Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Terminal Command on Secondary Monitor

2009-02-23 Thread Harry Rickards
Thanks, I'll try it later as I'm currently on a public computer. I was planning to use xfce4-terminal, not gnome-terminal though, does anyone know if xfce4-terminal works with the -geometry option. Quoting Paul Sladen ubu...@paul.sladen.org: On Sun, 22 Feb 2009, Harry Rickards wrote:

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Terminal Command on Secondary Monitor

2009-02-23 Thread azmodie
try Install either wmctrl or devilspie. http://burtonini.com/blog/computers/devilspie http://www.sweb.cz/tripie/utils/wmctrl/ azmodie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Terminal Command on Secondary Monitor

2009-02-23 Thread Paul Sladen
On Sun, 22 Feb 2009, Paul Sladen wrote: On Sun, 22 Feb 2009, Harry Rickards wrote: command to be opened on a secondary monitor from a terminal Sadly, I tested -geometry with gnome-terminal and it doesn't understand However; formatting it as: gnome-terminal --geometry=80x25+1024+0

[ubuntu-uk] Open Terminal Command on Secondary Monitor

2009-02-22 Thread Harry Rickards
Does anyone know of any tool that allows for a command (I want to use xfce4-terminal with some options) to be opened on a secondary monitor from a terminal on the first? Many thanks Harry Rickards -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Terminal Command on Secondary Monitor

2009-02-22 Thread Neil Greenwood
2009/2/22 Harry Rickards hricka...@l33tmyst.com: Does anyone know of any tool that allows for a command (I want to use xfce4-terminal with some options) to be opened on a secondary monitor from a terminal on the first? Do you have Compiz running? Do you always want that command to only appear

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Terminal Command on Secondary Monitor

2009-02-22 Thread Harry Rickards
Thanks, I'll take a look at Place Windows. I don't usually have Compiz running, but have it installed, so I can run it if necessary. It would be good if the command did always run on the second monitor, as I'll probably set it to run as a startup script. Quoting Neil Greenwood

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Open Terminal Command on Secondary Monitor

2009-02-22 Thread Paul Sladen
On Sun, 22 Feb 2009, Harry Rickards wrote: command to be opened on a secondary monitor from a terminal X applications (all of them) historically supported the -display and -geometry options on the command line: xterm -geometry 80x25+1024+0 Which if you secondary monitor is 1024 pixels