On Thu, Nov 08, 2001 at 11:18:35AM -0700, Mike Fontenot wrote: > > I know how to automatically start Netscape in a > different desktop (using fvwm2), > but I would also like to be > able to automatically also start the "Messenger" > window in a third desktop. > > I.e., I'd like the initial Netscape window (Navigator, > in my case) to be started in Desk 1, and the Messenger > window of that SAME Netscape process to be started > in desk 2. > > Anyone know if that's possible? I suppose it would > require some kind of specification to netscape itself. > > I know that I can start > two instances of the Netscape process, one starting > with the Navigator window, and one starting with > the Messenger window. But I don't think that's > what I want...
just an idea: there's a not too well advertised "-remote" option to Netscape that can be used to issue commands to be executed in an *already running* instance of Netscape. So, I assume something like netscape -remote 'openInbox()' should have the desired effect, presuming you know how to have fvwm2 open the resulting new window on a different desktop (which you seem to have figured out already :) BTW, similarly, commands like netscape -remote 'openURL(http://www.debian.org)' considerably speed up startup times when trying to open HTML documents from the commandline, as this avoids launching another instance of Netscape. For details see http://home.netscape.com/newsref/std/x-remote.html and have a look at Netscape's X-resources file Netscape.ad for further ideas on what you might want to control remotely -- just in case you start liking that feature :) Cheers -- Erdmut Pfeifer science+computing ag www.science-computing.de -- Bugs come in through open windows. Keep Windows shut! --