Package: mate-desktop Version: 1.16.1 Severity: normal
At least in version 1.8.x of MATE, windows were placed first where there was room. Then if there wasn't any clear space to put a new window, it would go in the middle of the screen. The current strategy is deficient such that when there IS room, the new window is placed in the middle.
Example: I have Xterms sized so they take up a little less than a quarter of the screen each. I start the first Xterm and put it in the upper-left corner. Then I start a second Xterm. There is still lots of room available, but it gets placed instead right in the middle, partially overlapping the first Xterm.
It would be nice to have some configurability with window placement. -- System Information: Debian Release: 9 Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
