Problem:

When X clients are started with the –geometry parameter, ViewNow X server doesn’t honor the position information given. Why is this?

Resolution:

In ViewNow X, the –geometry flag is overridden by settings in the server which are intended to prevent windows from inadvertently obscuring each other. These settings can be changed to prevent this behavior by performing the following steps:

1. Launch the ViewNow X control panel.
2. From the Start menu, go to Start > Programs > ViewNow > X Windows > Control Panel. Alternatively, launch \\Program Files\\NetManage\\APPS\\X\\CPanel.exe from the command line.
3. From the Options menu, select “Window…”
4. On the Window Management dialog, uncheck the “Cascade Windows” option.
5. Click OK to dismiss the dialog.
6. Re-launch the ViewNow XServer.

Subsequent invocations of X clients with the –geometry parameter present will now appear on the screen as per the position argument.

-geometry geometry position
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