RE: X, Window manager, and startup question
On 25-Jun-2002 Dave Whiteley wrote:
> Help please,
>
> I am using xdm and icewm, (but I suspect that my problem relates to
> other window managers as well). I start up several applications at
> login, using .xsession but these all start up in the first virtual
> screen. Is there any way in which I can start them in other screens.
>
> My .xsession is something like:-
>
> xterm &
> application1 &
> application2 &
> exec icewm
>
> I would like application1 to start in the second virtual screen.
>
*IF* the window manager supports something like NETWM (which is a protocol for
talking to the windowmanager) an external program could be used to set this for
you. But in the general case no, this requires work.
Join an icewm list and ask there, they will likely have had numerous other
people ask this.
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