[openbox] Is there some sort of session management?

[Javeed Shaikh]

Openbox has per-app settings, which allows you to set things like
initial position.

For example,
<applications>
	<application class="Epiphany">
		<position>
			<x>60</x>
			<y>60</y>
		</position>
	</application>
</applications>

in your rc.xml would make any window with the class Epiphany be at
60,60. You can use wmctrl -lx to list all open windows and their
classes.

On 9/25/06, J. Shinall <spam at theshinalls.com> wrote:
> Devil's Pie is a handy tool. However, if you're only in search of window
> positioning, layering, desktop selection, etc., you may want to use
> 'wmctrl'. You execute it each time you need it, as opposed to having
> another service always running resident on the system (i.e. Devil's
> Pie). If 'wmctrl' won't suit your needs, then use Devil's Pie. Just make
> sure you look into 'wmctrl'.
>
> Matthew Mawdsley wrote:
> > While not exactly what you asked for I think Devil's Pie might suit
> > your needs:
> >
> > http://www.burtonini.com/blog/computers/devilspie
> >
> > It's only for setting the initial position of Windows so it won't
> > remember if you move them, you'd need to update your devilspie
> > configs really.
> >
> > Mat.
> >
> > On 23:00 Mon 25 Sep     , Thomas Wehrspann wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Openbox is a great windowmanager with nearly all features i need.
> >> But one is missing? Is it possible to store/restore the position of windows
> >> on shutdown/startup of applications?
> >> The only thing i found was this statement:
> >> -------
> >>    allow for 'session management' of a sort. let the wm remember a window's
> >>    position/size/other attributes if they are saved by the user (window menu
> >>    or something). this is especially important for dockapps to be cool
> >> -------
> >> I'm using a Xinerama configuration with Openbox. Very minimalistic.
> >> No Gnome, KDE,... and i like to avoid GTK2 for the moment as well.
> >>
> >> Is there something like this on the way or already in place?
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance,
> >> Thomas Wehrspann
> >>
> >
>