Remember 'Always on visible workspace'
killermoehre
killermoehre at gmx.net
Wed Jul 25 08:42:11 CEST 2012
Am 24.07.2012 16:31, schrieb Trayan Denev:
> Hmmm, I have a problem.
> I create a script that will set chat clients to workspace 2. The code of
> the script is this:
>
> --Skype set to workspace 2
>
> if (string.find(get_application_name(), " - Skype") ~= nil) then
>
> debug_print("Skype detected. Set it to workspace 2.");
>
> set_window_workspace(2);
>
> end
>
>
> --Pidgin set to workspace 2
>
> if (get_application_name() == "Buddy List") then
>
> debug_print("Pidgin detected. Set it to workspace 2.");
>
> set_window_workspace(2);
>
> end
>
>
> If I start menually `devilspie2 --debug` everything is OK - terminal is
> visible on every workspace and Skype and Pidgin go to workspace 2.
>
> I put `/usr/local/bin/devilspie2 --debug > /tmp/devilspie2.log &` in
> Settings Manager->Session and Startup->Application Autostart. After xfce
> restart terminal is visible on every workspace but skype and pidgin are
> not set to workspace 2. I check the log file /tmp/devilspie2.log but it
> is empty.
>
> Can you tell me what is wrong here?
First, install devilspie from the distribution repository. Second,
remove the "&" after the command in autostart (really, you don't need
job control from bash there). Third, use gdevilspie as frontend for
devilspie. Make some things a lot easier.
Regards
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