Trying to find startup script that loads appliecations in the gnome-sessons app ?!?

[William Case]

On Thu, 2010-07-08 at 15:37 -0600, Kevin Fenzi wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:32:25 -0400
> William Case <billlinux at rogers.com> wrote:
> 
> ...snip...
> 
> > > Or can you elaborate on what you are trying to do further?
> > 
> > I am using compiz to place and position certain applications'windows.
> > Firefox and xchat-gnome start before compiz, and so aren't placed or
> > positioned properly at startup.
> > 
> > All other decorating takes place as soon as compiz is loaded; other
> > programs are placed and positioned properly but are initiated later in
> > the start process.  Firefox and xchat-gnome are placed and positioned
> > properly if closed and reopened.
> > 
> > I received the above suggested line from members of my local Lug after
> > about an hour conferring on xchat-gnome.
> 
> How about taking a look at devilspie? 
> 
> % yum info devilspie
> 
> Name       : devilspie
> Arch       : x86_64
> Version    : 0.22
> Release    : 5.fc13
> Size       : 106 k
> Repo       : installed
> From repo  : fedora
> Summary    : A window-matching utility
> URL        : http://www.burtonini.com/blog/computers/devilspie
> License    : GPLv2+
> Description: A window-matching utility, inspired by Sawfish's "Matched Windows" option and
>            : the lack such functionality in Metacity. Devil's Pie can be configured to
>            : detect windows as they are created, and match the window to a set of rules.
>            : If the window matches the rules, it can perform a series of actions on that
>            : window.
> 
> You may be able to get it to move or setup the windows the way you want?

Used devilspie in the past.  Prefer most other things that compiz has.


-- 
Regards Bill
Fedora 13, Gnome 2.30.2
Evo.2.20.2, Emacs 23.2.1