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ddu_	02-15-2010 12:36 PM

window sizes, off screen

Hey all, been a long time since i've been here!

Anyhow - I'm hoping I have a somewhat simple question that I can't seem to figure out. I just picked up an AcerAspireOne AOA150-1777 netbook that I've loaded slackware 13 onto. I'm using fluxbox as my window manager. Screen resoultions look good, running at 1024x600, as I set in xorg.conf. My question is, some applications, (gimp/firefox are good exmaples) open windows that are too big for the screen. I was wondering if there was a way I can set apps to use the limits of my screen size.

thanks in advance!

rweaver

02-15-2010 04:54 PM

It depends a lot on the application, many x apps have support for setting a specific size when you're calling them or have rc files that define the default size and location.

allanf

02-15-2010 06:04 PM

The plain X "geometry option"

Code:

−geometry geometry_string

The Gnome Standard "geometry option"

Code:

−−geometry=geometry_string

The KDE Standard "geometry option"

Code:

−−geometry geometry_string

where "geometry_string" are in the form:

Code:

  WIDTHxHEIGHT+XOFFESET+YOFFSET

  WIDTHxHEIGHT-XOFFESET-YOFFSET

  WIDTHxHEIGHT+XOFFESET-YOFFSET

  WIDTHxHEIGHT-XOFFESET+YOFFSET

  WIDTHxHEIGHT

  +XOFFESET+YOFFSET

  -XOFFESET-YOFFSET

  +XOFFESET-YOFFSET

  -XOFFESET+YOFFSET

  ...

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