on Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 03:40:27PM -0700, Carl Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Duncan Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 06:36:35PM +0200, Martin W?rtele wrote: > > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 08:48:33AM -0700, Duncan Watson wrote: > > [snip] > > > > My question is regarding the 'debian' way to start various > > > > applications on particular workspaces. I would like to start a > > > > few applications such as a number of xterms, a mail client, and > > > > my gqmpeg on login. I currently use > > > > ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/autostart to start a number of > > > > applets and a few deamons such as fetchmail, remind, etc. If I > > > > could figure out how to specify the workspace I would start a > > > > quartet of xterms, etc as well. > > ...snip... > > > You get the idea. I tend to use a lot of xterm, eterms, etc. They are > > started all the time. I don't want to pin them to a particular workspace > > forever. > > Have you tried just setting things up the way you want them and then > select the menu item WorkSpace->Save_Session. I have about a dozen > things I start that way, including several xterms, and they all start > in the proper workspaces. It seemed like Gnome might have caused > problems with that, but I didn't find that Gnome provided enough more > than just WindowMaker to make it worth while.
Note that 'Save Session' creates a file somewhere (under GNUstep) that should give you the syntax for starting apps in specified workspaces. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org Free Dmitry!! Boycott Adobe!! Repeal the DMCA!! http://www.freesklyarov.org
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