Re: Gnome - Some applications starting at the far left of the screen window

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On Mon, 2010-09-06 at 11:09 -0500, Ben wrote:
> On 09/06/2010 05:49 AM, Gurus Knugum wrote:
> > Den 2010-09-04 03:17:29 skrev Chris <[email protected]>:
> >
> >> Mandriva 2010.1, Gnome 2.30.2. When starting an app ie..Firefox, GQVie=
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> >> to name two, the left side of the app window is at the far left side of
> >> the screen actually hiding a portion of the toolbar. GQView does this
> >> when I have the file browser opened however when it's not GQView starts
> >> in approximately the center. The same thing happens with Gedit or a
> >> terminal window, with file browser opened they start with the far left
> >> side of the app window at the far left side of the monitor cutting off=
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> >> portion of the app window with file browser closed they start normally.
> >> Is there a setting somewhere that I need to change? When starting
> >> Firefox there is no other app running in the same workplace. Is there a
> >> setting somewhere that I need to change?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Chris
> >
> > Not that I know of, but if you open Compiz Config Settings Manager=20
> > (needs to be installed separately by sudo apt-get install=20
> > compiz-config-settings-manager or something like that) then you can=20
> > define the default size of different types of windows based on names,=
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> > types, ID etcetera.
> >
> > There is also a feature that lets you easily move the active window to=
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> > one out of nine places: Upper left, upper middle, upper right and so=20
> > on. It's not activated by default but I found it the other day and I=20
> > assigned keyboard shortcuts to it (Super+1 for lower left, 5 for=20
> > center horizontally and vertically and so on =E2=80=93 so the numbers a=
t the=20
> > numpad describes the position).
> >
> > It's not a solution for your problem, but it could be a workaround.
> >
> > I also noticed that new windows are not always opened at the same=20
> > place. If one already was open, the next one opens somewhere else, but=
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> > that too has very little to do with your problem.
> >
> The only experience I have had with any problem such as this was=20
> applications which I left open when logging out.  I fixed the problem by=
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> pressing the resize button (normally between the - minimize and the x=20
> close button on the top right corner. I then moved and resized the=20
> window to my liking.  Next, I closed the window before logging out.=20=20
> After doing this the applications opened correctly.   I don't know if=20
> this is aprpos to your problem but it is a possible solution.
> Hope this helps
> benja
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Thanks Ben, I've tried that many times. I already have it re-sized to my
liking and have it centered on the desktop. If I leave FF running and
log out it will start backup where I left it, but if I shut it down it
starts backup on the far left. Evo for instance starts where I have it
set, re-sized and centered, but when starting a new mail the window
comes up on the far left and I have to move it over a bit. Annoying as
hell but I guess I have to live with it

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Chris
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