* Felix E. Klee ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030420 09:45]: > On Sunday 20 April 2003 00:58, Mikhael Goikhman wrote: > > > when I start an application on a certain desktop, say 1, and switch to > > > another desktop, say 2, I find it annoying that the application pops up > > > on desktop 2. Is there a setting to force all applications and their > > > child windows to appear on the desktop where they were started? > > > > If an application sets a window group hint on all its windos, you may > > force them to appear on the same desk using: > > > > Style * KeepWindowGroupsOnDesk > > > > If your app does not set this hint, I guess, you may submit a feature > > request to that application. > > Hm, many apps don't support that hint. But I forged a function that might be > usable as a replacement for Exec: > > DestroyFunc DExec > AddToFunc DExec > + I Style $0 StartsOnDesk $[desk.n], SkipMapping > + I Exec $0 > > But this doesn't seem to work since the command name $0 doesn't neccessarily > coincide with the proper style idenitifier. > > Any ideas how to fix this?
I have no idea if the applications you are trying to use it with support -xrm, but in theory ... (ie completely untested): DestroyFunc DExec AddToFunc DExec + I Exec $0 -xrm "*Desk:$[desk.n]" $1 if you call it using: DExec xterm "-e mutt" will do the correct thing. Regards, Simon -- Visit the official FVWM web page at <URL: http://www.fvwm.org/>. To unsubscribe from the list, send "unsubscribe fvwm" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
