Hello! I love windowmaker, but I have just one problem with it.There are certain programs- pcmanfm, vlc, iceweasel, and deadbeef, that I like open to a certain size and place on my screen. Depending on the file, these open to any shape and size imaginable, and resizing them constantly is annoying. I was told xwininfo would give me information on my windows, which can be used to place the programs where I want. I just can't seem to figure out what files to change to accomplish this.
When I use xwininfo to get info on iceweasel, for instance, i get this output: xwininfo: Window id: 0x1a000c8 "Window Maker: Mailing Lists - Iceweasel" Absolute upper-left X: 20 Absolute upper-left Y: 33 Relative upper-left X: 0 Relative upper-left Y: 22 Width: 1593 Height: 1000 Depth: 24 Visual: 0x21 Visual Class: TrueColor Border width: 0 Class: InputOutput Colormap: 0x20 (installed) Bit Gravity State: NorthWestGravity Window Gravity State: NorthWestGravity Backing Store State: NotUseful Save Under State: no Map State: IsViewable Override Redirect State: no Corners: +20+33 -307+33 -307-47 +20-47 -geometry 1593x1000+19+10 I'm assuming something in this file shows the proper placement and dimensions of iecweasel-the geometry or upper left/right stuff. I couldn't really find anything in the docs about placing windows exactly the same size and shape, so I tried a few extra programs like devilspie (aptly named- tell me the devil wrote that one, and I'll have no problem believing you), and wmctrl (which was too hard to understand). With all the files on Windowmaker, there surely must be some way to accomplish this task within Windowmaker itself, and I'm just overlooking it? Or if I must use a third party program, is there one that wasn't written by a devil or a rocket scientist, and can be understood by a person with no programming skills whatsoever? I'm using Debian Jessie- latest version of Windowmaker. Thanks for any help anyone can give me! Michelle
