Re: FLTK refresh required

[Ben Abbott]

On Jul 23, 2013, at 5:38 PM, Michael Goffioul wrote:

>       > If you change the figure's position and then return it to its
>       original value, does the figure size displayed change?
> 
> The size does not change perceptibly and the size goes back to its original 
> value.
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> octave:5>  set (gcf (), "position", pos+1) 
> octave:6>  set (gcf (), "position", pos)   
> octave:7> pos = get (gcf (), "position")
> pos =
> 
>     25   345   560   380
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> Is the original Y-size controlled by the window manager? 
> 
> A window manager does not control the size, only the position. I think (part 
> of) the problem is that the FLTK backend does not honour the figure size 
> properly when the figure is created, especially it does not take the menubar 
> height into account, such that the total window height should the figure 
> height plus the menubar height (the client area, excluding WM borders and 
> titlebar).
> 
> Michael.

My understanding is that the figure's "position" property should only include 
the plot area (does not include the menubar, titlebar, or toolbar).  Is that 
not correct?

Ben