Re: gmc geometry.

["Paul D. Smith" <pausmith nortelnetworks com>]

%% Juergen Salk <juergen.salk@gmx.de> writes:

  >> I don't know if gmc accepts it, but the standard X resource option for
  >> geometry goes like this:

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

OK, so gmc doesn't accept the standard X resource options for geometry :).

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

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

What's your DISPLAY variable set to?  unix:0.0?  Try just DISPLAY=:0.0.

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