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I use it like this to start an LXDE +session in a new window on my desktop: + +#!/bin/sh + +Xephyr :1 -screen 800x600 -ac -br -dpi 96 & +sleep 2 +lxsession -display :1 + +One caveat, I just discovered when pasting this back to a new shell +file to check it; I seem to have picked up some /r characters at end +of line from the browser and they needed to be cleaned from the shell +file. + +Instead of lxsession you could use whatever you like to start another +window manager (kwin?) but changes you make to the Xephyr desktop will +be changes you make to your normal desktop, unless you take +precautions. + +R + +On 08/08/2012, Richard <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">richardwest at leiston.info</A>> wrote: +><i> On Wednesday 08 August 2012 13:19:01 Shlomi Fish wrote: +</I>>><i> Hi Marc, +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> On Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:52:05 -0400 +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Marc Paré <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">marc at marcpare.com</A>> wrote: +</I>>><i> > Is there a way to display the dimensions of a window when I resize +</I>>><i> > it? And, is there a way to size a window to specific dimension ... +</I>>><i> > for example if I wanted to size a window to 800x600 for a screen shot? +</I>>><i> > +</I>>><i> > Thanks for the help. +</I>>><i> > +</I>>><i> > Marc +</I>>><i> > +</I>>><i> > Mageia2, KDE 4.8.2 +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> I have no idea what I did to enable it, but I'm getting a functionality +</I>>><i> of +</I>>><i> displaying the dimensions of the windows when resizing it in my KDE +</I>>><i> version. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Anyway, see: +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> <A HREF="https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61112">https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61112</A> +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Go to systemsettings -> Window Behaviour -> Window Behaviour -> Moving -> +</I>>><i> "Display window geometry when moving or resizing". +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> I found it on a web search. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Regards, +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Shlomi Fish +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Have a look in System Settings > Window Behaviour > Moving > Display window +</I>><i> +</I>><i> geometry when moving or resizing. +</I>><i> -- +</I>><i> Richard. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> <A HREF="http://www.leiston.info">http://www.leiston.info</A> +</I>><i> <A HREF="http://www.rose-linux.net">http://www.rose-linux.net</A> +</I></PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="008406.html">[Mageia-discuss] Display window dimensions when resizing +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="008405.html">[Mageia-discuss] Display window dimensions when resizing +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#8404">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#8404">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#8404">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#8404">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |