Resizing windows to a particular width and height instantly
For some reason, I wish to resize a window to a very large size, 4-5 times larger than my screen size. For now, I am doing it manually by moving the entire window but one corner out of the screen and then pulling the corner to expand the window. However, this is very time taking. Is there some way to resize the window to a particular height and width instantly ? (perhaps from commandline or with the help of some small app or something else)
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For some reason, I wish to resize a window to a very large size, 4-5 times larger than my screen size. For now, I am doing it manually by moving the entire window but one corner out of the screen and then pulling the corner to expand the window. However, this is very time taking. Is there some way to resize the window to a particular height and width instantly ? (perhaps from commandline or with the help of some small app or something else)
window-manager
asked Jan 12 '12 at 12:23
Pushpak DagadePushpak Dagade
4943719
add a comment |
For some reason, I wish to resize a window to a very large size, 4-5 times larger than my screen size. For now, I am doing it manually by moving the entire window but one corner out of the screen and then pulling the corner to expand the window. However, this is very time taking. Is there some way to resize the window to a particular height and width instantly ? (perhaps from commandline or with the help of some small app or something else)
window-manager
asked Jan 12 '12 at 12:23
Pushpak DagadePushpak Dagade
4943719
For some reason, I wish to resize a window to a very large size, 4-5 times larger than my screen size. For now, I am doing it manually by moving the entire window but one corner out of the screen and then pulling the corner to expand the window. However, this is very time taking. Is there some way to resize the window to a particular height and width instantly ? (perhaps from commandline or with the help of some small app or something else)
window-manager
window-manager
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Pushpak DagadePushpak Dagade
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asked Jan 12 '12 at 12:23
Pushpak DagadePushpak Dagade
4943719
asked Jan 12 '12 at 12:23
Pushpak DagadePushpak Dagade
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I propose two solutions
wmctrl
Install the wmctrl package, then you can resize your window with
wmctrl -r string -e 0,left,up,width,height
where string is a substring of the window's title, (left,up) are the desired screen coordinates of the upper left window's corner, and (width,height) are the desired window's dimensions.
For a more precise window's choice, run wmctrl -l, which will give you a list of records containing window's ID, screen's number and window's title. Then you can resize a particular window by ID with
wmctrl -i -r ID -e 0,left,up,width,hight
More information in wmctrl man page.
devilspie
Install the package devilspie, then create the folder ~/.devilspie and a file my-name.ds in this folder, with content:
(if (is (window_name) "My Window") (geometry "widthxheight+left+up"))
then execute devilspie to resize your window.
edited Feb 11 '15 at 10:18
Sylvain Pineau
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answered Jan 12 '12 at 13:45
enzotibenzotib
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Thank you! I slight problem - if I resize the window to a large size, the window manager (i think compiz) gets killed and another window manager with very basic windowing capabilities comes in. Any way to avoid this?
– Pushpak Dagade
Jan 12 '12 at 14:25
Fromwmctrlman page: "wmctrlis a command that can be used to interact with an X Window manager that is compatible with the EWMH/NetWM specification." Probablycompizis not fully compatible or has some bugs, and I cannot help with that.
– enzotib
Jan 12 '12 at 14:31
@Guanidene: I proposed an alternative solution.
– enzotib
Jan 12 '12 at 14:56
You may also want to use-r :ACTIVEto get the current focused window. I added this to a shortcut to move my windows to the right position instantly, whichever ones I had focus on.
– Zzzach...
Jun 29 '16 at 2:26
1
A minor correction to the previous comment: it is-r :ACTIVE:(an additional colon is needed at the end).
– Zoltan
Apr 8 '17 at 21:24
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I propose two solutions
wmctrl
Install the wmctrl package, then you can resize your window with
wmctrl -r string -e 0,left,up,width,height
where string is a substring of the window's title, (left,up) are the desired screen coordinates of the upper left window's corner, and (width,height) are the desired window's dimensions.
For a more precise window's choice, run wmctrl -l, which will give you a list of records containing window's ID, screen's number and window's title. Then you can resize a particular window by ID with
wmctrl -i -r ID -e 0,left,up,width,hight
More information in wmctrl man page.
devilspie
Install the package devilspie, then create the folder ~/.devilspie and a file my-name.ds in this folder, with content:
(if (is (window_name) "My Window") (geometry "widthxheight+left+up"))
then execute devilspie to resize your window.
edited Feb 11 '15 at 10:18
Sylvain Pineau
48.6k16105149
answered Jan 12 '12 at 13:45
enzotibenzotib
63k6132154
Thank you! I slight problem - if I resize the window to a large size, the window manager (i think compiz) gets killed and another window manager with very basic windowing capabilities comes in. Any way to avoid this?
– Pushpak Dagade
Jan 12 '12 at 14:25
Fromwmctrlman page: "wmctrlis a command that can be used to interact with an X Window manager that is compatible with the EWMH/NetWM specification." Probablycompizis not fully compatible or has some bugs, and I cannot help with that.
– enzotib
Jan 12 '12 at 14:31
@Guanidene: I proposed an alternative solution.
– enzotib
Jan 12 '12 at 14:56
You may also want to use-r :ACTIVEto get the current focused window. I added this to a shortcut to move my windows to the right position instantly, whichever ones I had focus on.
– Zzzach...
Jun 29 '16 at 2:26
1
A minor correction to the previous comment: it is-r :ACTIVE:(an additional colon is needed at the end).
– Zoltan
Apr 8 '17 at 21:24
|
show 1 more comment
I propose two solutions
wmctrl
Install the wmctrl package, then you can resize your window with
wmctrl -r string -e 0,left,up,width,height
where string is a substring of the window's title, (left,up) are the desired screen coordinates of the upper left window's corner, and (width,height) are the desired window's dimensions.
For a more precise window's choice, run wmctrl -l, which will give you a list of records containing window's ID, screen's number and window's title. Then you can resize a particular window by ID with
wmctrl -i -r ID -e 0,left,up,width,hight
More information in wmctrl man page.
devilspie
Install the package devilspie, then create the folder ~/.devilspie and a file my-name.ds in this folder, with content:
(if (is (window_name) "My Window") (geometry "widthxheight+left+up"))
then execute devilspie to resize your window.
edited Feb 11 '15 at 10:18
Sylvain Pineau
48.6k16105149
answered Jan 12 '12 at 13:45
enzotibenzotib
63k6132154
Thank you! I slight problem - if I resize the window to a large size, the window manager (i think compiz) gets killed and another window manager with very basic windowing capabilities comes in. Any way to avoid this?
– Pushpak Dagade
Jan 12 '12 at 14:25
Fromwmctrlman page: "wmctrlis a command that can be used to interact with an X Window manager that is compatible with the EWMH/NetWM specification." Probablycompizis not fully compatible or has some bugs, and I cannot help with that.
– enzotib
Jan 12 '12 at 14:31
@Guanidene: I proposed an alternative solution.
– enzotib
Jan 12 '12 at 14:56
You may also want to use-r :ACTIVEto get the current focused window. I added this to a shortcut to move my windows to the right position instantly, whichever ones I had focus on.
– Zzzach...
Jun 29 '16 at 2:26
1
A minor correction to the previous comment: it is-r :ACTIVE:(an additional colon is needed at the end).
– Zoltan
Apr 8 '17 at 21:24
|
show 1 more comment
I propose two solutions
wmctrl
Install the wmctrl package, then you can resize your window with
wmctrl -r string -e 0,left,up,width,height
where string is a substring of the window's title, (left,up) are the desired screen coordinates of the upper left window's corner, and (width,height) are the desired window's dimensions.
For a more precise window's choice, run wmctrl -l, which will give you a list of records containing window's ID, screen's number and window's title. Then you can resize a particular window by ID with
wmctrl -i -r ID -e 0,left,up,width,hight
More information in wmctrl man page.
devilspie
Install the package devilspie, then create the folder ~/.devilspie and a file my-name.ds in this folder, with content:
(if (is (window_name) "My Window") (geometry "widthxheight+left+up"))
then execute devilspie to resize your window.
edited Feb 11 '15 at 10:18
Sylvain Pineau
48.6k16105149
answered Jan 12 '12 at 13:45
enzotibenzotib
63k6132154
I propose two solutions
wmctrl
Install the wmctrl package, then you can resize your window with
wmctrl -r string -e 0,left,up,width,height
where string is a substring of the window's title, (left,up) are the desired screen coordinates of the upper left window's corner, and (width,height) are the desired window's dimensions.
For a more precise window's choice, run wmctrl -l, which will give you a list of records containing window's ID, screen's number and window's title. Then you can resize a particular window by ID with
wmctrl -i -r ID -e 0,left,up,width,hight
More information in wmctrl man page.
devilspie
Install the package devilspie, then create the folder ~/.devilspie and a file my-name.ds in this folder, with content:
(if (is (window_name) "My Window") (geometry "widthxheight+left+up"))
then execute devilspie to resize your window.
edited Feb 11 '15 at 10:18
Sylvain Pineau
48.6k16105149
answered Jan 12 '12 at 13:45
enzotibenzotib
63k6132154
edited Feb 11 '15 at 10:18
Sylvain Pineau
48.6k16105149
edited Feb 11 '15 at 10:18
Sylvain Pineau
48.6k16105149
edited Feb 11 '15 at 10:18
Sylvain Pineau
48.6k16105149
48.6k16105149
answered Jan 12 '12 at 13:45
enzotibenzotib
63k6132154
answered Jan 12 '12 at 13:45
enzotibenzotib
63k6132154
answered Jan 12 '12 at 13:45
enzotibenzotib
63k6132154
63k6132154
Thank you! I slight problem - if I resize the window to a large size, the window manager (i think compiz) gets killed and another window manager with very basic windowing capabilities comes in. Any way to avoid this?
– Pushpak Dagade
Jan 12 '12 at 14:25
Fromwmctrlman page: "wmctrlis a command that can be used to interact with an X Window manager that is compatible with the EWMH/NetWM specification." Probablycompizis not fully compatible or has some bugs, and I cannot help with that.
– enzotib
Jan 12 '12 at 14:31
@Guanidene: I proposed an alternative solution.
– enzotib
Jan 12 '12 at 14:56
You may also want to use-r :ACTIVEto get the current focused window. I added this to a shortcut to move my windows to the right position instantly, whichever ones I had focus on.
– Zzzach...
Jun 29 '16 at 2:26
1
A minor correction to the previous comment: it is-r :ACTIVE:(an additional colon is needed at the end).
– Zoltan
Apr 8 '17 at 21:24
|
show 1 more comment
Thank you! I slight problem - if I resize the window to a large size, the window manager (i think compiz) gets killed and another window manager with very basic windowing capabilities comes in. Any way to avoid this?
– Pushpak Dagade
Jan 12 '12 at 14:25
Fromwmctrlman page: "wmctrlis a command that can be used to interact with an X Window manager that is compatible with the EWMH/NetWM specification." Probablycompizis not fully compatible or has some bugs, and I cannot help with that.
– enzotib
Jan 12 '12 at 14:31
@Guanidene: I proposed an alternative solution.
– enzotib
Jan 12 '12 at 14:56
You may also want to use-r :ACTIVEto get the current focused window. I added this to a shortcut to move my windows to the right position instantly, whichever ones I had focus on.
– Zzzach...
Jun 29 '16 at 2:26
1
A minor correction to the previous comment: it is-r :ACTIVE:(an additional colon is needed at the end).
– Zoltan
Apr 8 '17 at 21:24
Thank you! I slight problem - if I resize the window to a large size, the window manager (i think compiz) gets killed and another window manager with very basic windowing capabilities comes in. Any way to avoid this?
– Pushpak Dagade
Jan 12 '12 at 14:25
Thank you! I slight problem - if I resize the window to a large size, the window manager (i think compiz) gets killed and another window manager with very basic windowing capabilities comes in. Any way to avoid this?
– Pushpak Dagade
Jan 12 '12 at 14:25
From
wmctrl man page: "wmctrl is a command that can be used to interact with an X Window manager that is compatible with the EWMH/NetWM specification." Probably compiz is not fully compatible or has some bugs, and I cannot help with that.– enzotib
Jan 12 '12 at 14:31
From
wmctrl man page: "wmctrl is a command that can be used to interact with an X Window manager that is compatible with the EWMH/NetWM specification." Probably compiz is not fully compatible or has some bugs, and I cannot help with that.– enzotib
Jan 12 '12 at 14:31
@Guanidene: I proposed an alternative solution.
– enzotib
Jan 12 '12 at 14:56
@Guanidene: I proposed an alternative solution.
– enzotib
Jan 12 '12 at 14:56
You may also want to use
-r :ACTIVE to get the current focused window. I added this to a shortcut to move my windows to the right position instantly, whichever ones I had focus on.– Zzzach...
Jun 29 '16 at 2:26
You may also want to use
-r :ACTIVE to get the current focused window. I added this to a shortcut to move my windows to the right position instantly, whichever ones I had focus on.– Zzzach...
Jun 29 '16 at 2:26
1
1
A minor correction to the previous comment: it is
-r :ACTIVE: (an additional colon is needed at the end).– Zoltan
Apr 8 '17 at 21:24
A minor correction to the previous comment: it is
-r :ACTIVE: (an additional colon is needed at the end).– Zoltan
Apr 8 '17 at 21:24
|
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