Re: eterm / gnome window position
> The string I have for my Eterm icon is:
>
> /usr/bin/Eterm -L 10000 --colorBD yellow --select-line -g 101x25 --shade
> 100 --buttonbar 0 --scrollbar-type next
>
> So, I am using the geometry option, but I can only set the dimensions of
> the terminal, since they are the same. If I set also the position
> (something like101x25+0+0), if I click four times over my icon I will
> get four terminals on top of each other. Which I do not want.
>
> I took a look at devilspie program. Correct me if I am wrong, but it
> cannot distinguish different instances from the same application and
> take different actions according to the instance number which is what I
> want to do - apply different position for different terminal windows,
> started from the same icon.
>
If I understand correctly you want your four eterms to start up in four
seperate parts of the screen or tiled. I can do this using sawfish
window manager. In the matched Windows Properties match Command
^Eterm $ and set Place mode first-fit or best-fit. This is done in
gnome with Preferences Windows
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