Is it possible to manage windows in batch mode in vanilla dwm?











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I'd like to be able to execute the following workflow (that is now manual using both keyboard and mouse) by running a script with arguments in console:




  1. make currently focused window floating (Mod1-Shift-Space)

  2. resize window to given width and height (Mod1-Button3)

  3. move it to a given workspace (Mod1-Shift-[1..n]) dwm calls it applying a tag to the window

  4. position the window at given coordinates (Mod1-Button1)


I know I could probably do this in some other window manager that has a sophisticated IPC implementation. i3 comes to mind. But I'm really not willing to switch away from dwm. Can I do it in vanilla dwm somehow?










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    I'd like to be able to execute the following workflow (that is now manual using both keyboard and mouse) by running a script with arguments in console:




    1. make currently focused window floating (Mod1-Shift-Space)

    2. resize window to given width and height (Mod1-Button3)

    3. move it to a given workspace (Mod1-Shift-[1..n]) dwm calls it applying a tag to the window

    4. position the window at given coordinates (Mod1-Button1)


    I know I could probably do this in some other window manager that has a sophisticated IPC implementation. i3 comes to mind. But I'm really not willing to switch away from dwm. Can I do it in vanilla dwm somehow?










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      I'd like to be able to execute the following workflow (that is now manual using both keyboard and mouse) by running a script with arguments in console:




      1. make currently focused window floating (Mod1-Shift-Space)

      2. resize window to given width and height (Mod1-Button3)

      3. move it to a given workspace (Mod1-Shift-[1..n]) dwm calls it applying a tag to the window

      4. position the window at given coordinates (Mod1-Button1)


      I know I could probably do this in some other window manager that has a sophisticated IPC implementation. i3 comes to mind. But I'm really not willing to switch away from dwm. Can I do it in vanilla dwm somehow?










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      I'd like to be able to execute the following workflow (that is now manual using both keyboard and mouse) by running a script with arguments in console:




      1. make currently focused window floating (Mod1-Shift-Space)

      2. resize window to given width and height (Mod1-Button3)

      3. move it to a given workspace (Mod1-Shift-[1..n]) dwm calls it applying a tag to the window

      4. position the window at given coordinates (Mod1-Button1)


      I know I could probably do this in some other window manager that has a sophisticated IPC implementation. i3 comes to mind. But I'm really not willing to switch away from dwm. Can I do it in vanilla dwm somehow?







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