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rdesktop "maximized"

Tue, 09 Dec 2014 11:29:19 +0000

I want to open rdesktop in a "maximized" frame, to cover the whole screen but the bar. For this purpose I set the geometry equal with the display resolution but on vertical I substracted the bar height. The problem is that rdesktop frame opens with an offset, never "maximized".

Answer by joepd for
I want to open rdesktop in a "maximized" frame, to cover the whole screen but the bar. For this purpose I set the geometry equal with the display resolution but on vertical I substracted the bar height. The problem is that rdesktop frame opens with an offset, never "maximized".

Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:11:04 +0000

Thanks for asking, this is a good reason to fix this annoying thing for myself... The key line in the debug log seems to be this: 09.12.2014 21:26:17 - This window is a dialog window, setting floating A bit of digging leads to commit 8ed95ae58cb371a24214ec0474199f5551829cd6 that was made as a fix to Bug [1182](http://bugs.i3wm.org/report/ticket/1182). Apparently, it has been deemed reasonable to assume that when an application requests a specific size, that it needs to be treated as a floating window. ~~Luckily, `rdesktop` also allows the size to depend on the screen size. With `-g 100%`, I managed to get the nice behavior back without specifying custom matchers in `i3.conf`.~~ __Edit:__ Thanks, Daniel, for pointing out that this does not work in a multimonitor setup. Also, in a single monitor setup, ``rdesktop`` is not aware of ``i3bar``, and a portion disappears from the screen. I ended up making a matcher in my ``i3.conf``: for_window [class="^rdesktop"] move workspace number 5; floating disable

Comment by daniel for

Thanks for asking, this is a good reason to fix this annoying thing for myself... The key line in the debug log seems to be this:

09.12.2014 21:26:17 - This window is a dialog window, setting floating

A bit of digging leads to commit 8ed95ae58cb371a24214ec0474199f5551829cd6 that was made as a fix to Bug 1182. Apparently, it has been deemed reasonable to assume that when an application requests a specific size, that it needs to be treated as a floating window.

~~Luckily, rdesktop also allows the size to depend on the screen size. With -g 100%, I managed to get the nice behavior back without specifying custom matchers in i3.conf.~~

Edit: Thanks, Daniel, for pointing out that this does not work in a multimonitor setup. Also, in a single monitor setup, rdesktop is not aware of i3bar, and a portion disappears from the screen. I ended up making a matcher in my i3.conf:

for_window [class="^rdesktop"] move workspace number 5; floating disable

Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:58:14 +0000

I didn't mention I am using a dual monitor setup. Running rdesktop with -g 100% expands the frame on both displays.

Comment by daniel for

Thanks for asking, this is a good reason to fix this annoying thing for myself... The key line in the debug log seems to be this:

09.12.2014 21:26:17 - This window is a dialog window, setting floating

~~Luckily, rdesktop also allows the size to depend on the screen size. With -g 100%, I managed to get the nice behavior back without specifying custom matchers in i3.conf.~~

for_window [class="^rdesktop"] move workspace number 5; floating disable

Mon, 16 Mar 2015 08:26:43 +0000

I upgraded i3 to 4.9 and it seems that the issue is fixed. Thank you!

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rdesktop "maximized"

Answer by joepd for I want to open rdesktop in a "maximized" frame, to cover the whole screen but the bar. For this purpose I set the geometry equal with the display resolution but on vertical I substracted the bar height. The problem is that rdesktop frame opens with an offset, never "maximized".

Answer by joepd for
I want to open rdesktop in a "maximized" frame, to cover the whole screen but the bar. For this purpose I set the geometry equal with the display resolution but on vertical I substracted the bar height. The problem is that rdesktop frame opens with an offset, never "maximized".