[comp.windows.x] Keeping widgets in position within another widget

oemcke@cs.flinders.OZ.AU (Susan Annette Oemcke) (05/27/91)

Hi 
I sent in some mail on this last week but have had no replies so I
guess my mail got lost somewhere or other. If you did receive it and
haven't have time to reply yet my apologies for resending this. 

I would really appreciate any input on this problem. I'm using
Athena widgets on a Sun 3/50 workstation. I have a form widget then
a box widget with in it. Into this box I place other widgets. I use
the mouse to position them. The first widget goes in position nicely
and stays where it is placed until I put in a second widget. Then the
first widget moves to the top left hand corner of the box widget.
This problem recurs with each new widget added to the box widget
displacing the other widgets. They all just line up at the top of the
box widget. I have tried changing the box widget to a form widget.
The first widget is still displaced by the second widget.

I would like to be able to place widgets of different types within
another widget and get each to stay in position. Your help would be
greatly appreciated. 

Thanks in advance.
Sue (oemcke@cs.flinders.oz.au)