Questions tagged [window-manager]
A window manager is the software component responsible for the tracking and placement of windows within a graphical interface. Examples: Metacity, Compiz, KWin. If your question is about a specific window manager, add its tag.
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Not full-sized windows go too far to top left of the screen and their title bar is blocked by the top bar [duplicate]
It started happening recently and it is like in this question: Why are windows going to top left of the screen? but the solution given there doesn't work any more according to a comment under it and ...
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How to bind a particular window to a hotkey on the fly
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04.2 and GNOME 3.28.2.
Like most people I am pretty adept at switching between windows using Alt-tab and Super-tab. But I also play RTS games and I think it would be neat if I ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 unity: No text is shown in many windows
I hibernated my laptop a few times.
I closed the lid and reopened it.
This is what happened:
I cannot see anything but I can enter commands.
This is the nautilus window:
How can I fix this problem ...
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xsession choices not displayed (18.04)
I upgraded from 14.04 (! yikes) to 18.04 and can't seem to get the choices for my sessions to display when I log in. I copied over my old .desktop file:
10:21:00 $ ls -l /usr/share/xsessions/*....
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How to determine if window is maximised or minimised from bash script
I have a bash script that moves my windows from the left screen to right screen in dual-screen setup. Currently the way it works is cycling through the window ids that are given by xdotool search --...
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Make new windows always open in specific monitor by default
Ubuntu 18.04.2 x86_64
I have a dual monitor setup. The behaviour for opening a new window is very inconsistent among applications and it's annoying:
Pressing Ctrl+N in Firefox seems to always open a ...
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Launch GUI apps from text-mode tty without loading window/desktop manager
Is it possible, in latest Ubuntu distro, to launch GUI apps directly from a tty without loading window/desktop manager?
We need this in situations like:
After configuring an Ubuntu system to boot ...
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Opening and closing Ubuntu applications in multiple displays
I am facing a peculiar problem in Ubuntu 18.04. I have an extended display in office, and I had opened a csv file with libreoffice and viewed it in the extended display, and then closed it that ...
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How can I split a vertical monitor into up and down?
I have two monitors. One is horizontal and one is vertical. I like to split my vertical monitor into up and down, so that I can have two windows on it, one on the upper part and one on the lower part. ...
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Forcing a window to be "always on top"
Working QBitTorrent in Ubuntu.
QBitTorrent can be fully minimised any of all of the time (not the headless/web interface, the normal Gui interface), but i want it so that it remains open at all times....
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How to move window button position
While I working on some pdf file, I've found the window button (Maximize, Minimize, Close) has a bad position, they're in line with pdf tools button.
This seems had to do with the fact that I used ...
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Compiz - Cannot easily drag window from top
On Xubuntu 18.04 (New install today) and Compiz, I have an irritating problem that occurs with maximized windows. From the top, there appears to be a ~4px border that is part of the window (Alt+Drag ...
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How do I detect when all windows/apps are minimized and only desktop is visible?
I have a cronjob that changes my desktop background every 5 mins from a directory of flashcard images (learning a new language).
Right now the wallpaper changes when I have windows open (and cant see ...
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x-tile / python-gconf not installable on 18.10 MATE
On 18.10 MATE I'm trying to install x-tile https://www.giuspen.com/x-tile/ which I've been using since 16.04 or so.
Installation fails looking for python-gconf and installation of python-gconf fails ...
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How do you get windows to return to their original size after they are "snapped" WITH MOUSE and then restored?
Sorry for the long title and caps. Just wanted to emphasise the with mouse part. I know using a keyboard to snap and then using the mouse or keyboard to restore doesn't mess up the size or position. I'...
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Ubuntu 18.04: make launcher remember window size and position [duplicate]
Perhaps the problem isn't only related to applications run via launcher. And yes, I looked through possible answers first.
In Ubuntu 16.04.5, the apps I started via sidebar launchers, remembered ...
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Is there any GUI with terminals only?
I’m using Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (Bionic Beaver). Is there any graphical interface with terminals only? I wanted to use terminator to split the screen into 4 terminals, but I don’t need any other things, ...
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How to automatically expand folder in file manager
How to expand the folder automatically especially when I want to transfer a file from other location..
Currently I have to perform many operations such as get them to home and then transfer to a ...
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Can I have a textual Alt-Tab functionality?
Once upon a time there was the fabulous window manager called "enlightenment".
If you used it, and you hit Alt+Tab then you saw a small list of window titles below each other.
Like this:
user@...
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How can Shift+Alt+Tab navigation be enabled in GNOME when Alt+Shift cycles between multiple keyboard layouts?
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 and have used GNOME Tweaks(1) to restore normal keyboard layout switching behavior where pressing Alt+Shift cycles between enabled layouts. I've also used Gnome Settings(2) in ...
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Tiling window management - triple tiling
I use window tiling with keyboard shortcuts a lot on my Ubuntu. However, back in the days when I was using an XP OS at work, I found a great tiling manager software called Splitview. The difference ...
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Can I turn off window snapping in GNOME 3?
I want to avoid my windows snapping to the edge of my screen when resizing and moving, but it doesn't seem to work.
I am running GNOME 3.28.2 on Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. I see no options for snapping when ...
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How to start apps always on specific display?
I have dual display configuration, and want all new and old applications start on primary display, which is on the right. But some apps start on second screen, regardless where focus/mouse pointer is. ...
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How to quickly minimize all windows for a single application?
I know how to minimize/hide all windows in Cosmic Cuttlefish/GNOME Shell using SUPER+D, but I would like to be able to quickly minimize only all windows for a single application (say the one that ...
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Add window padding/spacing
Is there an easy way to add window padding/spacing on Ubuntu 18.04
See the image below for reference/example!
And can you do it without a custom Window Manager like i3?
Thanks!
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Switch from i3 to i3-gaps - cannot launch i3-gaps
I use Ubuntu 18.10. I installed i3 before, but I wanted i3-gaps now. So I uninstalled it.
sudo apt purge i3*
sudo apt autoremove
This however did not remove the i3 option from the login screen (the ...
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How to take a screenshot at every mouse click
How can I make a window manager take a screenshot at every mouse click? Preferably taking a screenshot first, then pass the mouse click event to the underlying window.
In Gnome, if I press prt sc a ...
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how to automatically center the mouse cursor on new opened windows?
I cant find any option on Unity tweak tool neither compiz for that.
Google only shows info about that feature on WindowsOS.
related but about already opened windows: Automatically move mouse to ...
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How to get Alt+Tab on active monitor (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS)
Running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. The tab switcher Alt+Tab only appears on the primary monitor. I would like it to appear on the monitor with the active window, similar to how it functioned in Unity.
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Switch between two terminals with ALT-TAB (Ubuntu 18.04) [duplicate]
I have to switch between two terminals very often.
One terminal is a ssh-session to a local test-server and the other terminal is a ssh-session to a remote production server.
I am used to switching ...
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Is there a way to open startup applications minimized or on a hidden workspace in 18.04?
I use JACK/qjackctl with the Calf Audio Plugins for a system-wide EQ. This means that I have to start and run these two programs in every session from beginning to end.
Adding them to the Startup ...
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Xubuntu 18.04 XFCE 4.12 window manager keyboard shortcuts not working with Apple Aluminium Keyboard model
Settings in Keyboard > Layout > Keyboard model are set it to Apple Aluminium
Keyboard shortcuts specified under Window Manager > Keyboard have no effect at all. I can't cycle through windows using ...
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How to show only the active desktop's applications in the taskbar? (Lubuntu 18.10)
The default setting is to show all open applications in the taskbar regardless of active desktop. I wish to show only the windows in the active desktop in that desktop's taskbar. How do I show only ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 - do not close on 'close' button just minimize
Is it possible to remap the close button to minimize a window just like the minimize button does?
I would like to keep all three buttons but prevent windows from closing. When the close button is ...
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How to make 'Always on Visible Workspace' for some applications permanent on Ubuntu 18.04 with GNOME [duplicate]
In KDE I could set windows from some applications to be 'Always on Visible Workspace' permanently after restarts.
How do I do this to some applications like Slack in latest Ubuntu 18.04 with GNOME ...
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Is there any way to crop windows (not images) in Ubuntu?
Is there any way to crop windows (not images) in Ubuntu?
(Background: I use "alt click" to move windows, and "alt right click" to quickly resize windows. Not default settings, these require tweaks.)
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Is it Possible to Start x-tile in Minimized Mode under Xubuntu 16.04?
I want to start X-tile 2.5 in minimized mode, just to have its minimized tile shaped button available when needed.
I have created a starter containing the command
x-tile w
In doing so, a file
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How do I copy just the text inside double (") quotes and single (' apostrophe) quotes? (in xterm terminal)
If I have a string like "8383838" and I want just the digits part I can double click to get "8383838" but if I click randomly I sometimes get 8383838 without quotes.
I'd like to know what I'm doing to ...
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How to change a window icon in Openbox?
I would like to change the window icon of an already existing application on Lubuntu. By window icon, I mean the one that appears in the window title bar, and in lxpanel. By existing application, I ...
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How can I control GTK Windows from the Terminal?
How can I select and perform actions on GTK Windows from the terminal? Specifically, I'd like close all windows whose title includes a certain string.
Usually, I just use ps to find the relevant ...
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GNOME Terminal always opens maximised [duplicate]
I have a small but annoying problem that I just can't figure out.
I have two installations of Ubuntu 18.04. One on my laptop, one on my desktop.
Whenever I open gnome-terminal on my desktop it ...
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Awesome WM - How do you set a hotkey to lock your system?
When using Awesome Window Manager, how do you set a hotkey to lock your system?
I'd preferably like to use Win+L so that I can lock my screen when needed.
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How do I shrink a window that exceeds the boundaries of the display?
Using Pycharm on Ubuntu 18.04. The Find/Replace All screens are so large that I cannot see the buttons on the bottom (if there are any).
How do I shrink this? The usual top bar or Minimize buttons ...
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Title bar buttons on both sides
Some people like title bar buttons on the right side and some on the left side. I can't decide.
Is there any way, that I could have them on both sides? (and see myself what side I would use)
This ...
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How do I enable snap window to corner in Ubuntu 18.04? [duplicate]
I've just upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 where Unity Tweaks had this dialog:
(I would normally have the top and bottom "do nothing"'s set to "top" and "bottom" as well)
Working with both large monitors ...
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Ubuntu 18 activate ctr+alt+num for window placement [closed]
It seems to be a recurring problem in ubuntu releases that the Ctrl+Alt+number for window placement gets deactivated
Ubuntu 14
How to remap default unity window placement shortcuts
Ubuntu 12
Why don&...
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Is there a way to adjust brightness for only a single window?
I need to make an app brighte. The app has no brightness adjustment and I would like make it appearance brighter, but I don't want to increase the brightness of the rest of the screen. How can I do ...
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How to disable GUI on boot in 18.04 (Bionic Beaver)?
It appears that sudo systemctl disable gdm3 && sudo systemctl disable gdm do not work in 18.04 to disable the windowing system at bootup. What's the method for doing this now?
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How do I get rid of the window tile of Firefox while retaining functionality? [duplicate]
Firefox uses space that I find redundant. I would prefer to have less space wasted by Firefox while keeping the window buttons.
This has wasted space:
This does not. How can I get it to look like ...
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installed i3, but no WindowManager choice present on login (Gdm / Ubuntu 18.04)
I have a default install of 18.04 desktop. I've installed i3, which succeeded, including creating /usr/share/xsessions/i3.desktop as in How do you add a new window manager to the gdm menu?
On the ...
