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

Den 2010-09-06 21:42:12 skrev Chris <[email protected]>:

> 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,=20=
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>> >> to name two, the left side of the app window is at the far left side=
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>> >> 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=20=
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>> >> in approximately the center. The same thing happens with Gedit or a
>> >> terminal window, with file browser opened they start with the far=20=
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>> >> side of the app window at the far left side of the monitor cutting=20=
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>> >> portion of the app window with file browser closed they start=20=20
>> 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=20=20
>> there a
>> >> setting somewhere that I need to change?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >> Chris
>> >
>> > Not that I know of, but if you open Compiz Config Settings Manager
>> > (needs to be installed separately by sudo apt-get install
>> > compiz-config-settings-manager or something like that) then you can
>> > define the default size of different types of windows based on names,
>> > types, ID etcetera.
>> >
>> > There is also a feature that lets you easily move the active window to
>> > one out of nine places: Upper left, upper middle, upper right and so
>> > on. It's not activated by default but I found it the other day and I
>> > assigned keyboard shortcuts to it (Super+1 for lower left, 5 for
>> > center horizontally and vertically and so on =E2=80=93 so the numbers =
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>> > 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
>> > place. If one already was open, the next one opens somewhere else, but
>> > that too has very little to do with your problem.
>> >
>> The only experience I have had with any problem such as this was
>> applications which I left open when logging out.  I fixed the problem by
>> pressing the resize button (normally between the - minimize and the x
>> close button on the top right corner. I then moved and resized the
>> window to my liking.  Next, I closed the window before logging out.
>> After doing this the applications opened correctly.   I don't know if
>> this is aprpos to your problem but it is a possible solution.
>> Hope this helps
>> benja
>>
> 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
>

You could write a bug report and hope that someone will fix it some day.

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Kind regards

Johnny Rosenberg
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