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[Chris Luck]

On 18/09/16 09:04, O. Sinclair wrote:
> I have no idea who came up with the concept that any newly opened
> application should hop up to the upper left corner of the screen.


System Settings-> Window Management-> Window Behaviour page->
Advanced Tab-> 'Placement:' [Drop-Down List].

There are 7 options, yours is clearly set to Zero-Cornered (the
default), I've opted for 'Smart'.

Kubuntu devs. enjoy finding new places to hide their settings - it takes
a while to track them down.  :)

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Regards,
Chris luck