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Bug 403198 - Option to place new windows on first screen with Xinerama
Option to place new windows on first screen with Xinerama
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 145503
Product: metacity
Classification: Other
Component: general
unspecified
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Metacity maintainers list
Metacity maintainers list
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-02-01 12:57 UTC by n0dalus
Modified: 2008-03-17 03:24 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description n0dalus 2007-02-01 12:57:24 UTC 
A common use of having two screens is to have one reserved for a projector, so that presentations and things can be run on it. In this situation, you want to keep the (usually second) screen free of any windows.

Metacity currently sets the default screen in applications so that a window will try to use any blank space available. While this is desirable in some cases, when you want the second screen to stay cleared this is not helpful. It would be great if there was an option to make metacity always set the first screen to be default, even if there are other screens available.
Comment 1 Thomas Thurman 2008-03-17 02:20:02 UTC 
I believe you can do this with Devil's Pie:

http://burtonini.com/blog/computers/devilspie

If not, please let me know.
Comment 2 Elijah Newren 2008-03-17 03:22:02 UTC 
Um, isn't this ALEADYFIXED?  (in revision 3247?)
Comment 3 Thomas Thurman 2008-03-17 03:23:58 UTC 
Oh, I think you're right.
Comment 4 Thomas Thurman 2008-03-17 03:24:15 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 145503 ***