style Guide.  It tries


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       to place the new widget to the right, left, beneath, or
       above the source widget, in that order, depending on the
       space available on the screen.

       PositionOver positions the new widget centered over the
       source widget.  The top left corners are the same.

       PositionRootCenter position the new widget centered over the
       root window.

       In all cases, the new widget should be realized, and the
       source widget should be mapped.

  SEE ALSO
       OSF/Motif Style Guide.



























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