How to stop X apps from opening in the corner on my screen?

[Red Squirrel]

When I start an X app on a remote server so that it displays locally, it always opens directly in the corner of the screen, not even taking the top task bar into account. I always have to fight so I can get the window back down because the title bar will be hidden.

Is there a way to make them always open on the centre?

 

[mv2devnull]

It should be window manager's or desktop manager's duty to manage the screen area. You did not tell which you use.

You can give most X-clients a

-geometry +x+y

to adjust the initial position.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Where would I add those parameters, in the ssh command when I connect?