[linux-audio-user] Start audio apps in different virtual desktops

[Jesse Chappell]

Tarragon Allen wrote on Thu, 08-May-2003:

 > On Thu, 8 May 2003 01:33 am, Antonis Galanopoulos wrote:
 > > Hi all
 > > I m writing a simple script to start a few audio apps and connect them
 > > automagically. What I would like is to make certain windows to appear in a
 > > different virtual desktop. For example Ardour edit window in 1, ardour
 > > mixer in 2, pd in three etc.
 > > Is that possible?
 > > I use KDE.  Is it something KDE specific?
 > > I tried to google for it but I dont know what to google for really.
 > > Any help appreciated as usual
 > 
 > You'd have to have xinerama enabled in X, firstly, and the application would 
 > need to be xinerama aware in order to place it's windows correctly. Not many 
 > apps (sound or otherwise) that I'm know of are this aware.

I don't think he was referring to multiple monitors, just virtual
desktops that many window managers make available.

The window manager is often responsible for storing and automatically
restoring this info for specific windows of apps, and each
one handles it differently.  I don't know how the default KDE WM
handles this, but that is the place to look.  Sometimes the WM
might have an option in the window popup menu for remembering
or storing location (including desktop).

jlc