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