start location for windows

2009-09-01 Thread Steven Stern
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 When I start a new program in Gnome, it positions the new window at the top left of the screen. Is there a way to tell it to use some other location (e.g., center)? - -- Steve -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment

Re: start location for windows

2009-09-01 Thread William Case
Hi; On Tue, 2009-09-01 at 10:57 -0500, Steven Stern wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > When I start a new program in Gnome, it positions the new window at the > top left of the screen. Is there a way to tell it to use some other > location (e.g., center)? > In gnome, s

Re: start location for windows

2009-09-01 Thread Ron Yorston
Steven Stern wrote: >When I start a new program in Gnome, it positions the new window at the >top left of the screen. Is there a way to tell it to use some other >location (e.g., center)? The Gnome window manager, metacity, positions windows automatically and offers no control. I maintain a patch

Re: start location for windows

2009-09-02 Thread Bob Marcan
On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:09:32 +0100 Ron Yorston wrote: > Steven Stern wrote: > >When I start a new program in Gnome, it positions the new window at the > >top left of the screen. Is there a way to tell it to use some other > >location (e.g., center)? > > The Gnome window manager, metacity, positi

Re: start location for windows

2009-09-02 Thread Sharpe, Sam J
2009/9/3 Bob Marcan : > On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:09:32 +0100 > Ron Yorston wrote: > >> Steven Stern wrote: >> >When I start a new program in Gnome, it positions the new window at the >> >top left of the screen. Is there a way to tell it to use some other >> >location (e.g., center)? >> >> The Gnome