[Bulk] konsole command line geometry

[Willy K. Hamra]

Paul Rumelhart wrote:
> When I open up konsole and type "konsole --geometry 100x100" I get a 
> very small konsole window on my X windows session that is 100 pixels by 
> 100 pixels in size.  Do you get any output from the command?  What are 
> you in when you are running it?  I'm assuming your are in KDE, and thus 
> have X installed, but are you in a konsole window, or running from some 
> other program? 
> 
> I don't know why they suggest man X, because I don't get anything when I 
> type "man X" either. 
> 
> Paul
> 
> prad wrote:
>> how does one set geometry for konsole from the command line?
>>
>> looking in konsole --help-kde i see
>>
>> --geometry <geometry>     sets the client geometry of the main widget -
>> see man X for the argument format
>>
>> but doing what one would with xterm like
>>
>> konsole --geometry 100x100
>>
>> doesn't have any effect.
>>
>> i also don't understand what is meant by man X, since there is no
>> manual entry for X.
>>
>>
>>   

for some reason, man X doesn't exist in ubuntu. but it is there in other
distros, i tried on Opensuse. anyways, the manual can be easily found on
the net for reading.


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Willy K. Hamra
Manager of Hamra Information Systems
Co. Manager of Zeina Computer & Billy Net

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