Re: Re: Manage window: change positions, etc.

2010-03-29 Thread Olivier Cailloux
Jochen Schulz a écrit : Olivier Cailloux: I posted this message one week ago but did not receive advices. Does anybody know an other place where I could ask the question? You'd have to ask the metacity people. But I doubt they will be able to help you (short of impleme

Re: Manage window: change positions, etc.

2010-03-28 Thread Jochen Schulz
Olivier Cailloux: > > I posted this message one week ago but did not receive advices. Does > anybody know an other place where I could ask the question? You'd have to ask the metacity people. But I doubt they will be able to help you (short of implementing what you need which I don't think they

Re: Manage window: change positions, etc.

2010-03-28 Thread Olivier Cailloux
Hello, I posted this message one week ago but did not receive advices. Does anybody know an other place where I could ask the question? Or is it incorrectly framed? Do you think it is worth re-posting it in a new thread? (I don't want to spam the list, but I have the feeling that the question

Re: [OT] Pronunciation of "metacity" (was Manage window: change positions, etc.)

2010-03-24 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-03-24 08:01, Stephen Powell wrote: On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:45:09 -0400 (EDT), Ron Johnson wrote: From an old metacity README: Metacity is not a meta-City as in an urban center, but rather Meta-ness as in the state of being meta. i.e. metacity : meta as opacity : opaque. Al

Re: [OT] Pronunciation of "metacity" (was Manage window: change positions, etc.)

2010-03-24 Thread Stephen Powell
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:45:09 -0400 (EDT), Ron Johnson wrote: > > From an old metacity README: > Metacity is not a meta-City as in an urban center, but > rather Meta-ness as in the state of being meta. i.e. > metacity : meta as opacity : opaque. Also it may have > something to

Re: [OT] Pronunciation of "metacity" (was Manage window: change positions, etc.)

2010-03-23 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-03-23 16:39, Stephen Powell wrote: On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:55:00 -0400 (EDT), Ron Johnson wrote: GNOME is a DE (Desktop Environment). It's standard WM is Metacity (rhymes with mendacity and audacity). Well, you learn something new every day, if you stay awake. (That's what my grandfath

[OT] Pronunciation of "metacity" (was Manage window: change positions, etc.)

2010-03-23 Thread Stephen Powell
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:55:00 -0400 (EDT), Ron Johnson wrote: > GNOME is a DE (Desktop Environment). It's standard WM is Metacity > (rhymes with mendacity and audacity). Well, you learn something new every day, if you stay awake. (That's what my grandfather always used to say.) I always pronounce

Re: Manage window: change positions, etc.

2010-03-23 Thread Stephen Powell
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:12:20 -0400 (EDT), Ron Johnson wrote: > On 2010-03-23 13:38, Stephen Powell wrote: >> >> DE = Desktop Environment (GNOME, KDE, XFCE, etc.) >> WM = Window Manager >> >> A Desktop Environment is also sometimes referred to as a Session Manager. > > No. > > A Session Manager

Re: Manage window: change positions, etc.

2010-03-23 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-03-23 13:38, Stephen Powell wrote: On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:29:25 -0400 (EDT), Olivier Cailloux wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: You don't actually mention which WM/DE that you use... GNOME probably? Indeed I am using gnome. I did not mention which WM because I don't know how to query for this

Re: Re: Manage window: change positions, etc.

2010-03-23 Thread Stephen Powell
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:29:25 -0400 (EDT), Olivier Cailloux wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: >> You don't actually mention which WM/DE that you use... GNOME probably? > > Indeed I am using gnome. I did not mention which WM because I don't know > how to query for this information! Also I don't know what

Re: Manage window: change positions, etc.

2010-03-23 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-03-23 12:29, Olivier Cailloux wrote: Ron Johnson a écrit : On 2010-03-22 16:06, Olivier Cailloux wrote: Hi all, I would like to do automate two related tasks on my debian box (stable), preferably without changing my window manager (because I am happy with it and would prefer a simple

Re: Re: Manage window: change positions, etc.

2010-03-23 Thread Olivier Cailloux
Ron Johnson a écrit : On 2010-03-22 16:06, Olivier Cailloux wrote: Hi all, I would like to do automate two related tasks on my debian box (stable), preferably without changing my window manager (because I am happy with it and would prefer a simple solution if available). [snip] the one I a

Re: Manage window: change positions, etc.

2010-03-22 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-03-22 16:06, Olivier Cailloux wrote: Hi all, I would like to do automate two related tasks on my debian box (stable), preferably without changing my window manager (because I am happy with it and would prefer a simple solution if available). [snip] the one I am currently in. E.g. if

Manage window: change positions, etc.

2010-03-22 Thread Olivier Cailloux
Hi all, I would like to do automate two related tasks on my debian box (stable), preferably without changing my window manager (because I am happy with it and would prefer a simple solution if available). 1) Change the task bar position of some windows. I use a software (namely, eclipse) whic