Can't make gnome-do appear on my 2nd screen

This is not possible given the current implementation. You said you would like the window to show on the desktop where your mouse is?

Yes, at least this is how the volume control thing in GNOME works and
I found it to be a good solution to the problem of dual screens :)

On Dec 11, 2007 8:09 PM, David Siegel <email address hidden> wrote:
> This is not possible given the current implementation. You said you
> would like the window to show on the desktop where your mouse is?
>
> ** Changed in: gc
> Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
> Status: New => Confirmed
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> Can't make gnome-do appear on my 2nd screen
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/175779
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I wanted this too. What I did as a temporary solution was to use DevilsPie (http://live.gnome.org/DevilsPie, "apt-get install devilspie") and stuck the following script in my ~/.devilspie:
; ~/.devilspie/gnome-do.ds
; Put the GnomeDO window on the second screen
(if (is (application_name) "Do") (begin (geometry "+1900")))

You'll have to tweak the geometry string a bit, depending on your resolution and monitor placement. Also, you could also experiment with changing viewport if the above does not work for you:
(if (is (application_name) "Do") (begin (set_viewport 2) (geometry "-800")))

Of course, this won't make it follow mouse, but it's good enough for me since now I'll get the popup right in front of me.

I am usind the binary nvidia driver (twinview mode) and gnome do always opens on the left screen (which is actually the second screen, the main screen is the right one).
Do should open right where you have a window focused (or where the mouse is) IMHO.

Great tool, thanks for it!

It might be possible to have Compiz Fusion plugin 'Place Windows' work for this as well. Though I gave it a shot and couldnt get it going, I might have been using the wrong window properties. I tried name=Do.exe and name=gnome-do to fix its x,y coordinate placement, but it did not do the trick.

Try name=Do

David

Twinview is kinda funny about how it defines things... I'll see if I can get it working now that I have a twinview setup to test on

Fixed

Coolness, thanks!
(/me waits for next release)

Not sure if this is related.. But for me, Gnome-Do opens on the screen the mouse happens to be when I press Win+Space. This is actually very convenient for me, I love the way it works.

(I am using ATI Catalyst Drivers (fglrx) for multiple monitors.)

Yes, it works like that for me too, with nvidia's binary driver.
Perfect, just like it should be!

Thanks for the stuff Jason!

I started to get some problems with gnome-do since the last release (0.5) on my dual-screen setup. The screenshot demonstrates exactly what I mean... Basically, I get 2 rectangles, on both screens. One gets gnome-do, the other, just a blank rectangle.

Gnome-do appears on the monitor on which the mouse was at the time of the gnome-do launch, and the other blank rectangle on the other monitor.

Information:

gouki@stacker:~$ fglrxinfo
display: :0.0 screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Radeon X1950 Series
OpenGL version string: 2.1.7412 Release

I too see gnome-do window only on secondary screen.

Gnome-do 0.8.1.3 on Jaunty with Intel Gm965

I am not using Xinerama. My setup is 2 separate Screens which do not share opened apps. With this configuration it is not possible to use gnome-do on the screen on which the gnome-do was not launched.

So if I launch it on Screen 0 it will manage apps (docky) only on Screen 0. If it is opened on Screen 1 it will stay and work on Screen 1.

I presume that launching gnome-do on screen 0 AND screen 1 would work OK, but gnome-do prevents me from launching 2nd instance. Is it possible to work around this?