Openbox window position

Reasons · 2008-03-18 05:48:28

I'm trying to get firefox to start in the upper left corner of the screen in openbox so I added this to my rc.xml. I don't know why it isn't working when gmrun is. I've check the class many times.

  <applications>
    <application class="Gmrun">
      <position>
        <x>center</x>
        <y>center</y>
      </position>
    </application>

    <application class="Minefield">
      <position>
        <x>10</x>
        <y>10</y>
      </position>
    </application>
  </applications>

Reasons · 2008-03-18 16:55:59

I just tried it with devilspie and it worked fine, but that makes me choose geometry too and that messes up popups.

Reasons · 2008-03-18 20:36:36

That is what xprop WM_CLASS | cut -d\" -f4 gave me.

.:B:. · 2008-03-18 22:41:09

Try

xprops | grep WM_CLASS

Should give what you need, put them both in, like this:

    <application name="VCLSalFrame" class="OpenOffice.org 2.3">
      <desktop>1</desktop>
    </application>

Name and class cannot be interchanged freely .

Last edited by B (2008-03-18 22:41:43)

Reasons · 2008-03-18 23:42:30

Just tried that, still nothing. I even copied your openoffice one, checked it, and it still didn't work.

.:B:. · 2008-03-19 01:10:03

Does Firefox honour any of the other window settings (e.g. maximising windows, disabling decorations)?

I found FF 3 b3 not to do that...

Reasons · 2008-03-19 01:18:17

Nothing at all. It's FFb4 but still, doesn't follow anything. I've mapped gmrun, gcalctool, pidgin, they all work so I know I'm doing it right.

Rasi · 2008-03-20 10:30:37

i have just tried this with urxvt... also not working gmrun works fine tho

Reasons · 2008-03-20 14:54:53

Urxvt is a class of URxvt, I got that to work.

hk2717 · 2008-03-22 04:31:40

Hi Reasons, have you got it working with firefoxb4? I cannot set position for it in openbox per-app settings either.

ahuja · 2014-06-30 22:10:05

When you're going to apply a change to firefox, do not use 'class', use 'name' instead.

Instead of:
class="firefox"
use:
name="firefox*"

Try that.

jasonwryan · 2014-06-30 22:19:37

You are replying to a five year old thread: I'm pretty sure they got it sorted in the interim.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … Bumping.27

Closing.

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#1 2008-03-18 05:48:28

Openbox window position

#2 2008-03-18 16:55:59

Re: Openbox window position

#3 2008-03-18 20:36:36

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