Re: starting specific apps in specific workspaces

[Gregory Merchan <merchan phys lsu edu>]

On Thu, Jul 04, 2002 at 11:49:22PM +0000, Dave Reed wrote:
> I've been using fvwm for years mainly because I like the fact that it
> allows me to start specific apps in specific workspaces/desktops. For
> example, I have xterm and emacs in one workspace for programming,
> mozilla in another, etc.
> 
> I have yet to figure out how to get this functionality in sawfish. The
> latest Red Hat beta no longer includes fvwm2 and recompiling the
> src.rpm from Red Hat 7.3 worked, but all I get is a corrupted screen
> when fvwm2 starts. So I'm thinking about finally making the leap to a
> complete gnome environment, but I don't want to give up the ability to
> start various apps in various workspaces automatically. Is this
> possible in gnome?
> 
> Thanks,
> Dave

By the menu panel:
  Applications->Desktop Preferences->Advanced->Sawfish->Matched Windows