2016-02-07 0:12 GMT+01:00 richard lucassen <mailingli...@lucassen.org>:
> On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 23:20:54 -0800
> Michelle Kountz <rolypoly...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> I use wmctrl for this:
>
> # apt-get install wmctrl
>
> $ cat ~/GNUstep/geometry/evince.conf
> WAIT=0.5
> HPOS=10
> VPOS=10
> HSIZE=1280
> VSIZE=720
>
> And a small script:
>
> ###################################################################
> #!/bin/dash
>
> BIN=evince
>
> if test -f ~/GNUstep/geometry/${BIN}.conf ; then
> . ~/GNUstep/geometry/${BIN}.conf
> else
> echo "\n[ERROR] cannot find \"~/GNUstep/geometry/${BIN}.conf\"\n"
> exit 1
> fi
>
> if test -z "$1" ; then
> ${BIN} 2>/dev/null &
> else
> ${BIN} "$1" 2>/dev/null &
> fi
> PID=$!
> sleep ${WAIT}
>
> WNAME=$(wmctrl -lp | awk '/'${PID}'/ {print $1}')
> wmctrl -ir ${WNAME} -e "0,${HPOS},${VPOS},${HSIZE},${VSIZE}"
> ###################################################################
>
> Maybe this will give you some inspiration :)
Where did you put this script?
Does it run automatically?
--
Best, Pali
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