Gnome Window Positions

[Yorak]

Does anybody know how I can keep windows from opening in the top left corner of my screen? Such as the terminal, and especially Pidgin conversation windows. It is driving me crazy. I know it was "designed" this way, but my OCD is keeping me from enjoying this feature.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Edit: Oh and I am using Ubuntu 9.10 - forgot to add that earlier.

[Pretzel]

I don't think there is, I run GNOME, yet the only application that behaves like this is Firefox. As you said, "it was 'designed' this way" :)

[markwolfe Veteran]

It seems strange that there wouldn't be that ability. Even the basic fluxbox that I use has these sorts of options.

[k.sajith]

Not there yet. This might help you.

[08993]

http://burtonini.com/blog/computers/devilspie/ was created especially to rectify your problem.

[Growled Member]

It seems strange that there wouldn't be that ability. Even the basic fluxbox that I use has these sorts of options.

You know Gnome. They refuse to implement needed features because it might confuse the users. :blink:

[tiagosilva29]

While I do not know the current state of this issue, I remember that someone in Metacity was doing work around window matching in the past Summer.

[Elv13]

In the worst case scenario, fluxbox can be used as the windows manager once the taskbar have been disabled.

[markwolfe Veteran]

:o Worst case?!?!

fluxbox :wub:

[Yorak]

Well, I decided to ditch Ubuntu for now. I am back on Windows 7. This is where I need to be for the new semester of college, anyways.

Most likely scenario is me using Ubuntu alongside Windows for now. This issue is quite annoying, though. There is no way I consider this a feature. Perhaps I have OCD, but even on a 24" 1920x1200 monitor, I like my windows to be centered on the screen. I can ALT+TAB quite quickly. You would be amazed!

[4CxbqFxVnstmA Veteran]

If you are using Compiz, you can go to:

System --> Preferences --> CompizConfig Settings Manager

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In CCSM, go to Window Management, and then Place Windows.

There you can change it from the default 'smart' to what you want ('centred').

It seems to work for me. But it means using Compiz.

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If you don't have CCSM, install it in the terminal using:

sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

Edited January 11, 2010 by James7