Version: (using KDE 3.5.5 "release 50.1" , openSUSE ) Compiler: Target: i586-suse-linux OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.18.2-34-default With kstart --display 3 it is possible to start an application on a specific virtual desktop. It would be very nice if it was possible to start an application on a specific screen or monitor either: In Xinerama-mode two or mor monitors are put side to side in order to create a bigger display area. f.e. kstart --display 3 --screen 1 ProgramOnTheLeft & kstart --display 3 --screen 2 --fullscreen ProgramOnTheRight
kstart --currentscreen bzw. --otherscreen would also be practical.
Changing the xinerama screen (or any other option) while a program is already running would be at least as desireable as stating this on startup. Sometimes after activating and deactivating a second monitor some programs stays hidden on the other screen (i.e. if it stays maximized during the change the coordinata for its normal place/size are not affected so that they stay outside the visible screen area(, which turns out as soon as maximaization is ended)). A graphical context menu ("move to xinerama screen #1 / #2" in addition to "move to work area #1-#6") would even be more handy than a command line command in this case.
see also: Bug 148709
xinerama is ancient, closing geometry can be set