From 88b95bc8f8e029312850338d4a46759275151ee2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Davis <paul@linuxaudiosystems.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2021 21:56:33 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] canvas: size_allocate() as a way to set position is only for
 layout-sensitive item trees

---
 libs/canvas/item.cc | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libs/canvas/item.cc b/libs/canvas/item.cc
index 2be5c3dd34..fe9293bf56 100644
--- a/libs/canvas/item.cc
+++ b/libs/canvas/item.cc
@@ -603,8 +603,10 @@ Item::grab_focus ()
 void
 Item::size_allocate (Rect const & r)
 {
-	_position = Duple (r.x0, r.y0);
-	size_allocate_children (r);
+	if (_layout_sensitive) {
+		_position = Duple (r.x0, r.y0);
+		size_allocate_children (r);
+	}
 }
 
 void