On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 09:22:38 +0000 Prathamesh P Ghanekar <prathamesh.ghane...@igate.com> said:
> Hi, > > I am trying to compile and run the emtion_basic_example.c file available in > the EFL documentation. While I am able to do so, I am not able to observe the > change in X and Y co-ordinates of the window when I change x and y parameters > in ecore_evas_new() API, when I run the code on Tizen desktop system, (where > X server is absent). you mean in weston? > I would like to know few basic things. > 1)In absence of X server, where wayland-like display server is at work, how > to control the position of the window? 2)How is Ecore_Evas related to the yiou can't. wayland protocol does not allow positioning of a surface (subsurfaces only - and relative to the parent surface). that is an explicit conscious decision and a good one. clients really have little to no business manually positioning their windows (surfaces). compositors like weston literally have no protocol to move/position that surface/window... so - no go. the intend is that window positioning is automatic on the compositor-side. it pricks a proper position for you based on window/surface metadata - eg if its a dialog (transient and/or modal type) the compositor will ALWAYS place the dialog in the center of the surface that the dialog belongs to (another of your surfaces). this kind of thing helps enforce style and rules and you are just expected to live with it. as such weston isn't that smart when it comes to positioning windows - at least not normal toplevels, so you just get what you currently get. > Ecore_wl_window?Should I be manipulating attributes of Ecore_wlo_window > instead of ecore_evas itself, if I have to change the co-ordinates of the > window so obtained? as above... you can't. i don't plan on adding such protocol to enlightenment as a wayland compositor either for the same reasons. wayland is a good opportunity to clean up this kind of mess - allowing clients to manually position their own windows. it's time to stop doing all these hacks client-side. > Regards, > Prathamesh Ghanekar > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Disclaimer~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Information contained and transmitted by this e-mail is confidential and > proprietary to IGATE and its affiliates and is intended for use only by the > recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of this e-mail is > strictly prohibited and you are requested to delete this e-mail immediately > and notify the originator or mailad...@igate.com > <mailto:mailad...@igate.com>. IGATE does not enter into any agreement with > any party by e-mail. Any views expressed by an individual do not necessarily > reflect the view of IGATE. IGATE is not responsible for the consequences of > any actions taken on the basis of information provided, through this email. > The contents of an attachment to this e-mail may contain software viruses, > which could damage your own computer system. While IGATE has taken every > reasonable precaution to minimise this risk, we cannot accept liability for > any damage which you sustain as a result of software viruses. You should > carry out your own virus checks before opening an attachment. To know more > about IGATE please visit www.igate.com <http://www.igate.com>. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-devel mailing list > enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
