Thank you all for the fast replies, As always, - I did not have to re-invent the wheel. Gnome-session supports everything I need and more, so I will be using that from now on. Appreciate your help :)
Best Regards, Maxim Shkurygin http://maxatreides.net max.atreides (at) gmail (dot) com On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 7:04 PM, Mike Kershaw <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 06:41:38PM -0500, Sean Dague wrote: > > Maxim Shkurygin wrote: > > > Hello mhvluggers, > > > > > > I have a pretty common routine that I preform every time I start up my > > > laptop, which goes generally like this: > > > > > > 1. Launch three termnals, and arrange them to fill my Desktop 1 > > > 2. Go to Desktop 2 and start up Pidgin, and XChat and arrange them > > > 3. Go to Desktop 3 and start up Firefox + whatever else I need at the > > > moment. > > > > > > Since these tasks are routine and monotonous I imagined there must be a > way > > > for me automate it with a shell script. However after googling for a > while I > > > couldn't find a way to do it. So, my question is - is there a console > > > program that you know of that lets me start a specific X app on a > specific > > > desktop, at a specific position with specific dimensions? > > > > Placement and size policy can be done easily with devil's pie > > (http://live.gnome.org/DevilsPie). > > > > Sean nailed it. > > Launching is a matter of putting it in xinitrc. > > Placement is up to your WM. > > Some WMs have built-in "remember this position for this window id". > > For the rest, DevilsPie would be a good way to handle it. > > -m > > -- > Mike Kershaw/Dragorn <[email protected]> > GPG Fingerprint: 3546 89DF 3C9D ED80 3381 A661 D7B2 8822 738B BDB1 > > "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Unfortunately, > for > most people, that reaction is illiteracy." > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Feb 4 - Ruby on Rails > Mar 4 - TBD > Apr 1 - TBD > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Feb 4 - Ruby on Rails Mar 4 - TBD Apr 1 - TBD
