X positioning controls

[Collins]

On Mon, 27 May 2002 10:50:09 -0400 (EDT) Chuck Mead
<csm at MoonGroup.com> wrote:
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> On 27 May 2002, Joe Klemmer posted the following:
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> 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
> JK>that will> prevent new windows from selecting a geometry that
> JK>overlaps the bottom> area of the screen?  I keep the xfce panel
> JK>at the bottom of the screen> in the top layer on all desktops. 
> JK>Most of my windows are always> restarted in their prior geometry
> JK>settings, but new windows (example:> an email composer window, or
> JK>a new mozilla window whn I click on a url> in email) usually open
> JK>with their bottom portion overlayed by the> panel, and I get
> JK>tired of dragging them up.
> JK>
> JK>	You can do this in the xfce/xfmw configuration.  It's in the
> JK>	docs, just
> JK>look it up and I'm sure it'll do just what you need.  :-)
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> In ~/.xfce/xfwmrc I use:
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> Margin              Top  80
> Margin              Left  0
> Margin              Right 0
> Margin              Bottom 0
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> This keeps the top 80 pixels free for my icons.
> 

Thanks for the prompt responses.  I will give this a try.

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