[sf-lug] problem : expanded desktop window retrieval

[Michael Shiloh]

Finally had  a chance to try this out. Works great:

$ wmctrl -lG

lists all windows and their geometries. If all windows have similar names
(e.g. many terminals) and you can't tell which is the offending window, the
geometry can be used to identify the window that is on the remote screen.
This results in a listing of the form:

0x03800425  0 1973 332  780  640  t61b terminal

where the first number is the window ID and the rest are the geometry. Now
that I know the ID of the window on the remote screen, I can move it with:

$ wmctrl -i -r 0x03800425 -e 0,0,0,780,640

which identifies that window and then moves (and optionally resizes) it.

Thanks Dave, and I hope others might find this useful.




On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 10:31 PM, Michael Shiloh <
michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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