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can you introduce something like a config-file to configure which applications should or should not be maximized on startup?

Asked by Wespe

Well, I would like to configure which applications should be maximized on startup and which not on my own. What about something like a config-file in each user's home directory with something like two sections?

[maxmize]
firefox
thunderbird
eclipse
oowriter

[not maximize]
pidgin
terminal
audacious
gcalctool

for all applications not mentioned in that file a default configuration can be used.

What do you think?

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tmc1961 (tmc1961) said : 		#1

If you open the applications you want up and leave them up when you log off, the should come up when you log back in.
You have the ability to save a session each time you log out

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Ahmad Syukri Abdollah (syockit) said : 		#2

You need to edit gconf. See gconf key /apps/maximus/exclude_class . For example, mine has a value of:
[Totem,Cheese,MPlayer,java] . Not sure if it worked with java, probably you have to put in window title instead. Can a developer point out her what class here refers to?

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ostarling (oleg-shpak) said : 		#3

Maybe you are more interested in a version which doesn't maximize windows at opening, but still works the same way (removes window decorations) when you click a window's maximize button?
I made a tiny hack to change maximus to behave this way and I'm very happy now. If anyone is interested I can share the diff file.

It seems to me that hiding window decorations for maximized windows is a very good idea, however, from what I gathered from the Internet, automatically maximizing windows at opening is a rather annoying feature, which unfortunately can't be turned off without hacking.

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vexorian (vexorian) said : 		#4

ostarling: from what I can see, maximus' gconf-editor entry does have a way to disable auto maximization.

I don't find it annoying as with 800x480 of resolution, I actually wish it auto-maximized more, I don't get why cheese doesn't get maxmized even if I click maximize...

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