A window manager is the software component responsible for the tracking and placement of windows within a graphical interface. Examples: Metacity, Compiz, KWin
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No maximise/minimise/close buttons on a new window
When I opened a new window(not maximised) I used to close with the left-top buttons, now they don't exist anymore. To close it I must drag it or maximise it... where the hell did the buttons go!?
A ...
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associate program to a file where program is not in list
Relative noob here. Need help trying to figure this one out:
I have a program (Guitar pro 6) that I want to associate to all .gpx files so that when i start such a file, it is started with that ...
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move window to corner and RESIZE in gnome shell
in Unity with the CTRL-ALT-KeyPad_7 keybinding I can move a window to the top-left corner and it is automatically resized to a quarter of my desktop size.
In gnome-shell, in dconf, I found the ...
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How to move Window control buttons to unity panel?
Ubuntu 12.04
I have tried doing this by Compiz and Ubuntu Tweak tools but haven't been able to find the option... Is it possible to move the window control buttons (x [ ] and - ) to the very top left ...
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Gesture to minimize window in Gnome Shell
I have Ubuntu 12.04 with Gnome Shell chosen as Desktop Manager.
I'm getting used to how the windows are resized as they are dragged on some edge of the screen (e.g. maximized when dragged on the top, ...
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Ubuntu Screenshot Window Class
I would like to know the class for the "thing" that pops up when you take a screen shot using the default screen capture utility in Ubuntu 12.04. When I do a full screen capture it lags a lot because ...
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How do I define the window icon used by window managers?
I would like to change the icons displayed in window title bars:
The window icons appear to be unrelated to the icons used by launchers and docks, as they don't follow the ones defined in their ...
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How do you move the window controls to the window when maximized [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a way to remove maximized window controls/title from top panel in Unity
I want to move my window controls (close, maximize, minimize) back to the current window ...
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How can I get Xubuntu's workspace switcher to show the proper sized desktop?
I recently installed the Xubuntu desktop over my Ubuntu 12.04 installation, and have been customizing it to my liking. My laptop comes to class with me, and when it's not out of the room, it's usually ...
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Gnome shell maximizes “large” windows
It seems gnome-shell (3.6.1) maximizes large windows. I.e. if the last non-maximized size for a window was large, the application will open maximized next time.
I've head of such a thing in Unity, ...
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How can I build Aura Wm from Chrome OS in Ubuntu?
I saw the OMG! Ubuntu article on installing ChromeOS on top of Ubuntu. I liked the window manager, Aura, and want to add it along with Unity without the ChromeOS version active (to get Ubuntu ...
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How to change chromiums windows buttons to gnome defaults?
Chromium's custom Minimise/Maximise/Close buttons do not fit in with my Gnome 3 theme. I have managed to move them back to the right hand side, but I cannot find a way to change the button icons to ...
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how to do ALT+ TAB for main system while in VBOX?
I have recently gone through this issue. I am running Lubuntu 13.04 in VirtualBox .So when I have maximized and if I would like switch to next window of main system usually we all do ALT+TAB but thats ...
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Are there any tiling window managers compatible with Unity3D?
I used to run Xmonad with Unity 2D which I really love, but since Ubuntu 12.10 the Unity 2D is no more.
Are there any other tiling window managers that runs well with Unity (3D)?
EDIT:
I fell back ...
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How do I write to the screen outside normal window boundaries?
How can I create irregularly shaped windows and/or write graphics to the screen outside window constraints?
What libraries might help me do this? I would prefer solutions to be as portable as ...
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Problem starting wmii after a minimal installation
I did a minimal Ubuntu installation then after installing wmii and trying to run it with startx I get this message:
/etc/X11/wmii/wmiirc: 247: /etc/X11/wmii/wmiirc: xsetroot: not found
I'm still ...
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Gnome-classic, new windows remain buried behind other window
This is my first question on this forum.
I have recently moved from ARCH Linux to Ubuntu 11.10.
I switched to using Gnome-Classic and noticed strange behaviors with the windows whenever I open them.
I ...
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ubuntu i3wm freezes on login
I switched to the i3 window manager, which is quite nice, but I have a funny bug. If I reboot and set the wm to i3 (within the lightdb settings) the gui freezes after logging in (i can see the ...
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Expand window to free space on screen in KDE
I am using Kubuntu, and I want to expand the current window to the free space on the screen. To say it more precisely: I want to make the current window as big as possible without overlapping new ...
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Metacity malfunction preventing custom Gnome session from launching?
When I try to run Metacity in Ubuntu2D(12.04), I get the following message:
alisa@ubuntu:~$ metacity
Window manager warning: Screen 0 on display ":2.0" already has a window manager;
try using the ...
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How do I enable center click paste for fvwm?
I'm using FVWM2 as my window manager on ubuntu 12.04 LTS and can't seem to get center click paste to work.
What do I need to add to the fvwm2rc file or change via xmodmap to get this to work?
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Using LXDE with Kwin window manager
Can anybody tell me how I use Kwin as my winow manager with LXDE.
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Using xmonad configuaration on ubuntu 12.04
I'd like to use this xmonad configuration on ubuntu 12.04.
I followed the Installing requirements on Ubuntu Linux section from the above link and installed dependencies that aren't mentioned: sudo ...
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Is it possible to place windows with keyboard shortcuts in Xfce?
With Compiz in Unity, I could press Ctrl+Alt+6 to place a window on the right-half of the screen, Ctrl+Alt+4 to place it on the left half, Ctrl+Alt+7 to place it in the top left quarter of the screen, ...
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Can I use Unity with XMonad?
I've been using Fedora for a while, but I recently decided to upgrade my ubuntu installation from 12.04 to 12.10. While I was using Fedora, I found xmonad tiling window manager which I sort of got ...
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XFCE running but core features not working
Suddenly, my xfce4 desktop manager is behaving very weird: the frame around windows for moving or closing them are missing, I cannot switch between windows or bring windows in the background by ...
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How to bind a character device in /dev directory as the keyboard?
I have written an character device, I want to declare it as the keyboard and use it to generate events from the virtual keyboard?
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New windows are placed too high and the window toolbar goes behind the
I changed some settings in compiz and now the new windows are placed too high and behind the panel. The settings that I changed were disabling the visual effects only. it is really annoying to always ...
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How to remove window decorations in Cinnamon / Muffin?
I have installed Cinnamon and Muffin and I love them. Finally, I have a working expo! However, I would like to remove all window decorations: I resize and move the windows with alt-mouse, and close ...
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Xmonad with Unity / HUD
I want to use xmonad and still use the HUD from Unity. Is this possible?
Could Xmonad be using while using Unity? is there a way to use the HUD inside of Xmonad?
I'm in 12.04, soon to be 12.10.
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Ubuntu 12.10: Can't change window title bar font
In Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 2, I've tried using Ubuntu Tweak to change the window title bar font, but after it's changed in the application, it's not reflected throughout the system. I've tried different ...
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How do I use Scale for Application-only windows?
If I have 3 windows opened in the same application (e.g Google Chrome) I get this in the Unity Bar:
OK, that's good and expected. If I click that, it will Scale the windows that belong to that ...
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How to install and use AwesomeWM alongside Unity? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install and use Awesome WM?
How to install and use AwesomeWM in Ubuntu 12.04?
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How to install and use FLWM?
I have used Lubuntu before, and like the low resource use and high speed of flwm. However, when I install the flwm package using apt-get and log out, I do not get an option to use it. Am I missing ...
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Ubuntu window randomly stop drawing
After using Ubuntu for a while, application windows will begin to stop drawing. The application will continue to run (if I'm using keyboard shortcuts, the application exhibits normal behavior, like ...
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Program/Wrapper (how do you call it) to automate a certain script
In this question a script is provided, that minimizes all the other windows except the active one. But the thing is, to trigger this script a (shortcut) key-combination has to be pressed.
I would ...
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How to efficiently navigate through all application windows in Unity (aka Alt-Tab)
In Unity, Alt-Tab initially shows only one icon per application. Often I have multiple Terminal windows, and I prefer navigating to them via keyboard. Here are the different options I have found, and ...
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What is the most basic window manager for ubuntu that can be used to display a single application
I've tried starting a full screen application without a window manager, using xinit,
which works but instead of starting at the top left of the screen the application starts somewhere in the middle of ...
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Replacing Nautilus with Awesome Windows Manager on 12.04
Just like the title suggests, any idea on replacing nautilus with Awesome WM?
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What is the default window manager in 12.04?
I don't know how to find the default window manager application name (executable file name and path). I need help to find the window manager.
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Stop windows from “piling” on each other, so I always can see parts of the desktop, if the window isn't maximized
I am looking to achieve the following behavior: Lets say I open firefox. When this opens, it opens, it is maximized, so it covers my whole display and I can't see any pixels of my desktoppicture ...
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Run programs that require a window manager, on the CLI
Is there any way I can run a game server (MW3) under wine without requiring a window manager present?
Currently to run windows only game servers on my Ubuntu box, I have to start them using RDP ...
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Is it possible to use Ash window manager from Chrome OS?
Is it possible to use Ash window manager from Chrome OS?
Here is how it looks like:
More info:
http://www.chromestory.com/2012/04/aura-and-ash-in-chrome-os-what-are-they/
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Is there any way to open more than one folders(Home folder, videps etc..) by clicking the 'files' icon on the unity bar?
Why only one nautilus window manager is opens when clicking on the 'Files' icon on the unity bar? I need to open two or more HomeFolder windows by clicking on the 'files' icon on the unity pane. I ...
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Disable alt + tab moving windows by itself
Whenever I press Alt + Tab , Unity moves the window I'm switching to so that the whole window is inside the screen. This behavior is excruciatingly annoying because I often move a window (usually text ...
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Stacked Launcher Item Double Click Behaviour on Alt-tab
Let's say that you have multiple firefox windows open. What you see happen is an additional arrow points to it's icon in the launcher. However, if you double click the icon, it displays all of the ...
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Can Gnome Terminal set WM_URGENT?
I'd like for gnome terminal to set the WM_URGENT window manager hint on bell. Is this possible?
This bug report suggests it's not but does anyone know another way.
Basically I'm running XMonad under ...
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Unity Launcher send to back feature
Clicking on a running application's icon in the unity Launcher it brings the application to the front.
This is similar behavior to the old gnome taskbar except that in the old taskbar if I clicked a ...
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Window stuck out side desktop
one of my windows is stuck out side the desktop area. I can see a bit of it but cannot see enough to to drag it back. Anyone know another way to move it ?
As you can see I cant get to the left side ...
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How to Alt-Tab switch between windows without popup?
Sometimes I'd like to switch between windows using Alt-Tab or similar shortcut without the popup (showing window thumbnails). Is it possible in 12.04? Thanks.
