RE: X, Window manager, and startup question

[Sean 'Shaleh' Perry]

On 25-Jun-2002 Dave Whiteley wrote:
 Help please,
 
 I am using xdm and icewm, (but I suspect that my problem relates to
 other window managers as well). I start up several applications at
 login, using .xsession but these all start up in the first virtual
 screen. Is there any way in which I can start them in other screens.
 
 My .xsession is something like:-
 
 xterm 
 application1 
 application2 
 exec icewm
 
 I would like application1 to start in the second virtual screen. 
 

*IF* the window manager supports something like NETWM (which is a protocol for
talking to the windowmanager) an external program could be used to set this for
you.  But in the general case no, this requires work.

Join an icewm list and ask there, they will likely have had numerous other
people ask this.


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Re: X, Window manager, and startup question

[Ian D. Stewart]

On Tuesday 25 June 2002 10:41, Dave Whiteley wrote:
 Help please,

 I am using xdm and icewm, (but I suspect that my problem relates to
 other window managers as well). I start up several applications at
 login, using .xsession but these all start up in the first virtual
 screen. Is there any way in which I can start them in other screens.

 My .xsession is something like:-

 xterm 
 application1 
 application2 
 exec icewm

 I would like application1 to start in the second virtual screen.

Based on the fact that application1 probably doesn't know anything about 
icewm workspaces, I'ld guess there's not much you can do within the framework 
of xsession.  

If icewm has a mechanism for saving state (it's been awhile since I've used 
Ice, so not sure what it's current capabilities are), you may be able to 
leverage that.  Failing that, if there any icewm-specific init scripts that 
you can run, you may be able to move application1 over to Workspace 2.


HTH,
Ian


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