[openbox] ob and wmctrl

Christian Timmer darge at gmx.net
Tue Feb 24 03:08:12 EST 2004


On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 06:28:28PM -0800, AthlonRob wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 17:38, Ryan Freeman wrote:
> 
> > actually, the said option makes the aterm the said size. my irssi window
> > opens up with -geometry 120x40 and works as john said. it indeed
> > specifies the window size, not the position.
> 
> Since it appears two separate people are having an identical inability
> to comprehend crappy documentation... I'll throw you a bone.  I don't
> use aterm, but here's how it works:
> 
> aterm -geometry wxh+x+y
> 
> Give it a try.  Have fun.
> 
> Rob

Thanks! Good solution for aterm. I think it would be nice if there was such a feature directly inside openbox. wmctrl doesnt do this job for me. 

Look at the source, luke! I'll do it. :)

christian




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