23779 - window.screen[X|Y] return incorrect values on gtk

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core :: XUL, defect, P3)

Description

[Dan M]

The window position reported by JavaScript window.screenX and Y is the global coordinate (good)
corresponding to the window's client area, discounting the borders (bad). My understanding is that
there's no way to correct for window border size, since this is a function of the window manager
in use and there's no general API for asking that question of a window manager. This placeholder
bug report may be subjected to an instantaneous "won't fix" resolution. But it wants to be a known
problem, so here it is.

Comment 1

[Paul MacQuiddy]

*IGNORE* - more massive spam, changing open XPToolkit bug's QA contact to
[e-mail]

Comment 2

[Paul MacQuiddy]

*IGNORE* - massive spam changing open XPToolkit bug's QA contact to
[e-mail]

Comment 3

[Stuart Parmenter]

this is window manager specific... it works on some and doesn't on others.  it
is the same behavior 4.x has.