I recently added a TV to my setup that is above my other screens. I dont always have it turned on as I only want to use it when sitting at a distance. The problem is, that most programs always open on it, so that I need to rightclick move, or turn on the tv to use these programs.
Is there any way to set the default screen to open programs on? (My main monitor is already set as primary, but that doesnt seem to affect the window placement.) Any help would be appreciated, even if it was just a software solution of disconnecting and reconnecting the TV as needed (just dont want to crawl below my desk to physically disconnect the cable each time).
Thanks in advance and have a nice day.
In Settings > Window Manager Tweaks > Placement
Move the slider to your right like this
or all the way to the right and keep At the centre of the screen selected. Due to the Smart Placement algorithm i’m not sure how internally is all done, nor if it helps to use Under the mouse pointer as all is in relation with the size of the window when closed and reopened … so if there is no space on the active Desktop/Workspace it will be sent on a different one.
The use of tools like wmctrl or devilspie might be closer to what you want to achieve and give more options tho.
I have the same issue and i used the fix but is does not work for extra workspaces. Does anyone know why only on the first workspace?
Placing the minoror left or richt does not solve the problem
I switched to KDE, that solved my problem for the most part. I use window rules (accessible via settings, or right click on monitor → more actions → configure special appliction settings) to let initially let all go to the primary monitor (0). Assigning a window to a specific virtual desktop is not working as expected but at least now everithing is going to primary