Maximize Window without Window Manager?
If I want to run GUI software on my Linux machine, I can do it without a window manager, but I can not discover a way to maximize the window. Is there a reliable way to maximize a window in an x server without a window manager?
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asked Feb 21 '16 at 3:47
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If I want to run GUI software on my Linux machine, I can do it without a window manager, but I can not discover a way to maximize the window. Is there a reliable way to maximize a window in an x server without a window manager?
window-manager x-server window
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If I want to run GUI software on my Linux machine, I can do it without a window manager, but I can not discover a way to maximize the window. Is there a reliable way to maximize a window in an x server without a window manager?
window-manager x-server window
asked Feb 21 '16 at 3:47
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If I want to run GUI software on my Linux machine, I can do it without a window manager, but I can not discover a way to maximize the window. Is there a reliable way to maximize a window in an x server without a window manager?
window-manager x-server window
window-manager x-server window
asked Feb 21 '16 at 3:47
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X servers don't have a notion of “maximized” window. To maximize a window, instruct the application to use a window size that matches the screen size. You can use xdotool for that, though it may be a little difficult to select the window without a window manager — many ways to enumerate and single out windows rely on a window manager.
dimensions=$(xdpyinfo | sed 's/^ *dimension * : *([0-9]*x[0-9]*).*/1/p')
windowid=…
xdotool windowmove "$windowid" 0 0 windowsize "${dimensions%x*}" "${dimensions#*x}"
answered Feb 22 '16 at 0:08
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I would like to open all my text files with Sublime Text, but it does not support a --maximize command line argument, and it either does not remember it window state on Linux and always open unmaximized.
Then, after researching I built this script:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# run it with /home/user/maximize.sh "Sublime Text" /usr/bin/subl -n
eval "${@:2}"
while [ true ]
do
FocusApp=`xdotool getwindowfocus getwindowname`
if [[ "$FocusApp" == *"$1"* ]];
then
# xdotool key super+Up
wmctrl -ir $(xdotool getactivewindow) -b add,maximized_vert,maximized_horz
break
fi
done
You need to install these two things:
sudo apt-get install wmctrl xdotool
I am not using ``xdotool` to maximize the window because it seems to be bugging with my XFCE4 and when unmaximizing the window, its default size is set to whole window size, i.e., when maximizing the window, it also changed the window size to the match the whole screen size.
References:
- How to execute a command on window focus/unfocus?
- https://superuser.com/questions/850145/how-to-use-wmctrl-to-activate-window-of-a-given-class
- https://askubuntu.com/questions/703628/how-to-close-minimize-and-maximize-a-specified-window-from-terminal
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X servers don't have a notion of “maximized” window. To maximize a window, instruct the application to use a window size that matches the screen size. You can use xdotool for that, though it may be a little difficult to select the window without a window manager — many ways to enumerate and single out windows rely on a window manager.
dimensions=$(xdpyinfo | sed 's/^ *dimension * : *([0-9]*x[0-9]*).*/1/p')
windowid=…
xdotool windowmove "$windowid" 0 0 windowsize "${dimensions%x*}" "${dimensions#*x}"
answered Feb 22 '16 at 0:08
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X servers don't have a notion of “maximized” window. To maximize a window, instruct the application to use a window size that matches the screen size. You can use xdotool for that, though it may be a little difficult to select the window without a window manager — many ways to enumerate and single out windows rely on a window manager.
dimensions=$(xdpyinfo | sed 's/^ *dimension * : *([0-9]*x[0-9]*).*/1/p')
windowid=…
xdotool windowmove "$windowid" 0 0 windowsize "${dimensions%x*}" "${dimensions#*x}"
answered Feb 22 '16 at 0:08
GillesGilles
539k12810911606
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X servers don't have a notion of “maximized” window. To maximize a window, instruct the application to use a window size that matches the screen size. You can use xdotool for that, though it may be a little difficult to select the window without a window manager — many ways to enumerate and single out windows rely on a window manager.
dimensions=$(xdpyinfo | sed 's/^ *dimension * : *([0-9]*x[0-9]*).*/1/p')
windowid=…
xdotool windowmove "$windowid" 0 0 windowsize "${dimensions%x*}" "${dimensions#*x}"
answered Feb 22 '16 at 0:08
GillesGilles
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X servers don't have a notion of “maximized” window. To maximize a window, instruct the application to use a window size that matches the screen size. You can use xdotool for that, though it may be a little difficult to select the window without a window manager — many ways to enumerate and single out windows rely on a window manager.
dimensions=$(xdpyinfo | sed 's/^ *dimension * : *([0-9]*x[0-9]*).*/1/p')
windowid=…
xdotool windowmove "$windowid" 0 0 windowsize "${dimensions%x*}" "${dimensions#*x}"
answered Feb 22 '16 at 0:08
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I would like to open all my text files with Sublime Text, but it does not support a --maximize command line argument, and it either does not remember it window state on Linux and always open unmaximized.
Then, after researching I built this script:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# run it with /home/user/maximize.sh "Sublime Text" /usr/bin/subl -n
eval "${@:2}"
while [ true ]
do
FocusApp=`xdotool getwindowfocus getwindowname`
if [[ "$FocusApp" == *"$1"* ]];
then
# xdotool key super+Up
wmctrl -ir $(xdotool getactivewindow) -b add,maximized_vert,maximized_horz
break
fi
done
You need to install these two things:
sudo apt-get install wmctrl xdotool
I am not using ``xdotool` to maximize the window because it seems to be bugging with my XFCE4 and when unmaximizing the window, its default size is set to whole window size, i.e., when maximizing the window, it also changed the window size to the match the whole screen size.
References:
- How to execute a command on window focus/unfocus?
- https://superuser.com/questions/850145/how-to-use-wmctrl-to-activate-window-of-a-given-class
- https://askubuntu.com/questions/703628/how-to-close-minimize-and-maximize-a-specified-window-from-terminal
answered 13 mins ago
useruser
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I would like to open all my text files with Sublime Text, but it does not support a --maximize command line argument, and it either does not remember it window state on Linux and always open unmaximized.
Then, after researching I built this script:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# run it with /home/user/maximize.sh "Sublime Text" /usr/bin/subl -n
eval "${@:2}"
while [ true ]
do
FocusApp=`xdotool getwindowfocus getwindowname`
if [[ "$FocusApp" == *"$1"* ]];
then
# xdotool key super+Up
wmctrl -ir $(xdotool getactivewindow) -b add,maximized_vert,maximized_horz
break
fi
done
You need to install these two things:
sudo apt-get install wmctrl xdotool
I am not using ``xdotool` to maximize the window because it seems to be bugging with my XFCE4 and when unmaximizing the window, its default size is set to whole window size, i.e., when maximizing the window, it also changed the window size to the match the whole screen size.
References:
- How to execute a command on window focus/unfocus?
- https://superuser.com/questions/850145/how-to-use-wmctrl-to-activate-window-of-a-given-class
- https://askubuntu.com/questions/703628/how-to-close-minimize-and-maximize-a-specified-window-from-terminal
answered 13 mins ago
useruser
12518
add a comment |
I would like to open all my text files with Sublime Text, but it does not support a --maximize command line argument, and it either does not remember it window state on Linux and always open unmaximized.
Then, after researching I built this script:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# run it with /home/user/maximize.sh "Sublime Text" /usr/bin/subl -n
eval "${@:2}"
while [ true ]
do
FocusApp=`xdotool getwindowfocus getwindowname`
if [[ "$FocusApp" == *"$1"* ]];
then
# xdotool key super+Up
wmctrl -ir $(xdotool getactivewindow) -b add,maximized_vert,maximized_horz
break
fi
done
You need to install these two things:
sudo apt-get install wmctrl xdotool
I am not using ``xdotool` to maximize the window because it seems to be bugging with my XFCE4 and when unmaximizing the window, its default size is set to whole window size, i.e., when maximizing the window, it also changed the window size to the match the whole screen size.
References:
- How to execute a command on window focus/unfocus?
- https://superuser.com/questions/850145/how-to-use-wmctrl-to-activate-window-of-a-given-class
- https://askubuntu.com/questions/703628/how-to-close-minimize-and-maximize-a-specified-window-from-terminal
answered 13 mins ago
useruser
12518
I would like to open all my text files with Sublime Text, but it does not support a --maximize command line argument, and it either does not remember it window state on Linux and always open unmaximized.
Then, after researching I built this script:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# run it with /home/user/maximize.sh "Sublime Text" /usr/bin/subl -n
eval "${@:2}"
while [ true ]
do
FocusApp=`xdotool getwindowfocus getwindowname`
if [[ "$FocusApp" == *"$1"* ]];
then
# xdotool key super+Up
wmctrl -ir $(xdotool getactivewindow) -b add,maximized_vert,maximized_horz
break
fi
done
You need to install these two things:
sudo apt-get install wmctrl xdotool
I am not using ``xdotool` to maximize the window because it seems to be bugging with my XFCE4 and when unmaximizing the window, its default size is set to whole window size, i.e., when maximizing the window, it also changed the window size to the match the whole screen size.
References:
- How to execute a command on window focus/unfocus?
- https://superuser.com/questions/850145/how-to-use-wmctrl-to-activate-window-of-a-given-class
- https://askubuntu.com/questions/703628/how-to-close-minimize-and-maximize-a-specified-window-from-terminal
answered 13 mins ago
useruser
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