Kate vs Fluxbox

vegetta · 09-11-2006, 05:51 AM

Hi.
I have some wierd problem with my fluxbox under Slackware.

I wanna display Kate on a specific Workspace (0) after every startup.

I tried to do it by the book (fluxbox wiki) like this (in the apps file)
[app] (kate)
[Workspace] {4}
[end]

this work on every other application, only kate is stubborn.

can anyone help? or explain?

thx

dive · 09-11-2006, 06:50 AM

Try right clicking on title bar, select 'remember -> workspace'.

vegetta · 09-11-2006, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dive

Try right clicking on title bar, select 'remember -> workspace'.

tried that doesnt work

i tried also to run kate like this Kate --display :0.0

but it didnt help
--display <displayname> Use the X-server display 'displayname'

dive · 09-11-2006, 04:03 PM

display name means the the whole display server, not the workspace. But remember workspace works fine here. Must be some other setting blocking it.

Ilgar · 09-11-2006, 04:57 PM

Is the "kate" command in your system the real binary file in your path or is it a link to the binary? Maybe it spawns the real kate application as a separate process and fluxbox thinks it's a different thing.

But then, when you said "remember workspace" you'd see that "different thing" in the apps file. Hmm, I'm confused, too

.

vegetta · 09-11-2006, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ilgar

Is the "kate" command in your system the real binary file in your path or is it a link to the binary? Maybe it spawns the real kate application as a separate process and fluxbox thinks it's a different thing.

real binary
but the workspace option isnt about binaries, i think.
i read the wiki, they write there, that it [app] (xxx) referes to the first name of the window.
and xprop shows

Code:

WM_WINDOW_ROLE(STRING) = "__KateMainWindow#1"
_NET_WM_PID(CARDINAL) = 6176
_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE(ATOM) = _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL
WM_PROTOCOLS(ATOM): protocols  WM_DELETE_WINDOW, WM_TAKE_FOCUS, _NET_WM_PING
WM_NAME(STRING) = "Default Session: CM.cpp - Kate"
WM_LOCALE_NAME(STRING) = "en_US"
WM_CLASS(STRING) = "kate", "Kate"
WM_HINTS(WM_HINTS):
                Client accepts input or input focus: True
                Initial state is Normal State.
                bitmap id # to use for icon: 0x1200016
                bitmap id # of mask for icon: 0x1200017
                window id # of group leader: 0x1200002
WM_NORMAL_HINTS(WM_SIZE_HINTS):
                user specified size: 1024 by 768
                program specified size: 1024 by 768
                program specified minimum size: 304 by 180
                window gravity: NorthWest

there is something really wierd, it work on everything else xterm, FF,...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ilgar

But then, when you said "remember workspace" you'd see that "different thing" in the apps file. Hmm, I'm confused, too

.

its a complete mystery to me, of course im a

mokele · 09-11-2006, 07:15 PM

May be this, can help. May be is not
the same scenario, but similar.

-W

Ilgar · 09-11-2006, 07:23 PM

It works here. Move kate to the desktop you want, and then select "remember workspace". If it's already selected, deselect and then reselect. If you check the apps file after that, you should see the correct entry there.