Re: [Devilspie2-discuss] strting a window maximized and unfocused

[Tomáš Hnyk]

Ok, so I found a way to do this:

if (get_application_name()=="foo") then
    minimize()
    os.execute("wmctrl -i -r " ..  get_window_xid() .. " -e  
1,3882,1112,-1,-1")
    os.execute("wmctrl -i -r " ..  get_window_xid() .. " -b  
add,maximized_vert,maximized_horz")
end

First line starts the window minimized, second puts it to viewport 3,2 and  
the third maximizes it without focusing it. It is a bit cumbersome but  
works. The window seems to blink for a few millisecond when it is being  
started, but it really just flashes.

Also, as per putting a window to selected viewport,  one just needs to do  
some calculations. In Compiz, the screen is one workspace, so if X and Y  
are the horizontal and vertical sizes of display, to put a window to a  
vieport x,y (x is horizontal index and y vertical), one needs to put it at  
coordinates xX+launcher_size,yY+32 (32 being the size of unity panel, if I  
am not mistaken). this works both with wmctrl and devilspie2.

Any more elegant ways to do this are welcome.
Best Regards,
Tomas


On Sat, 02 Aug 2014 16:48:16 +0200, Tomáš Hnyk <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hello,
> I would like to start some windows unfocused, but maximized (on a
> specified workspace). Is there a way to do this? It does not seem to be
> straightforward. My idea would be to start the application minimized and
> then use wmctrl to maximize it and move it to the workspace. But I am not
> sure about a way to hook external commands to devilspie2 scripts. Can it  
> be done?
>
> Also, how does it work with viewports? I use Compiz on Ubuntu with Unity  
> and I have 9 viewports in a 3x3 grid. When I use  set_viewport(a); if a  
> is 1-3, it works correctly, but for numbers above 3, it does not work as  
> expected (it just opens the window on current workspace).
>
> There is a typo here  
> http://www.gusnan.se/devilspie2/manual.php#decorate_window, I think, it  
> should be "decorate" and not "docorate".
>
> BTW: There does not seem to be much consistency in naming the fuctions -  
> sometimes you get "window" in functions names and sometimes not. Like in  
> "set_viewport" and "set_window_workspace()". It is not serious, but  
> confused me when I first read the docs.
> Best regards,
> Tomas