[sf-lug] problem : expanded desktop window retrieval

[Michael Shiloh]

On the contrary; I prefer command line. I should have mentioned that.

Thanks for your tip. That's just what I need.

I will try to recreate the situation and see if it works for me.

Thanks!

On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Dave DeMaagd <demaagd at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you're not averse to command line, 'wmctrl' looks like it might be able
> to do what you need...
>
> On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 3:52 PM, jim <jim at well.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> From
>> Date:     Thu, 5 Feb 2015 15:09:41 -0800
>> From:     Michael Shiloh <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com>
>>
>> When I lecture with a projector I tend to extend my desktop rather than
>> mirror
>> my display, as my laptop has higher resolution than the projector.
>>
>> Sometimes, at the end of my lecture, I'll leave a window on the projector
>> side
>> of of the desktop before I unplug the projector.
>>
>> Later, when i get home, I can't access that window because the mouse
>> won't go
>> to the part of the desktop that is on the disconnected screen.
>>
>> Is there a way to gather all windows to my current screen, or to otherwise
>> get those windows?
>>
>> Ubuntu 14.04, pretty much stock.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Michael
>>
>>
>>
>>
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