Re: gmc geometry.

[Juergen Salk <juergen salk gmx de>]

* Paul D. Smith <pausmith@nortelnetworks.com> [000816 23:12]:
> %% Albert Schueller <schuelaw@whitman.edu> writes:
> 
>   >> Try;
> 
>   >> gmc --geometry 100x500
> 
>   >> I think that works.
> 
>   as> Didn't work for me.  Version: Gnome gmc 4.5.51.
> 
> I don't know if gmc accepts it, but the standard X resource option for
> geometry goes like this:
> 
>   $ gmc -geometry 100x500
> 
> (note one dash, no equals).
> 

juergen@anna:~ > gmc --help | grep geometry 
  --geometry=GEOMETRY              Geometry for the window

juergen@anna:~ > gmc --version
Gnome gmc 4.5.50

juergen@anna:~ > gmc --geometry=1000x1000+0+0
Can't resolve host name "unix"!

gmc really seems to know but ignore the --geometry option.

BTW: Is there anyboby who knows what these 'Can't resolve host name "unix"!' 
message mean?

Best regards - Juergen.