Re: [linux-audio-user] QJackCtl window position consistency?

Lee Revell wrote: > On Thu, 2005-12-29 at 14:46 -0500, Rick Wright wrote: > > > > >> Rui Nuno Capela wrote: >> >> >> >> >>> Rick Wright wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> I'd like the qjackctl windows (i.e. the control window, >>>> messages, connections, status) to open for a subsequent >>>> executation in the same screen locations as I had them at >>>> shutdown from the last execution. Is this possible? I can't >>>> seem to find an option for this. >>>> >>>> All (and only those) windows that were visible from the >>>> previous execution do indeed appear on the subsequent >>>> application run (which is good), but the window positioning >>>> appears to be forgotten. >>>> >>>> Rui, if this is not currently supported, would it be possible >>>> to add this feature? >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Window positioning persistence is already featured and is >>> default behavior, for quite some time. AFAICS its been ever >>> since ;). Problem is that behavior may vary, with some glitches >>> depending on your particular WM. It is well known, at least to >>> me, that window positions aren't remembered very well if you >>> stick to use the WM close button on those window titles, usually >>> the ones labeled as [X]. OTOH if you use qjackctl main window >>> control buttons, to toggle child window visibility and to quit >>> application, all seems to work just fine ;) or so I believe and >>> been told. >>> >>> >>> >> >> I am finding inconsistency in the window positioning >> persistence. Sometimes the windows appear in the same position, >> sometimes they don't. This has been tested using only the QJC >> main window control buttons as recommended above. >> >> Leaving the windows open (only testing using 4 of them: main, >> status, messages, connections) upon shutdown (quit on main >> window) and restarting QJC sometimes gives the same locations and >> sometimes not, but it seems that the windows don't like the >> presence of other windows (i.e. an xterm from which to start >> QJC!) and the most prevalent offender is the main window. >> Actually, it seems that upon the first restart of QJC, the >> positions are remembered, but without moving any windows, a >> second quit/restart results in some windows appearing cascaded >> from the top left of the desktop. Window sizes are always >> remembered. >> >> Can anyone else reproduce this? >> >> > > What desktop environment and window manager are you using and which > version? > > Lee > > > > > Reply try #3..... Running an up-to-date FC4/GNOME (2.6.10) system. Rick