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

[Anthony Thyssen]

On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:16:09 +0200
Piotr Karbowski <jabberuser at gmail.com> wrote:

| 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).

I am not certain I understand. But I think I do.

You are currently running openbox and somehow you start a script. which
you want it to start an application on a different desktop?




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