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• -geometry (Score:1)

  by slanning (5049)

  I think if you start that xterm first and use the -geometry option it should work.

  xterm -geometry WIDTHxHEIGHT+0+0
  • Re:-geometry (Score:1)

    by cog (4665)

    Oops... I think I wasn't clear enough... I get the four xterms the way I want
    them... they are four, and together they fill up the screen (kind of like
    dividing it into a grid).
    
    My problem is how to select the one of them that starts the upcoming events
    script... sometimes it's the one on the top left corner, others it's the one
    in the bottom right corner, etc...
    
    It seems that all the four xterms are started at the same time, so only the
    first that succeeds in deleting the file gets to run the script... I would
    l
    • Re:-geometry (Score:1)

      by melopt (2533)

      xterm -geometry WHEREYOUWaNTED -e script.sh and have script.sh have the code you posted. Remove it from .bashrc

      --
      life is too short
      • Re:-geometry (Score:1)

        by cog (4665)

        Only two problems with that solution... :-(
        
        1) The Bash switch -e executes the command /and/ terminates the shell... I
        want it to be fully operational afterwards...
        
        2) The xterms aren't opened by me... I simply logged out and saved the
        configuration with the xterms opened (although that should
        be in some configuration file I'm not aware of...)
        
  • Re:-geometry (Score:1)

    by cog (4665)

    Here's a link [uminho.pt] to what I'm striving for :-)

    And another [uminho.pt] to what I sometimes get... :-(
• Done :-) (Score:1)

  by cog (4665)

  First, I tried searching for the place where the information about my xterms was written... I tried changing that a little, with -geometry and such, but that didn't work out the way I intended...

  Then, I decided to go for a different approach... my .bash_profile now reads:

  # four xterms to start with
xterm -bg black -fg white -vb +sk -geometry +0+0 -e " upcoming ; bash "
xterm -bg black -fg white -vb +sk -geometry +507+0
xterm -bg black -fg white -vb +sk -geometry +0+340
xterm -bg black -fg white -vb
  • Re:Done :-) (Score:1)

    by slanning (5049)

    example: if [ "$DISPLAY" ]; then xset -b fi
    • Re:Done :-) (Score:1)

      by slanning (5049)

      if [ "$DISPLAY" ]; then
          xset -b
      fi
      • Re:Done :-) (Score:1)

        by cog (4665)

        Awesome :-) Thanks :-)
  • Re:Done :-) (Score:2)

    by jmm (276)

    You can avoid the -e trick by using an environment variable:

    BASHRC_RUN=upcoming xterm -bg black -fg ...

    Now, have your .bashrc test whether that variable is set and take special action if it is. You might also find it useful to set the title bar, either in the .bashrc code or in your xterm line.