[openbox] Starting application on a certain desktop ...

[Dana Jansens]

On Sep 27, 2014 2:27 PM, <meino.cramer at gmx.de> wrote:
>
> Dana Jansens <danakj at orodu.net> [14-09-27 17:20]:
> > On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 3:08 AM, <meino.cramer at gmx.de> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am using eight desktops with Openbox on Gentoo linux.
> > >
> > > There are ways to start an application on a certain
> > > desktop via configuration. Or in other words: It doesn't
> > > matter where a choose -- for example -- firefox from
> > > the menu...its window will alway pop up on -- say --
> > > desktop 4.
> > >
> > > I am looking for something different. I want to choose the desktop
> > > via -- for example -- tint2. Select "firefox" via menu/commandline
> > > or what else and change to another desktop.
> > > After firefox has collected all its bits and pieces it should appear
> > > on that desktop from where I started firefox and where I am currently.
> > >
> > > Is it possible via openbox? ...or maybe via a helper tool?'
> > >
> >
> > If the thing you launch the app with supports the startup notification
> > protocol, that should "just work". To tell, see if it uses
> > libstartupnotification maybe.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Thank you very much in advance for any help!
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > mcc
> > >
> > >
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> Openbox pulls
>         libstartup-notification-1.so.0 =>
/usr/lib64/libstartup-notification-1.so.0 (0x00007f0bb20ca000)
>
> . How can I tell openbox to do, what I want, if I use openboxs menus?

See the documentation for the execute action on the website. It has options
for that.

> Best regards.
> mcc
>
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