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I've created a custom Chrome application shortcut for a webapp that I need to use. Is there a way to control its size (height/width) and/or placement. I was thinking that this might be an option in the .desktop file, but can't seem to figure out where this might be configured.

I'm using 13.10 with Gnome-Shell

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I don't have Chrome installed, so I'll quote "allyourcode" from this thread :

Chrome has --window-size=width,height: code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=27550 That thread also claims that --window-position also exists, but it doesn't work for me. Found someone else for whom --window-position doesn't work: productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/79i1oLYhK8g

Always remember to check the help or the user's manual from the applications you're running : man google-chrome or google-chrome --help (sometimes even google-chrome -h). The answers are usually somewhere in there (I can't check myself, I repeat : I don't use Chrome).


The usual command should be the X standard --geometry=wxh+x+y but it wasn't implemented in 2012 yet. Worth the try today though.

Placement in X standards are :

+0+0 : upper left hand corner.
−0+0 : upper right hand corner.
−0−0 : lower right hand corner. 
+0−0 : lower left hand corner.

So, let's say an app should be 100 pixel by 100 pixel, on the top right corner, the command would be :

applicationname --geometry=100x100-0-0

NOTE : these are options you'll need to add to the Exec= command in the .desktop file, not a specific line. You can test these in your terminal direclty.

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