Wrong window geometry of tiled windows (xwininfo)

[phisch]

When using xwininfo to get geometry information about a tiled window, the y_offset is always reporting to be 0.

Let's consider this example:

When using xwininfo to get the get information about the editor (window at bottom left):

phisch@tower ~ xwininfo -id 54525953

xwininfo: Window id: 0x3400001 "Untitled-1 - giph - Code - OSS"

  Absolute upper-left X:  200
  Absolute upper-left Y:  200
  Relative upper-left X:  200
  Relative upper-left Y:  200
  Width: 1358
  Height: 1240
  Depth: 24
  Visual: 0x21
  Visual Class: TrueColor
  Border width: 0
  Class: InputOutput
  Colormap: 0x20 (installed)
  Bit Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
  Window Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
  Backing Store State: NotUseful
  Save Under State: no
  Map State: IsViewable
  Override Redirect State: no
  Corners:  +200+200  -3562+200  -3562-0  +200-0
  -geometry 1358x1240+200-0

The absolute and relative x and y offsets reported at the top are correct. The geometry string at the bottom reports 0 for the y_offset.

When the window is in floating mode, the y_offset in the geometry string is correct:

phisch@tower ~ xwininfo -id 54525953

xwininfo: Window id: 0x3400001 "Untitled-1 - giph - Code - OSS"

  Absolute upper-left X:  200
  Absolute upper-left Y:  200
  Relative upper-left X:  200
  Relative upper-left Y:  200
  Width: 700
  Height: 400
  Depth: 24
  Visual: 0x21
  Visual Class: TrueColor
  Border width: 0
  Class: InputOutput
  Colormap: 0x20 (installed)
  Bit Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
  Window Gravity State: NorthWestGravity
  Backing Store State: NotUseful
  Save Under State: no
  Map State: IsViewable
  Override Redirect State: no
  Corners:  +200+200  -4220+200  -4220-840  +200-840
  -geometry 700x400+200+200

Besides that, in my second example it is also clear, that the Corners values are completely off.

I am not sure if this is a bspwm or xwininfo issue, but since there has been an issue here before that seems related (#575), i guess this might be a bspwm issue.

[intr-cx]

Did you ever figure out a workaround? Dealing with the same issue.

[phisch]

@intr-cx no, and haven't used bspwm in a couple years

[ortango]

@intr-cx

a workaround?

Why not just use Relative upper-left{X,Y} and Width & Height to calculate geometry? xwininfo gets those via a simple xcb_get_geometry

[intr-cx]

@ortango

Why not just use Relative upper-left{X,Y} and Width & Height to calculate geometry? xwininfo gets those via a simple xcb_get_geometry

Seems I should get my eyes checked, or just a classic case of tunnel vision. Thanks!