Controlling icon placement? - UNIX Desktop for Dummies Questions & Answers

cunningdavid · #1 (**permalink**) 12-18-2006

Hi,

I'm using xterm and aixterm with Mwm on AIX, and having trouble controlling icon placement when minimising windows. Basically when I run an xterm or aixterm I want to be able to specify where the icon will be if minimised.
The man page mentions the "#geometry Geometry" option to aixterm, but despite much playing around I can't get it to actually make any difference.

Any advice or examples please?

Thanks very much!

David

Perderabo · #2 (**permalink**) 12-18-2006

From the xterm man page:

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# geom This option specifies the preferred position of the icon window. It is shorthand for specifying the ``* iconGeometry'' resource.
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iconGeometry (class IconGeometry) Specifies the preferred size and position of the application when iconified. It is not necessarily obeyed by all window managers.

That last sentence could stand a bit of rephrasing. I am not aware of any window manager that pays the slightest bit of attention to this resource.

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