Application window geometry specifier

[Eli the Bearded]

In comp.lang.python, Rich Shepard  <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> wrote:
>> Keep in mind that if you target Linux, the "modern" window server
>> (Wayland) will not allow user code to decide the positioning and size of
> I suspect that Slackware will continue with X11.

Even with traditional X11, geometry is "preferred" size and position[*],
not a requirement. Window managers have always been able to override
that if desired, and tiling window managers make that override a
feature. There might not be a tiling window manager in Slack's standard
packages, but there sure are in Slackbuilds.

Elijah
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[*] See GEOMETRY SPECIFICATIONS in "man X"