xapp -geometry WIDTHxHEIGHT+x+yWIDTH and HEIGHT are integer values. x and y are also integers which specify the upper left corner of the client relative to the total display. + and - are used to denote which part of the display is used as a reference.
examples
A very helpful utility program written by Frank Adelstein (OSU) for specifying the layout of X clients is xlayout. It will determine settings for all of the client applications running on a display such as geometry, whether a client is iconified, etc... Then it will write this information in the form of a script which can be included in your .xinitrc file! This means, that you can create all of the client applications that you wish to initiate at login, arrange them on your display, and then use xlayout to write your startup script for you. Be sure to run these as background processes by adding & to the end of each line.example (without & added)
% xlayout
xload -rv -update 2 -jumpscroll 1 -label 'Surf Report' -geometry
351x93+797+0
xterm -fn 6x10 -T Console -sl 200 -C -iconic -geometry 80x24+1+1
cuebiff -geometry 64x64+200+1
xterm -T Mail -e elm -geometry 80x24+200+200
emacs /tmp/snd.8052 -geometry 80x24+491+378
xterm -ls -sl 384 -geometry 80x48+573+246
emacs -i -w =80x56+1-1 -geometry 80x56+1+147
Note that xlayout accepts a display name and an output file as optional
parameter:
xlayout [-display displayname] [outfilename]
Last Update: 1/12/94
JGW