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Prompted by that suggestion, here’s the current collection of Devilspie2 scripts (in ~/.config/devilspie2/) that make my dual-monitor setup (left: 2560×1440 landscape, right: 1050×1680 portrait) usable with a single X session in Xubuntu 12.10. The window manager understands about the monitor layout, so maximizing a window will fill whatever monitor it’s currently occupying.

acroread.lua — maximized on portrait

if (get_window_name()=="Adobe Reader") then
      unmaximize();
      set_window_geometry(0,0,1000,100);
      set_window_geometry(2561,0,1000,100);
      maximize();
end

chromium.lua — right half of landscape

if (get_application_name()=="Chromium" and get_window_name() ~= "Print") then
   set_window_geometry(1400,0,1150,1200);
   maximize_vertically();
end

debugging.lua — handy with –debug option

debug_print("Window Name: " .. get_window_name());
debug_print("Application name: " .. get_application_name());

digikam.lua — right half of landscape, force large Search dialog, dammit

if (get_application_name() == "Digikam") then
	debug_print("DigiKam conditional - top");
	if (get_window_name() == "Advanced Search") then
		debug_print("Digikam - Adv Search");
		set_window_geometry(750,100,1000,1300);
	else
		debug_print("Main DigiKam window");
		set_window_geometry(0,0,1400,1000);
		maximize_vertically();
	end
end

firefox.lua — left half of landscape, enlarge dialogs

if (get_application_name()=="Firefox") then
	debug_print("FF conditional - top");
	if (get_window_name() == "Print") then
		set_window_position(700,350);
	elseif (0 == string.find(get_window_name(),"Password")) then
		set_window_position(0,0);
		maximize_vertically();
	end
end

gimp.lua — force Gutenprint dialog to the top, dammit

if (get_application_name() == "GNU Image Manipulation Program") then
	debug_print("GIMP conditional - top");
	if (string.find(get_window_name(),"Print")) then
		debug_print("GIMP - GutenPrint")
		set_window_position(700,350);
		make_always_on_top();
	else
		debug_print("GIMP - Main window");
	end
end

passwords.lua — put password dialogs in mid-screen

if (get_window_name()=="Password Required") then
	debug_print("Password");
	set_window_position(700,350);
end

pronterface.lua — force to middle-ish of Desktop 2

if (get_window_name()=="Printer Interface") then
   set_window_workspace(2);
   set_window_position(1200,750);
end

slic3r.lua — force to right side of Desktop 2

if (get_window_name()=="Slic3r") then
   set_window_workspace(2);
   set_window_geometry(1600,0,700,700);
end

terminal.lua — maximized on portrait

if (get_window_name()=="Terminal") then
   set_window_position(2561,0);
   maximize();
end

thunderbird.lua — left half of landscape, force big dialogs

if (get_application_name() == "Thunderbird") then
	debug_print("TBird conditional - top");
	if (1 == string.find(get_window_name(),"Print")) then
		debug_print("TBird - print...");
		set_window_position(700,350);
	elseif (string.find(get_window_name(),"Sending") or
			string.find(get_window_name(),"Confirm") or
			string.find(get_window_name(),"Processing")) then
		debug_print("TBird - generic dialog");
		set_window_position(200,600);
	elseif (string.find(get_window_name(),"Write:")) then
		debug_print("TBird - writing");
		set_window_geometry(1300,0,900,600);
		maximize_vertically();
	elseif (0 == string.find(get_window_name(),"Password")) then
		debug_print("Main TBird window?");
		debug_print(" name: ",get_window_name());
		set_window_geometry(0,0,1300,1200);
		maximize_vertically();
	end
end

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