xfce help anyone

[Collins Richey]

I've been running Ubuntu Feisty mostly using the ubuntu-desktop (xfce)
for several months now. Few problems, but two glitches that took a
couple of days each to fi. Typical development environment.

One feature that gnome and kde have that xfce does not, is that the
session-manager will automatically restart Firefox (but, interestingly
enough,  not other mozilla derivatives) after a shutdown. I know most
of you leave your machines on 24x7, but I don't, and I like to have
everything I'm running restarted auto-magically.

I've tried marking Firefox in the autostart list, but xfce chooses to
start such programs on the last used desktop instead of desktop 1
where I want it. Since I have a couple of terminal sessions that are
auto-magically restarted on dektop 2, that's where xfce places
Firefox. Bummer.

There are some older threads on the ubuntu forums about using a
program 'wmctrl' to control restart of programs with gnome. wmctrl is
designed "interact with a EWMH/NetWM compatible X Window Manager"
(xfce is one) to move windows from one desktop to another and perform
other WM actions.

Does anyone have a clue how to interface wmctrl with xfce autostart,
or is there another way to solve my problem?

TIA,

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.