Dexpot Forum

Hi,

I am considering purchasing your software for me and my team. But right now we are only left with one problem:

We are running lots of prog.exe files (from different paths) - and it is really annoying and time consuming to set a new rule
for each one of these paths. We want that all of the prog.exe will be assigned to "where started".

I have also seen the possibility of making a desktop rule for a prog.exe file but there is no option to assign to "Where started" there - only moving/copying to a specific desktop (#3 for example).

Can you help us with that?

Thanks,
Lior

What's the problem you're trying to solve with this? Maybe setting the option "Settings > Plugins and Extras > When activating a window on another desktop" to "Do nothing" achieves the same thing?

Hi Patrick,

Thank you for the answer.

We are trying to find a work around for the following problem:

We would like a process (program) to stay in the same desktop where it was created (was called).
So if I am opening Chrome from a Shell in Desktop 3 (the shell exists inside desktop 3) then -> Chrome will be opened (and stay)
in desktop 3... (Even if I immediately moved to some other desktop).

Do you think there is a way to achieve that?

Thanks,
Lior

Have you tried the setting I mentioned? Unless you also want to bind pop-up windows by Chrome you shouldn't need the "where started" assignment in your example.

Yes you are correct - I also need to bind pop up windows

I have tried your suggestion + Where started - but my prog.exe still continues to show up in the new desktop and
Where it was called.

Wait, so manually assigning the program to "where started" doesn't actually do what you're looking for?

No it doesn't - and I think I understand the problem. The thing is that the program really starts after I have switched desktops..

I guess there is no easy way to assign this kind of a program to the original desktop?

For example lets think of a script in desktop 2 which opens a prog.exe after 10 seconds.. And after 5 Sec I am already moved
to desktop 5. So prog.exe will be opened in DeskTop 5.

( In the meanwhile - I think I have a workaround for the problem )
Is there a way to assign a window by its title to a specific desktop?

No, there isn't. How would that be better than assigning to a specific desktop based on the program's exe name?

Because I am running multiple instances of the same prog.exe - my idea was to change each instance's title (programmatically) - the title will contain a specific key so it could be assigned to a specific desktop.

For example lets say - I have 7 prog.exe and I want to assign each one of them to a different desktop. But in order to open them I use
a script which opens each instance after a about 1-5 mins. In the meantime I don't want to wait for it in the relevant desktop.

My ideas were:

1. Assign a specific key to each instance. (For example I thought of a title - but as you said this idea is not relevant right now)

2. Another idea which might work is to add my script a code for moving the prog.exe to the relevant desktop the minute it opens . I think I will try this one.

If you have any other ideas or comments please share.
Thank you,
Lior

I see. If you want to match on the window title, you need a desktop rule. Would you like me to add an "assign process" action to the rules?

Thank you very much. But I think I have worked it out for now.

Thanks for the help - and keep up the good work