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Re: Openbox and multiple screens.

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On Sat, 16 Apr 2022 peter@easthope.ca wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This system has two screens.
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/Openbox#Files lists ~/.config/openbox/autostart.
> Autostarting works except that I haven't found a way to configure the
> location or screen where a new window opens.  How is that done?

  $ man 7 X
  [...]
  GEOMETRY SPECIFICATIONS

    One of the advantages of using window systems instead of hardwired
    terminals is that applications don't have to be restricted to a
    particular size or location on the screen.  Although the layout of
    windows on a display is controlled by the window manager that the
    user is running (described below), most X programs accept a command
    line argument of the form -geometry WIDTHxHEIGHT+XOFF+YOFF (where
    WIDTH, HEIGHT, XOFF, and YOFF are numbers) for specifying a
    preferred size and location for this application's main window.

  [...]

This is functionality I have not used in several years, so I'm not
sure how accurate is the proposition "most X programs accept ..."

But it is the first thing I think of, when I read your question.

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Openbox and multiple screens. peter@easthope.ca - 2022-04-16 16:30 +0200
  Re: Openbox and multiple screens. davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2022-04-19 01:10 +0200
    Re: Openbox and multiple screens. davidson@freevolt.org - 2022-04-19 01:20 +0200
    [SOLVED] Re: Openbox and multiple screens. peter@easthope.ca - 2022-04-22 18:20 +0200

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