Restore GtkWindow at location where it was hidden?

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I am hiding a preference window with gtk_widget_hide, but when I unhide it using gtk_widget_show, it shows up at the location where it was created, i.e. on the center of the screen, instead of where I left it. Looks like I'm overlooking a triviality: any help is appreciated.

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This might be the way your window manager is set up. If my answer didn't help, please post your WM for reference. – theGtknerd
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 with window manager compiz. – user2186577
A bit OT but why keep the window hidden instead of creating it every time the users need it? A preference window doesn't seem an recurrent action that deserves this kind of behavior. Other than that, @theGtknerd answer it's a very practical solution. Ĩ've used it in the past but even then, the window would be destroyed, recreated and moved to the last position before being shown. Good luck. – José Fonte
The preference window has subpanels, which may or may not be visible, and I would like to maintain this state. Also, I would like to use the same principle for another window, with a tree view which may be partially collapsed/expanded. The easiest way to maintain the state of the internals of the window is to stick to that same window. – user2186577

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You probably need gtk_window_get_position before hiding.

And then gtk_window_move after showing.