Bug#858158: window placement scheme is deficient and not configurable

[David Griffith]

Package: mate-desktop
Version: 1.16.1
Severity: normal

At least in version 1.8.x of MATE, windows were placed first where there 
was room.  Then if there wasn't any clear space to put a new window, it 
would go in the middle of the screen.  The current strategy is deficient 
such that when there IS room, the new window is placed in the middle.

Example:  I have Xterms sized so they take up a little less than a quarter 
of the screen each.  I start the first Xterm and put it in the upper-left 
corner.  Then I start a second Xterm.  There is still lots of room 
available, but it gets placed instead right in the middle, partially 
overlapping the first Xterm.

It would be nice to have some configurability with window placement.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 9
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)