Asking X to open an app. at given screen position

David Bandel david.bandel
Sat Oct 23 07:17:14 PDT 2004


On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 11:54:25 +0200, ACario <acario at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> Hi, I'd like Firefox to get opened at some given position. I've tried
> the option --geometry without effect. Is there an option to do this for
> any app.?

In many cases, this is wm dependent, not X dependent.  Remember, your
window manager is what handles how an applicatin is actually displayed
(and where, for example, on another virtual screen, etc.).

Check your wm documentation.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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