Re: Set Apps to Launch in Specific Workspaces?

Phil Julian <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.window-managers.fluxbox.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Perfect, problem solved.  Many thanks...

> On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 9:13 PM, Phil Julian <[email protected]> wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>>  What's the command line to add to the ~/.fluxbox/startup file so that an
>>  application is launched on log-in in a specific Workspace?
>>
>>  e.g. say I wanted to always have an Xterm open in Workspace 2 when I log-in?
>>     
>
> nice question...
> does a quantifier in the apps file solve your problem?
> [app] (class=XTerm) {1}
>   [Workspace]  {2}
> [end]
>
> if i wanted an xterm in workspace 3 an also two more xterm on
> workspace 4 on specific positions, i would run from startup script
> xtern -name WS3 and make a rule on apps file to match the window name
> [app] (name=WS3)
>   [Workspace]  {2}
> [end]
> and another rule for each xterm on workspace 4.
>
> or i could use wmctrl to move each xterm to it's workspace but maybe
> i'd have to use sleep so i'd rather keep on the other solution...
>
> i wish there was some env variable or something i could set in order
> to tell an application to run in a desired workspace, maybe there is,
> but that's my two cents, hope it helps!
>
>   


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