• Registered: 2010-03-26
  • Posts: 66

Topic: Control how Applications Open

I was wanting to know how to do three things. Is it possible to have application launch from the menu with the window opened to a certain size? It would be really helpful to have my terminal open to a bigger size but not  all the way maximized. Also is it possible to limit how large the maximized window is? The reason I'm asking is because when I maximize applications it covers up conky on the right hand of my screen. It would be nice to have windows maximized but all the while leaving that little bit on the right hand side of the screen uncovered. Last, similar to the first question, is it possible to have windows open maximized right from the menu? Thank you in advance for any help.

  • Registered: 2011-03-03
  • Posts: 308

Re: Control how Applications Open

Many applications have a geometry option, for example:

xterm -geometry 100x24+0+0

will open an xterm that is 100x24 pixels and place it in the upper left corner. You'll need to edit the menu entries and add the geometry option you want.

What window manager/ desktop environment are you using? Most allow for space around maximized windows; if you're running the default openbox in #!, it's ones of the options in the gui configuration (obconf).

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  • Registered: 2010-03-26
  • Posts: 66

Re: Control how Applications Open

I feel like such an idiot, yes I am using Openbox. I tried editing the option you find in obconf but on reboot it moves conky over how many ever pixels you choose over as well as your maximized windows. It really defeats the purpose of what I want. That is why I'm asking, I can't find an option to leave conky where it is but push windows over to not cover conky up. Thank you for the help with controlling how the terminal opens.

  • Registered: 2010-09-02
  • Posts: 347

Re: Control how Applications Open

Devilspie may do what you are looking for.
Also you can have conky override or ignore the window manager.

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  • Registered: 2011-03-03
  • Posts: 308

Re: Control how Applications Open

What is your conky configuration for:

own_window_type

I use either "normal" or "desktop" as well as:

own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

and don't have the movement issue you're having - I use fluxbox or fvwm as my window manager; without xcompmgr.

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  • Registered: 2011-03-09
  • Posts: 3,235

Re: Control how Applications Open

as JeffreyC said, devilspie is your one-stop solution for many advanced window-options. you should check it out at least. not 100% sure if this can be done purely through Openbox, but would be nice if it could.

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