Sign up ×  Is there a general program, that start my GUI
program, and able to specify the size and location of this
program ? Not just X programs, but also other GUI libs.
share|improve this question You could also start the
application, and then use wmctrl to set window size (see also
How to set window size and location of an application on screen
via command line? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange); however, you
need a window ID to wmctrl, and I'm not sure what is the best
way to get it non-interactively. –  sdaau Feb 19 '14 at 14:38  1
Answer 1  up vote 4 down vote accepted  Devil's Pie does have
such an option. See e.g. the Ubuntu wiki and this howto. In X11
parlance, a window's size and location make up its geometry.
Write something like  (if (is (application_name) "Foo")
(geometry "400x200-0+20")) share|improve this answer  Your
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