Description of Problem: mozilla (and netscape 6 for that matter) apparently ignores the geometry string at startup. i've tried the -geometry command line option, as well as -xrm *geometry, Mozilla*geometry, Netscape*geometry, Netscape6.geometry, and other such variations. i've tried changing values in ~/.Xdefaults file removing ~/.Xdefaults altogether. nothing makes a difference. both the widthxheight and the +x+y parts of the geometry specification are ignored. the explicit -width and -height options do take effect in some circumstances, although mozilla seems to prefer the window size at last exit of the program. i haven't found any way at all to specify a startup xy position. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:0.9.2.1) Gecko/20010901, build 20010$ How Reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. mozilla -geometry 100x200+0+0 Actual Results: a window whose size is that at the last mozilla exit, randomly positioned. Expected Results: a window whose size is 100x200, placed at +0+0. Additional Information: i'm currently using the fvwm2 window manager. the problem also occurs with twm and under gnome/sawfish. with fvwm2, i've tried both and without several style parameters: Style * NoPPosition Style "*etscape*" Icon mini.xpm, NoUSPosition Style "*ozilla*" Icon mini.xpm, NoUSPosition Style * SmartPlacement, RandomPlacement none have made any difference to this problem one way or the other. thanks.
Mozilla doesn't support the -geometry option.
1) this certainly seems like a bug to me. -geometry is perhaps the most basic X option of all to support. 2) i already gathered that -geometry is not supported, that was my original report. so, is there no way at all to specify the initial window position in mozilla? this also seems like a significant bug to me.
I strongly agree. There *must* be a way to demand the placement of any window at a specific location and size. All established methods should be supported, including X resources and -geometry. At most, dialog boxes might be excepted. --jh--
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20573