diff -ru fvwm-snap-20010916/fvwm/fvwm2.1 fvwm-2.5.0-cfht/fvwm/fvwm2.1 --- fvwm-snap-20010916/fvwm/fvwm2.1 Sun Sep 16 01:00:02 2001 +++ fvwm-2.5.0-cfht/fvwm/fvwm2.1 Sat Sep 15 16:54:45 2001 @@ -5239,7 +5239,7 @@ .IR StartsOnDesk . For those standard Xt programs which understand this usage, the starting desk/page can also be specified via a resource (e.g., -"-xrm 'Fvwm.Page: 1 0 2'"). +"-xrm '*page: 1 0 2'"). .I StartsOnPage in conjunction with .I SkipMapping @@ -5254,19 +5254,23 @@ A new window is placed on the specified Xinerama screen. The default is to place windows on the screen that contains the mouse pointer at the time the window is created. - -.I StartsOnPage -functions exactly like -.IR StartsOnDesk . +However, those windows which are not placed by FVWM (i.e., those with +a USPosition hint from a user specified geometry) are normally placed +in a position relative to the global screen. The +.I StartsOnScreen +style is also useful to cause these windows to be placed relative +to a specific Xinerama screen. For example: +.EX +Style * StartsOnScreen c +.EE +Would cause all windows, including those with their own geometry +to be placed relative to the current Xinerama screen rather than +the global screen. For those standard Xt programs which understand this usage, the starting desk/page can also be specified via a resource (e.g., -"-xrm 'Fvwm.Page: 1 0 2'"). -.I StartsOnPage -in conjunction with -.I SkipMapping -is a useful technique when you want to start an app on some other -page and continue with what you were doing, rather than waiting -for it to appear. +"-xrm '*wmscreen: c'"). ('wmscreen' was chosen +because some applications already use '.screen' for other +purposes.) .I StartsOnPageIncludesTransients causes the diff -ru fvwm-snap-20010916/fvwm/add_window.c fvwm-2.5.0-cfht/fvwm/add_window.c --- fvwm-snap-20010916/fvwm/add_window.c Sun Sep 16 01:00:02 2001 +++ fvwm-2.5.0-cfht/fvwm/add_window.c Sat Sep 15 20:38:13 2001 @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ #include <stdio.h> #include "libs/fvwmlib.h" +#include "libs/FScreen.h" #include "fvwm.h" #include "externs.h" #include "cursor.h" @@ -587,6 +588,12 @@ SSET_START_DESK(*pstyle, SGET_START_DESK(*pstyle) + 1); } pstyle->flags.use_start_on_desk = 1; + } + if (GetResourceString(db, "wmscreen", client_argv[0], &rm_value) && + rm_value.size != 0) + { + SSET_START_SCREEN(*pstyle, FScreenGetScreenArgument(rm_value.addr, 'c')); + pstyle->flags.use_start_on_screen = 1; } if (GetResourceString(db, "page", client_argv[0], &rm_value) && rm_value.size != 0) -- Visit the official FVWM web page at <URL:http://www.fvwm.org/>. To unsubscribe from the list, send "unsubscribe fvwm-workers" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To report problems, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]