[openbox] Making openbox to start new windows on parent desktop.

Piotr Karbowski jabberuser at gmail.com
Thu Oct 22 04:16:09 EDT 2009


On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Anthony Thyssen
<A.Thyssen at griffith.edu.au> wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:18:46 +0200
> Piotr Karbowski <jabberuser at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> | Hi! I have problem with setting openbox, there is possible to set that
> | new windows start on parent-window desktop? For example, when I on
> | desktop3 open terminal and type "sleep 5 && audacious", ran it and
> | switch to desktop1 audacious will start on desktop3 but not on
> | desktop1? With firefox I have configured to start always on desktop2
> | and every dialog window, file save prompt etc are only on desktop2,
> | even when I on other desktop.
> |
> | I hope you can understand me.
> |
> There are a number of ways and which way depends on how you use openbox.
>
>
> I for example have it set as the windowmanager for Gnome.
> For other clients I asked gnome to run a 'client startup script' from
> the 'session Preferences.
>
>  Name: Personal Session
>  Command:  bash .xgnome.extra
>  Comment:  Start some extra applications
>
> The ".xgnome.extra" file then starts my initial xterm windows
> (I am a programmer!)  firefox, with default geometry and uses 'xwit'
> to auto-iconify it once launched,  my mail program,  etc...


I using standalone openbox.
I think you dont understand me, for example my 'quick run' is a gmrun,
I binded it for control-alt-R and when I run it on desktop4 and run in
it oowriter I want to be able switch to desktop1 and force openoffice
to start on desktop4, where was parrent window (gmrun).


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