When using TMUX, it is easy to create a script, which opens TMUX, configures the screens/panes of TMUX and open/run programs.
I like this a lot.
My baseline would be something like, when I login, some applications are executed and their windows automatically placed on a virtual desktop.
For example:
- Open Firefox and put it on virtual desktop 1
- Open Terminal in fullscreen and put it on virtual desktop 2
- Open VSCode and put it on virtual desktop 3
Something like that is possible with sway, in the environment I am working, sway is not able to run XWayland applications w/o crashing.
Is there any way to have this functionality on Gnome, Mate, Xfce?
Even better would be something to open several windows and arrange them automatically for different work tasks/projects I am working on. Any ideas?
Edit: Solved! Thanks for the input. Auto Move Windows extension for Gnome solves my problem.
KDE window rules can do this natively
Hyprland window rules can also do this natively
Gnome can also do this with extensions as mentioned
Thanks, but could you clarify which extension to move for Gnome? native window placement is AFAIK just for the overview.
I don’t use Gnome but first search came back with: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5353/window-state-manager/
I do this with awesomewm. You define window startup behavior in the main config. Applications can have static behavior to start in certain places or will default to “wherever my cursor currently is”. I suspect i3 has similar functionality
TDE has this natively under the advanced window settings, so I would expect KDE to have it too.
This can easily be achieved in Gnome with a couple of extensions
Which extensions do I need?
Native Window Placement I think it’s called, I’m not in front of the computer. It’s installed by default at least in Debian. And gTile for tiling.
