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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2012-07-05 Donal K. Fellows <dkf@users.sf.net> + + * doc/wm.n (geometry): [Bug 3538401]: Better description of the key + difference between [wm geometry] and [winfo geometry]; the former + represents the window manager's understanding, not Tk's. + 2012-07-04 Donal K. Fellows <dkf@users.sf.net> * win/tkWinDialog.c (GetFileNameW): [Bug 3540127]: Clean up the tables @@ -260,6 +260,15 @@ If \fInewGeometry\fR is specified as an empty string then any existing user-specified geometry for \fIwindow\fR is cancelled, and the window will revert to the size requested internally by its widgets. +.PP +Note that this is related to \fBwinfo geometry\fR, but not the same. That can +only query the geometry, and always reflects Tk's current understanding of the +actual size and location of \fIwindow\fR, whereas \fBwm geometry\fR allows +both setting and querying of the \fIwindow manager\fR's understanding of the +size and location of the window. This can vary significantly, for example to +reflect the addition of decorative elements to \fIwindow\fR such as title +bars, and window managers are not required to precisely follow the requests +made through this command. .RE .TP \fBwm grid \fIwindow\fR ?\fIbaseWidth baseHeight widthInc heightInc\fR? |