Run program in another desktop

[Heinrich Rebehn]

Biju Chacko wrote:
> Ondra Holecek wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>>
>> is somehow possible then running program, to say in which desktop it 
>> should start?
>>
>> for example i have terminal in desktop 1 and want to run other 
>> terminal in background in desktop 6
> 
> 
> A third-party program like wmctrl, kstart, or devilspie could do this, I 
> think.
> 
> -- b
> 
> Can we add a FAQ:
> 
> Q. I want to start a program on a specific 
> desktop/maximised/minimised/sticky etc. How do I do it?
> 
> A. xfwm will never override behavior requested by an application and 
> also avoid duplicating features of other applications. For this kind of 
> thing use a third-party program like wmctrl, kstart, or devilspie.

Another option: use sawfish as window manager
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Heinrich Rebehn

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