Re: [Evolution] Evolution -g +x+y ?? -- small correction

[William Case <billlinux rogers com>]

On Tue, 2008-06-17 at 14:34 -0400, William Case wrote:
> Hi George;
> On Tue, 2008-06-17 at 13:56 -0400, George Reeke wrote:
> > On Tue, 2008-06-17 at 12:28 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: 
> > > On Tue, 2008-06-17 at 11:08 -0400, William Case wrote:
> > > > Hi Mathew;
> > > > On Tue, 2008-06-17 at 10:25 -0400, Matthew Barnes wrote:
> > > > > On Sun, 2008-06-15 at 12:43 -0400, William Case wrote:
> > > > > > Is it possible to set the x and y geometry for evolution in gconf-editor
> > > > > > or on the command line?
> [snip]
> > Using gnome, I just put it where I want it, then log out after clicking
> > the "Save current setup" button on the logout dialog.  Now on every
> > login, it comes back in the same place.  
>
> See response to poc about why this doesn't work for me.
>
> > (The position of the ULHC,
> > but not the size, is preserved.  Sounds like you already have a way
> > to get the size you want, so maybe 1+1=2 here.)
>
> To get the sizes you want set as default:
> 1) size the Evo window and all the panels exactly as you want them.
2) In a terminal (gTerminal), open gconf-editor as root.
> 3) /apps => evolution => shell => view_defaults and evolution => mail =>
> display click on the size keys and right click for menu; select default.
> That sets the default size for whenever Evolution is first opened.  The
> mandatory option makes changing the size for whatever reason impossible
> after opening.  Default leaves you a bit of flexibility.
> 4) Close; if you are not returned to user; exit in gTerm.
>
> > From then on, Evolution should always open with the default sizes you
> have chosen.
>
> Hope that helps.
-- 
Regards Bill;
Fedora 9, Gnome 2.22.2
Evo.2.22.2, Emacs 22.2.1