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windows automatically opening in specific desktops!!

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marvin

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Monday, June 18th 2007, 2:51pm

windows automatically opening in specific desktops!!

Okay.... first off I'm pretty new to Linux.... I have tried the help pages and Googling kstart etc and still cannot get it to work....

Once I have a certain applicatiion running I would like the various windows to open in specific virtual desktops.

What I have tried so far.....

$ xprop | grep WM_CLASS

and then selected the window I want to open in a specific desktop - this has returned:

WM_CLASS(STRING) = "import", "import"

I have then tried the following (assuming I want window to open in desktop 2):

$ kstart --desktop 2 --activate --window "import", "import"

when entering the above nothing seems to happen. I have also tried the following:

$ kstart --desktop 2 --activate --windowclass "import", "import"

this doesn't work either.... must admit I am clutching at straws here - I really don't know what I am doing.

Anyone have any help - is kstart the only way of achieving what I want?? PLEASE - any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

kriko

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Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 6:42pm

You're complicating things :)

Open desired application, click on icon, upper-right corner. Choose advanced and then:
special windows settings, if you want such behaviour for only shown window or
special application settings, if you want such behaviour for shown windows that belongs to application.
Now a window opens up, choose geometry and enable Desktop. I you like to force apps to certain desktop, select force and select one of virtual desktops. You cannot move this app from this desktop with this settings anymore, so maybe remember would be a better option.

marvin

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Wednesday, June 20th 2007, 4:44pm

You're right... I new there had to be an easier way of doing this.

You would not believe how much grief this was causing me.

Thanks