Jonathan Brandmeyer <jbrandmeyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 17:24 -0400, David Abrahams wrote: >> Jonathan Brandmeyer <jbrandmeyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >> > On Tue, 2006-08-29 at 19:41 -0400, David Abrahams wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> When I dynamically switch into dual-head mode with an extended >> >> desktop, my Gnome panels are almost never on the screen I want them to >> >> be on. Is there a way to move them under software control? >> > >> > wmctrl might be able to do what you want. >> >> Thanks, it almost works. The pixel location numbers I specify have to >> be divided by 2 for some unknown reason, but that's not the biggest >> problem. The biggest problem is that the other windows don't seem to >> know to stay out of the way of the moved panel. When I drag the panel >> across, maximized windows shrink to get out of the way. When I move >> it with wmctrl, maximized (even newly-maximized) windows end up >> underneath it. > > The issue is that the "working area" is not being correctly updated when > the panel is moved by wmctrl. Either gnome-panel needs to be patched to > correctly update the working area when moved by this method, or wmctrl > needs to be patched to allow you to control the working area through the > command line. Should someone file a bug report? Against which component? -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
