wmctrl.py

A simpler Python script to add Windows-7 like shortcuts to Linux.

This application relies on wmctrl, ensure you have it installed before use.

sudo apt-get install wmctrl xdotool

Add keyboard shortcuts calling a command from the list below like:

python wmctrl.py left

Available commands are:

command           | description                                                   | recommended shortcut
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left                Position active window on the left-half of your desktop.        Super+Left
right               Position active window on the right-half of your desktop        Super+Right
up                  Toggle maximized state of active window (TODO)                  Super+Up
down                Demaximize window if maximized, if not, minimize window.        Super+Down
shift-left          Position window to take up 1/3 or 2/3 of desktop on left.       Super+Shift+Left
shift-right         Position window to take up 1/3 or 2/3 of desktop on right.      Super+Shift+Right
shift-up            Position a window to take up 1/2 of desktop on top.             Super+Shift+Up
shift-down          Position a window to take up 1/2 of desktop on bottom.          Super+Shift+Down

wmctrl

Commits

Added debugging option, and removed minimize for now, the send to back does not work as intended. Cleaned up some code a bit too.

Removed panel_height from affect height on left(), this is not needed, the sanity check handles it.

First draft. Should work for most systems, will be adding in support for multiple monitors that aren't using separate x screens.

Initial commit

README

wmctrl.py