Re: FVWM: Q on starting programs in different pages/desks

From: Dominik Vogt <dominik_vogt_at_hp.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 18:20:14 +0100

> : How do I select which page (desk grid #) to start a program in?
>
> You can always specify -geometry in the command line of the app being called;
> for example, my Sun desktop is 1152x900, so the command line:
>
> xterm -geometry +1152+0
>
> gives me an xterm in the upper-left-hand corner of the page to the right of my
> start page.

Neat trick :-) Unfortunately not all applications accept this as I learned
when trying to put xclock and FvwmPager off-screen before they are
swallowed by FvwmButtons.

Dominik

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Received on Wed Nov 18 1998 - 11:27:03 GMT