Hi; My problem is not a big one or a rush. It is just gotten under my skin and would like help with a fix or a hack or something. Problem: I can't get Compiz at startup to place Firefox on viewport (workspace) #2 at startup or login. Information: Using Firefox 3.6.16 and Compiz 0.8.6 I have four horizontal workspaces on my bottom panel. One of the workspaces (#2) I want to dedicate to Firefox. My Start Applications program has a bash script that is supposed to delay the start of Firefox, i.e. "sleep 15; firefox & exit". It is one of my attempts at a workaround. Through the CCSM Place Windows plugin I have set up the following Viewport positioned windows: (title=Firefox$ | class=Firefox-bin X Viewport Postions: 2 Y Viewport Postions: 1 What happens: At startup, either login or restart, Firefox opens in viewport #2 very briefly then moves itself to viewport #1. If at startup, because of my delay script, I can get the focus onto viewport #2 with my mouse, then Firefox will open on #2 and stay there. During a session, after start up is completed, I can close Firefox, focus on any viewport and when I re-launch Firefox it will automatically open in viewport #2 as it should. What I think is happening is that at startup, the workspace switcher applet is stealing the focus from Firefox and placing the focus where the workspace switcher wants the focus, namely workspace #1. I am asking if anyone has any suggestions on how to make compiz retain the proper placement or how to change the focus on the workspace switcher applet to workspace #2 at startup? What I have tried: I have googled. Other people with earlier versions of Ubuntu have filed bugs on the same issue. No replies. Asked on the Compiz user manual, site, mailsite and chat. I was told to wait for Compiz version 0.9 with no guarantee there was a fix coming. I think it requires the synchronization of too many small programs, applets and scripts to get a real answer. In any case, by now this has become more of an intriguing problem for me to solve than just a hassle or a frustration. Does anyone want to take time to consider and offer some possible solutions or workarounds? -- Regards Bill Fedora 14, Gnome 2.32 Evo.2.32, Emacs 23.2.1 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
