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| From | Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: MX Linux terminal placement |
| Date | 2020-06-16 03:29 +0000 |
| Organization | none-at-all |
| Message-ID | <slrnregf41.vee.spamtrap42@one.localnet> (permalink) |
| References | <20200615163931.4400508b@mx> <slrnrefsif.qi.sc@scarpet42p.localdomain> |
On 2020-06-15, Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> wrote:
> Le 15-06-2020, Johnny <johnny@invalid.net> a écrit :
>>
>> The terminal always opens in the upper left corner of the screen. Is
>> there anyway to get it to open in the bottom right corner?
>>
>> I'm using a 32 inch Samsung TV for my monitor, and it would be a lot
>> more comfortable to look down to the right instead of up to the left.
>
> I'd say you don't give the most important information. It's not the
> terminal which places itself where it wants. It's the WM which does it.
> So, you have to tell which WM you are using.
>
> I won't be able to help because in the WM I'm using, it takes the size
> it can. But the one able to help would need to know.
There's a program that is useful in this kind of case:
https://github.com/GNOME/devilspie
I use it with fvwm2. It's not perfect, but it puts the vast
majority of my web browser windows where I want them.
HTH
--
Robert Riches
spamtrap42@jacob21819.net
(Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)
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Re: MX Linux terminal placement Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-15 22:12 +0000
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