Bug#1033471: maximize* commands don't work for Emacs is working for GNOME (Debian Stable (devilspie2_0.43-4_amd64.deb) + MATE installed from tasksel), and MATE (Debian Unstable (devilspie2_0.43-5_amd64.deb) + MATE installed from tasksel)

[David Hedlund <public@beloved.name>]

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* Debian Stable (devilspie2_0.43-4_amd64.deb) + MATE installed from tasksel

    Works!: Open GNOME. Open $ devilspie in the terminal. Open emacs. It actually opens maximized!

        Note that MATE is required. Without MATE: Debian Stable (devilspie2_0.43-4_amd64.deb). Open GNOME. Cannot run $ devilspie in the terminal: "An X11 display is required for devilspie2."[1]

    Does not work: Open MATE. Open $ devilspie in the terminal. Open emacs. The Emacs window is not maximized.

* Debian Testing (devilspie2_0.43-5_amd64.deb) + MATE installed from tasksel

   Does not work: Open GNOME. Cannot run $ devilspie in the terminal: "An X11 display is required for devilspie2."[1]

   Does not work: Open MATE. Open $ devilspie in the terminal. Open emacs. The Emacs window is not maximized.

* Debian Unstable (devilspie2_0.43-5_amd64.deb) + MATE installed from tasksel

   Does not work: Open GNOME. Cannot run $ devilspie in the terminal: "An X11 display is required for devilspie2."[1]

   Works!: Open MATE. Open $ devilspie in the terminal. Open emacs. It actually opens maximized!

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References

1: Devilspie2 fails to run under Xwayland - http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?46746