In the X window system, a window manager controls the way your desktop works, including how the windows look and act.
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Scroll between tags in Awesome WM
How can I add smooth scrolling between tags in the Awesome WM? I realize I can't run compiz with Awesome. Is there something comparable that I can run? I don't need any other effects, switching ...
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What are the kernel, the “GNU tools and utilities”, the shell and the Window Manager?
Among the many components of a Linux system, I find myself confused (as a newbie) about what exactly is the kernel or what is GNU's part. I understand some basic concepts of this, but where is the ...
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ratpoison keyboard shortcut conflicts
I recently installed ratpoison as my first real foray into tiling window managers.
The first problem I ran into is that the Ctrl-t keybinding used for ratpoison commands conflicts with those of other ...
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How to refresh a window by terminal? Or how to simulate `F5`?
I would like a way to refresh a specific window by the terminal.
Probably I will need a comand to find the id or the name of the window and a command to refresh it.
It looks like xrefresh cannot do ...
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I need a very light weight GUI to run under Ubuntu 9.04 (jaunty) with a twist
I am in kind of a pickle. I have a VPS, for which I am paying next to nothing and grandfathered in. Therefore I am unwilling to part with it. And I want it to perform a smidgen more by making it ...
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Can you set a program to open “always on top” by default in XFCE4 (xfwm4)?
For some reason I can't seem to find the answer to this. Setting "always on top" in the program's titlebar doesn't seem to persist after the program shuts down or the computer reboots. Please note ...
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debian wireless networking through terminal
I'm starting to use the wmii windows manager and I want certain pieces of information to display on a status bar. If I were to want to display the ESSID for the network, I would have to find it ...
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Is there a way to completely get rid of notifications in KDE 4.6?
I don't like, don't care about, don't want notifications from my window manager. Ever.
Example: Since I manually removed the virtuoso-t package, my computer doesn't spend ages trying to index its own ...
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How to tell xfce (or an application) where to put the window when starting?
I have a number of different boxes, all running debian and xfce. When I launch multiple applications (specifically xterm windows) on one machine, they end up all in the center of the desktop, and they ...
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Is there is tool similar to ShiftIt on OS X?
I'm looking for a keyboard controlled window sizing utility similar to ShiftIt on Mac OS X: https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt
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Running Plasmoid under NOTKDE (e.g. Fluxbox) - Plasma/DeviceNotifier
Is there way to run Plasma/DeviceNotifier under another WM to KWin/KDE (e.g. Fluxbox).
To be more specific, I have currently configured KDE, but I work remotely thorough SSH -Y + X-forwarding. So ...
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How to launch a GTK program centered on the screen?
I'm trying to launch xcalc from the command line, in my embedded Unix, and I would like it to start centered on the screen, is there a way?
By the way, I'm using WindowMaker, if it makes any ...
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Window Manager for TV
I have Ubuntu installed on my computer, which is hooked up to my TV. I have tweaked some of Gnome's settings to make it easier to use from my couch (display larger fonts, increase the size of the ...
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Control-q-? key binding in Awesome WM
I wish to configure my Awesome Window Manager so that the keyboard shortcuts begin with ctrlq.
ctrlq-x, ctrlq-y, ctrlq-z, and so on...
I've attempted to modify the /etc/xdg/awesome/rc.lua config ...
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Unity: Stop Dock Repopulation at Restart
Unity is currently the default window manager on my system, a window manager that's available for many Linux distributions, meaning this question isn't Ubuntu-specific. I have disabled the dock's ...
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gVim opening a tab pushes status line out of window
When opening a new tab in gVim (with :tabe), the status line at the bottom of the screen disappears. If I press : and start typing a command I can no longer see the command on the status line.
When ...
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How to keep YouTube video fullscreen after moving mouse to other screen in Awesome WM?
I've managed to get YouTube Flash videos fullscreen by using two tips, but whenever I move the mouse pointer to a different screen (thereby changing the application focus) the fullscreen mode is ...
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Window content freezes
I recently started using Kanotix, a Debian based distro that loads itself into RAM on boot, and i'm loving it. But this is the second time I have this problem, and I was wondering what caused it and ...
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Change font color and shadow from titlebar in window manager
I'm trying Linux Mint Debian Edition XFCE, and want to use a specific theme; only drawback - the font color and font shadow are unreadable, how can I change them?
Also the active/inactive color window ...
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Do I need a desktop to run a GUI?
I am setting up a lightweight VM, following the guide in the Ubuntu Documentation
What I want to be able to do is ssh into the VM and then launch a GUI application. I don't need / want a desktop.
...
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switch window manager when logging in in text mode
Suppose I don't start the display manager on boot and login through the terminal. How would I switch my window manager? With gdm or gdm3, you use a scroll box to select it.
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Fix terminal title after SSH remote logging to another machine
right now I am using an one-line perl code to change titles of my terminal bars,
print("\e]0;@ARGV\7");
but every time after I ssh to another remote machine, the title will be modified by the host ...
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Open window maximised on X startup
I have a .xsession script. I am opening a gnome-terminal in background. I would like to open it maximised. I use Cinnamon as window manager. I do understand usually window manager is responsible for ...
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How to restart KDE window decorations without loosing the running X session
For graphics editing of some special graphics formats I am using a java program called imagej. This has the annoying bug that one special function tends to kill KDE's window decorations if it has too ...
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i3 and XFCE: how to get rid of the Desktop container, float windows and shutdown the machine?
I'm using the i3 Window Manager, and am quite happy so far, but I have a few issues.
Using XFCE, my "Desktop" is seen as a separate container (window). That means that when I open a new program in ...
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Can a WM raise or lower windows?
Judging from window management on Linux (at least on Ubuntu using Gnome with Compiz), windows are organised in a stack. Switching to a window other than the one in focus will bring the former on top ...
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How can I press key of “keycode 53” every minute in X?
I want to automate my typing. I can use window managers such as gnome and fvwm.
I can access to ubuntu and obsd.
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How to resize application windows in an arbitrary direction (not vertical and not horizontal)
One of the most annoying things for me in using Linux, is resizing an open window, such as a terminal window.
I'd like to resize the terminal window (make it larger or smaller). But when I put the ...
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Bind MetaL in icewm
Anybody managed to bind the Windows key in IceWM ? It seems I can't bind it to anything since I disabled the "treat as Ctrl+Alt" option.
# Treat Super/Win modifier as Ctrl+Alt
# ModSuperIsCtrlAlt=1 ...
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Fluxbox battery monitor?
I'm using fluxbox on Arch, and I'm trying to put a battery monitor in the toolbar, next to the time.
gkrellm takes up too much space, and can't be configured in the toolbar, as far as I know.
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Group and lock certain windows to a workspace in Gnome 3
Is it possible to group certain windows to always occupy the same area and always be in the same workspace? If so, how?
For example I'm using Eclipse and I have multiple detached windows and for ...
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How to disable Application Menu in XFCE?
I have just installed i3 as a Window Manager, and I feel the keyboard shortcuts and the integrated status bar are sufficient to manage my open applications, view the time, etc. In other words, I'd ...
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How do I change Xfce 4 “theme” tab colors?
I recently switched over to Xfce and really enjoy it. However, when I went in to my settings to change the appearance, the theme that I liked best was "Xfce-dusk" with one exception:
The default ...
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Starting certain applications fullscreen in Xfce
Is it possible to make Xfce window manager to open certain applications fullscreen by default? For example i want Emacs in Xfce to be always run fullscreen on start. I know how to execute specifically ...
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specify geometry of a new gnuplot window in lxde
I have a script that runs a calculation and then plots the result using gnuplot script file. The problem is that I need to make more than one plot and I don't want windows to cover each other.
I ...
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How can I use GNOME's keyboard settings in Fluxbox?
My GNOME keyboard settings do two main things:
Switch CMD and CTRL (I'm on a Macbook)
Give me a third level (for special characters)
This is really the only functionality I'm missing in Fluxbox. ...
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Scripting window behavior in KDE to depend on monitor being used
I plug my laptop into a number of different monitors, all of which have aspect ratios not supported by my laptop. I want the built-in and plug-in monitors to be at their maximum respective resolutions ...
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Mutter and Intel GMA 4500MHD
I am trying to use Mutter with my Intel GMA 4500MHD (on my Thinkpad T400) in Debian Wheezy. However, it says:
Not using GLX TFP
and some effects get very slow.
How can I fix that?
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unable to change window name openbox
I am using openbox and usually, I have a lot of windows on the screen. One window for the browser and a couple of windows to run a few terminals. The problem is that, when they are minimized, I am not ...
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How to close any window in Awesome WM?
The shortcut to close individual applications completely depends on the application developer. Some examples:
Ctrl-q for Firefox
Meta-F4 for Chromium
Ctrl-Shift-q for GNOME Shell
To close ...
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Unity problems & Searching for a good WM [closed]
I am a front-end developer doing primarily HTML/CSS and JavaScript. My past Unix experience was on FreeBSD. I used it for a year or so, and was quite satisfied about its stability and the lack of any ...
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Inconsistent behaviour of “wmctrl -i -a <WIN>”
I'm trying to use dmenu and wmctrl to write a script that would present to me a list of all currently open windows and then switch to the one I select. It looks something like this:
Now, I'm using ...
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Some applications cover my top bar in dwm
Recently, Google Chrome has been taking 100% screen space and has been covering my top bar. Its never done this before. I tried reinstalling and nothing changed.
I can post a screencap if anyone ...
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Is it possible to control window management in Gnome Shell using D-Bus?
I would like to programmatically be able to communicate with the Window Manager in Gnome 3, using D-Bus.
The tasks I would like to accomplish are:
listening for new windows
get window flags (e.g. ...
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How to get lighter (more white) themes for Xfce?
Xfce seems bathing in an ocean of endless gray, unless using dark themes.
Are there Xfce themes that are clear, bright, whiter?
And also: is there a way to change the colors in a given theme in ...
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Which desktop environments let you switch to a non-default window manager?
I used to use fvwm as the window manager under Gnome 2, but as I understand Gnome 3 can't be used with a non-default window manager, so I'm looking for alternatives. Are there other desktop ...
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Custom access/launcher
I'm not sure what to call what I want, so I'll just describe what I want to do.
What I'm doing is setting up an old laptop, with gentoo, for my kids. I want to have some program on there that, with a ...
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Does Gnome Shell use Mutter?
In Wikipedia is written that Gnome Shell in Gnome 3 uses Mutter window manager.
But ps x | grep mutter shows that Mutter is not running. Moreover I had experience with working Gnome Shell before I ...
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How to force Gnome's WM (metacity) to open a program window on a specific monitor?
I need to configure a dual-head machine using Debian 6 (and, hence, Gnome 2.30.2 and xrandr 1.3.3) so that it opens applications reliably on a certain screen.
While it is trivial to move normal ...
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Theming in tiling window managers?
I am trying out tiling window managers like scrotWM, and have noticed that GUI programs start with a "theme" (or lack, thereof) that looks like the bland Redmond theme. Is there a way to specify the ...
