X positioning controls

[Chuck Mead]

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On 27 May 2002, Joe Klemmer posted the following:

JK>On Mon, 2002-05-27 at 10:45, Collins wrote:
JK>
JK>> Is there a standard way to include something in an X rc file that will
JK>> prevent new windows from selecting a geometry that overlaps the bottom
JK>> area of the screen?  I keep the xfce panel at the bottom of the screen
JK>> in the top layer on all desktops.  Most of my windows are always
JK>> restarted in their prior geometry settings, but new windows (example:
JK>> an email composer window, or a new mozilla window whn I click on a url
JK>> in email) usually open with their bottom portion overlayed by the
JK>> panel, and I get tired of dragging them up.
JK>
JK>	You can do this in the xfce/xfmw configuration.  It's in the docs, just
JK>look it up and I'm sure it'll do just what you need.  :-)

In ~/.xfce/xfwmrc I use:

Margin              Top  80
Margin              Left  0
Margin              Right 0
Margin              Bottom 0

This keeps the top 80 pixels free for my icons.


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