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Banana
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 Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:03 am Post subject: Move a window to a specific workspace? |
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I'm using XFCE and there a some keyboard shortcuts to move windows or switch to a workspace.
Is there either plugin or a script which could do the following:
Currently selected window (focus) moved to another workspace or even move a window to the current workspace from another one.
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Ionen
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:43 am Post subject: |
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x11-misc/xdotool can handle most things like that in a generic manner, e.g. | Code: | xdotool getactivewindow set_desktop_for_window 2 # move active window to workspace 2
xdotool set_desktop 2 # go to workspace 2 |
xfwm4 is fairly standard compliant so generic X tools like xdotool do what you'd expect and you don't need some special "control xfce" tool.
Can also be used to search window and perform operations based on window id regardless of where they are, may need a bit of getting used to (check the man page).
Edit: tools like devilspie2 may be of interest too, can be used to automatically run similar tasks when windows are created, like to always have a window appear on a specific workspace when opened (some DE already support this themselves, but this is a generic tool). |
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Banana
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| Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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Thx for the tools. Looks promisingly!
Did a re-check in xfce4 window manager settings and there are actions to bind which can move a window to a workspace. Must have overlooked them.
Well, it will be a get-a-window-from script then.
Edit:
I've assembled something (Not very error proof)
| Code: | #!/usr/bin/env -S bash -e
if [ -z "$1" ]
then
echo "Missing string to search for"
exit 1;
fi
WINDOWNAME_TO_SEARCH=$1
CURRENT_WORKSPACE=$(xdotool get_desktop)
HEX_ID=$(wmctrl -lx | grep -i ${WINDOWNAME_TO_SEARCH} | awk '{print $1}')
WINDOW_ID=$(printf "%d" ${HEX_ID})
# remember if it was maximized
WINDOW_STAGE=$(xprop -id ${WINDOW_ID=} _NET_WM_STATE | awk '{ print $3 }')
# Un-maximize current window so that it can be moved
wmctrl -ir ${WINDOW_ID=} -b remove,maximized_vert,maximized_horz
xdotool set_desktop_for_window ${WINDOW_ID} ${CURRENT_WORKSPACE} && xdotool windowactivate ${WINDOW_ID}
# Maximize if it was before the move
if [ "${WINDOW_STAGE=}" = "_NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ," ]; then
wmctrl -ir ${WINDOW_ID=} -b add,maximized_vert,maximized_horz
fi
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any updates can be found here: http://91.132.146.200:3000/Banana/klimbim/src/master/bash/move-window-to-current-workspace.sh
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