Make new windows always open in specific monitor by default
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Ubuntu 18.04.2 x86_64
I have a dual monitor setup. The behaviour for opening a new window is very inconsistent among applications and it's annoying:
- Pressing Ctrl+N in Firefox seems to always open a new window, maximized, in the monitor where my mouse cursor is.
- Likewise, pressing Ctrl+Shift+N in Terminal app opens a new, non-maximized window in the same display as my mouse cursor.
- Starting gvim from zsh in tmux in the Terminal app:
- The new window sometimes opens on my primary display, sometimes on my secondary display;
- The new window is sometimes maximized, sometimes not.
The inconsistency and unpredictability is very annoying. Is there a way to fix that? I basically want all new windows to open on my secondary display by default, regardless of the position of my mouse cursor or of my currently focused window. I'm undecided whether I want the new windows need to always open maximized. Having them consistently default to my secondary display would already be a huge improvement.
EDIT
The "Workspaces on primary display only" option had always been enabled in gnome-tweaks by default. So I just tried the "Auto Move Window" extension for GNOME. The extension introduces weirdness of its own, e.g. I tried configuring the extension to always open the Terminal app in workspace 2, and this is the behaviour I get:
- If my mouse cursor is on the primary display (which should be workspace 1), then when I press Ctrl+Shift+N in the Terminal app, the new window is nowhere to be found. I suspect it's because it's still trying to follow my mouse cursor, but the mouse cursor is outside the displayable area of workspace 2.
- If my mouse cursor is on the secondary display (which should be automatically workspace 2), then when I press Ctrl+Shift+N in the Terminal app, the new window is opened beneath the current Terminal window and not focused, which is annoying in a different way.
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Ubuntu 18.04.2 x86_64
I have a dual monitor setup. The behaviour for opening a new window is very inconsistent among applications and it's annoying:
- Pressing Ctrl+N in Firefox seems to always open a new window, maximized, in the monitor where my mouse cursor is.
- Likewise, pressing Ctrl+Shift+N in Terminal app opens a new, non-maximized window in the same display as my mouse cursor.
- Starting gvim from zsh in tmux in the Terminal app:
- The new window sometimes opens on my primary display, sometimes on my secondary display;
- The new window is sometimes maximized, sometimes not.
The inconsistency and unpredictability is very annoying. Is there a way to fix that? I basically want all new windows to open on my secondary display by default, regardless of the position of my mouse cursor or of my currently focused window. I'm undecided whether I want the new windows need to always open maximized. Having them consistently default to my secondary display would already be a huge improvement.
EDIT
The "Workspaces on primary display only" option had always been enabled in gnome-tweaks by default. So I just tried the "Auto Move Window" extension for GNOME. The extension introduces weirdness of its own, e.g. I tried configuring the extension to always open the Terminal app in workspace 2, and this is the behaviour I get:
- If my mouse cursor is on the primary display (which should be workspace 1), then when I press Ctrl+Shift+N in the Terminal app, the new window is nowhere to be found. I suspect it's because it's still trying to follow my mouse cursor, but the mouse cursor is outside the displayable area of workspace 2.
- If my mouse cursor is on the secondary display (which should be automatically workspace 2), then when I press Ctrl+Shift+N in the Terminal app, the new window is opened beneath the current Terminal window and not focused, which is annoying in a different way.
gnome multiple-monitors gnome-shell ubuntu-gnome window-manager
asked Apr 4 at 2:34
KalKal
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Ubuntu 18.04.2 x86_64
I have a dual monitor setup. The behaviour for opening a new window is very inconsistent among applications and it's annoying:
- Pressing Ctrl+N in Firefox seems to always open a new window, maximized, in the monitor where my mouse cursor is.
- Likewise, pressing Ctrl+Shift+N in Terminal app opens a new, non-maximized window in the same display as my mouse cursor.
- Starting gvim from zsh in tmux in the Terminal app:
- The new window sometimes opens on my primary display, sometimes on my secondary display;
- The new window is sometimes maximized, sometimes not.
The inconsistency and unpredictability is very annoying. Is there a way to fix that? I basically want all new windows to open on my secondary display by default, regardless of the position of my mouse cursor or of my currently focused window. I'm undecided whether I want the new windows need to always open maximized. Having them consistently default to my secondary display would already be a huge improvement.
EDIT
The "Workspaces on primary display only" option had always been enabled in gnome-tweaks by default. So I just tried the "Auto Move Window" extension for GNOME. The extension introduces weirdness of its own, e.g. I tried configuring the extension to always open the Terminal app in workspace 2, and this is the behaviour I get:
- If my mouse cursor is on the primary display (which should be workspace 1), then when I press Ctrl+Shift+N in the Terminal app, the new window is nowhere to be found. I suspect it's because it's still trying to follow my mouse cursor, but the mouse cursor is outside the displayable area of workspace 2.
- If my mouse cursor is on the secondary display (which should be automatically workspace 2), then when I press Ctrl+Shift+N in the Terminal app, the new window is opened beneath the current Terminal window and not focused, which is annoying in a different way.
gnome multiple-monitors gnome-shell ubuntu-gnome window-manager
asked Apr 4 at 2:34
KalKal
13617
Ubuntu 18.04.2 x86_64
I have a dual monitor setup. The behaviour for opening a new window is very inconsistent among applications and it's annoying:
- Pressing Ctrl+N in Firefox seems to always open a new window, maximized, in the monitor where my mouse cursor is.
- Likewise, pressing Ctrl+Shift+N in Terminal app opens a new, non-maximized window in the same display as my mouse cursor.
- Starting gvim from zsh in tmux in the Terminal app:
- The new window sometimes opens on my primary display, sometimes on my secondary display;
- The new window is sometimes maximized, sometimes not.
The inconsistency and unpredictability is very annoying. Is there a way to fix that? I basically want all new windows to open on my secondary display by default, regardless of the position of my mouse cursor or of my currently focused window. I'm undecided whether I want the new windows need to always open maximized. Having them consistently default to my secondary display would already be a huge improvement.
EDIT
The "Workspaces on primary display only" option had always been enabled in gnome-tweaks by default. So I just tried the "Auto Move Window" extension for GNOME. The extension introduces weirdness of its own, e.g. I tried configuring the extension to always open the Terminal app in workspace 2, and this is the behaviour I get:
- If my mouse cursor is on the primary display (which should be workspace 1), then when I press Ctrl+Shift+N in the Terminal app, the new window is nowhere to be found. I suspect it's because it's still trying to follow my mouse cursor, but the mouse cursor is outside the displayable area of workspace 2.
- If my mouse cursor is on the secondary display (which should be automatically workspace 2), then when I press Ctrl+Shift+N in the Terminal app, the new window is opened beneath the current Terminal window and not focused, which is annoying in a different way.
gnome multiple-monitors gnome-shell ubuntu-gnome window-manager
gnome multiple-monitors gnome-shell ubuntu-gnome window-manager
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