Re: positioning of window in X no more possible

[despen@verizon.net]

Peter Münster <pmlists@free.fr> writes:

> On Mon, 5 Oct 2009, Tim X wrote:
>
>> Its been a while since I looked at geometry specifications. Last time I
>> looked into it, there was some variation in how geometry values are
>> interpreted for window managers that also provide virtual
>> windows/workspaces. >
>> >
>> What window manager are you using?
>
> Hello Tim,
>
> I'm using fvwm (version 2.5.26). Now I've tested KDE and failsafe-session
> (no window manager at all), and indeed: no problem!  So it's the fvwm
> window manager, that ignores the position hint.
>
> So thanks for your answer!  I'm going to test the latest fvwm version now.

Fvwm ignores the positioning hint when you tell it to.

Style * !UsePPosition
-or-
Style * NoUsePPosition

You can use the BugOpts ExplainWindowPlacement command
to get details on what Fvwm is doing during placement.