[NTLUG:Discuss] RH 7 & Gnome Desktop

[kbrannen@gte.net]

"George E. Lass" wrote:
> 
> I need some help trying to configure my
> gnome desktop at startup.  What I am trying
> to do is to automagically populate my
> desktop(s) with a few open xterm's when gnome
> first comes up.  I have added the xterm commands
> to the configuration tool / startup programs,
> but it appears that xterm or maybe gnome itself
> is ignoring the supplied geometry.  All of the
> xterm's appear in the center of the first desktop,
> and are of the default xterm size (80x24).
> I suspect that the xterm is being started prior
> to there really being anything other than an
> 80x24 display.  Is there some other place that
> I can put the startup for these programs?

I put that kind of stuff in my ~/.xinitrc, as in:

xset s 300
xcb -l vertical -geometry 110x495+0+15 &
xosview -int +net -geometry 200x460+0+540 &
xterm -fn 12x24 -g 80x25-0+0 &
icewm

That xterm (& the other programs too) always comes up at the same place with
the same size.

HTH,
Kevin