Name: windowManagerPlace

Type: property

Syntax: set the windowManagerPlace to {true | false}

Summary: Specifies whether a <Unix> window manager can automatically place a <stack window|stack's window> when the <stack> is opened.

Synonyms: wmPlace

Associations: stack

Introduced: 1.0

OS: linux

Platforms: desktop

Example:
set the windowManagerPlace to false

Value (bool): The <windowManagerPlace> of a <stack> is true or false.

Description:
Use the <windowManagerPlace> <property> to determine how the <stack window> is placed on <Unix|Unix systems>.

If the <windowManagerPlace> <property> is true, the window manager uses the "mwm" <resource|resources> "clientAutoPlace" and "interactivePlacement" to set the location of the window when the <stack> is first opened.

If the <windowManagerPlace> is false, the <stack|stack's> <rectangle> <property> is used to set its location.

The setting of this property has no effect on Mac OS or Windows systems.

References: rectangle (property), location (property), rectangle (keyword), stack (object), property (glossary), Unix (glossary), resource (glossary), stack window (glossary)

Tags: windowing
