


Gravity(1)         AfterStep X11 window manager        Gravity(1)


NAME
       Gravity
        Database Gravity style definition





CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
       Center   when window decorations are added to client window - window is
              moved so that center of the resulting framed window will  be  in
              the  same location as the center of mapped client window without
              decorations.



       East    Decorated window is moved so that its right side is located  at
              same position as right side of undecorated client window.



       North    Decorated  window  is moved so that its top side is located at
              same position as top side of undecorated client window.



       NorthEast

              Decorated window is  moved  so  that  its  right-top  corner  is
              located  at  same  position  as  right-top corner of undecorated
              client window.



       NorthWest

              Decorated window is moved so that its left-top corner is located
              at  same  position as left-top corner of undecorated client win-
              dow.



       South   Decorated window is moved so that its bottom side is located at
              same position as bottom side of undecorated client window.



       SouthEast

              Decorated  window  is  moved  so that its right-bottom corner is
              located at same position as right-bottom corner  of  undecorated
              client window.





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Gravity(1)         AfterStep X11 window manager        Gravity(1)


       SouthWest

              Decorated  window  is  moved  so  that its left-bottom corner is
              located at same position as left-bottom  corner  of  undecorated
              client window.



       Static  when window decorations are added to client window - frame win-
              dow is moved so that client window remains in exact position  it
              was mapped at.



       West     Decorated  window is moved so that its left side is located at
              same position as left side of undecorated client window.



DESCRIPTION
       When client window is mapped on screen  -  Window  Manager  draws  some
       frame  decorations around it, such as Titlebar, resize handles, etc. As
       such decorations take additional space, it is nesseccary to specify  if
       resulting  larger  window  should  be moved on screen in any particular
       direction in order to compensate  for  discrepancy  in  size.  This  is
       determined by Gravity hint.

       Usually  Gravity  is set by client itself, depending on geometry speci-
       fied by the user. For example geometry  -10+100  will  set  gravity  to
       NorthEast,  while +10+100 will set gravity to NorthWest. Sometimes this
       gravity setting requested by application is incorrect  though,  due  to
       longstanding  tradition  of  misinterpretation  of its meaning. In this
       cases it may be desired to override gravity. AfterStep users can accom-
       plish  that  using  database  file,  and definig new Style for specific
       application with Gravity attribute set. For example it  is  recommended
       to set gravity of popular image viewver XV to be Static, as it tends to
       move self assuming that it knows everything.

       Below are the list of possible gravity values with explanation  of  its
       meaning.

















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