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Doin
November 22nd, 2009, 06:33 PM
Hi everyone,

First post here, but have been helped here by a few good searches.
I'm using 9.10, and I was wondering how you can startup a program with a gui on a specific location eg:
the command to start blender on command line is "blender", what do I have to add to have it started on the 2nd workspace 800 wide and 600 high?
Many thanks in advance,

Doin.

emigrant
November 22nd, 2009, 06:37 PM
i think you have to write a script for this.

Doin
November 22nd, 2009, 06:54 PM
I figured as much, however, I am not really experienced in scripting, so any help would be greatly appreciated(links to good script-tutorials covering basics and gnome(?)-manipulation would suffice.

thanks again.

erilidon
December 6th, 2009, 08:17 AM
I am sorta interested in the same thing just not sure how to do it. I have set up thunderbird to start as I log in under System -> Preferences -> Startup Applications.

It starts up but I would like to see it on the second workspace.

EDIT:
Just found this http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1075301.html (http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1075301.html).
Haven't tried it yet, but it looks promising.

sisco311
December 6th, 2009, 08:24 AM
If you use compiz (desktop effects): http://http://wiki.compiz.org/Plugins/Place

If not, then: community/Devilspie

erilidon
December 14th, 2009, 12:30 AM
Thanks, I ended up using devilspie as the compiz wasn't fast enough to load for the start up apps.