How to determine if window is maximised or minimised from bash script
.everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__bot-mid-leaderboard:empty{ margin-bottom:0;
}
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 --onlyvisible --maxdepth 2 --class "" and then moves them to the right by the screen width. It already works... unless the window in question is maximises or minimised.
So what is needed is a way to check the current status of the window. I have found an answer that provides the way to add and remove those bits, but where is the way to check if they are set already?
If it is not possible to do via xdotool, it should be possible to reuse the window id provided by the command mentioned above.
bash xdotool wmctrl
asked 2 hours ago
v010dyav010dya
5852728
add a comment |
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 --onlyvisible --maxdepth 2 --class "" and then moves them to the right by the screen width. It already works... unless the window in question is maximises or minimised.
So what is needed is a way to check the current status of the window. I have found an answer that provides the way to add and remove those bits, but where is the way to check if they are set already?
If it is not possible to do via xdotool, it should be possible to reuse the window id provided by the command mentioned above.
bash xdotool wmctrl
asked 2 hours ago
v010dyav010dya
5852728
add a comment |
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 --onlyvisible --maxdepth 2 --class "" and then moves them to the right by the screen width. It already works... unless the window in question is maximises or minimised.
So what is needed is a way to check the current status of the window. I have found an answer that provides the way to add and remove those bits, but where is the way to check if they are set already?
If it is not possible to do via xdotool, it should be possible to reuse the window id provided by the command mentioned above.
bash xdotool wmctrl
asked 2 hours ago
v010dyav010dya
5852728
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 --onlyvisible --maxdepth 2 --class "" and then moves them to the right by the screen width. It already works... unless the window in question is maximises or minimised.
So what is needed is a way to check the current status of the window. I have found an answer that provides the way to add and remove those bits, but where is the way to check if they are set already?
If it is not possible to do via xdotool, it should be possible to reuse the window id provided by the command mentioned above.
bash xdotool wmctrl
bash xdotool wmctrl
asked 2 hours ago
v010dyav010dya
5852728
asked 2 hours ago
v010dyav010dya
5852728
asked 2 hours ago
v010dyav010dya
5852728
asked 2 hours ago
v010dyav010dya
5852728
asked 2 hours ago
v010dyav010dya
5852728
5852728
add a comment |
add a comment |
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
Retrieve info on the window state
You can get the info (and a lot more) from the command:
xprop -id <window_id>
To get what you are specifically looking for:
xprop -id 0x04c00010 | grep "_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM)"
The output will look like:
_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM) = _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ, _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT, _NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN
on a window that is maximized (h + v) and minimized at the same time, or just
_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM) =
(or no output at all) if none of those is the case.
answered 1 hour ago
Jacob VlijmJacob Vlijm
66.2k9131230
Excellent suggestion +1. As a comment, I tried it (under Linux, X11) and got slightly different results. When a window is neither hidden nor maximized,_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM)does not, as shown in the answer, appear with an empty value. Instead, it is not in the output at all.
– John1024
56 mins ago
@John1024 Ah, thanks! will add it to the answer.
– Jacob Vlijm
52 mins ago
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "89"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2faskubuntu.com%2fquestions%2f1132023%2fhow-to-determine-if-window-is-maximised-or-minimised-from-bash-script%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
Retrieve info on the window state
You can get the info (and a lot more) from the command:
xprop -id <window_id>
To get what you are specifically looking for:
xprop -id 0x04c00010 | grep "_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM)"
The output will look like:
_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM) = _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ, _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT, _NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN
on a window that is maximized (h + v) and minimized at the same time, or just
_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM) =
(or no output at all) if none of those is the case.
answered 1 hour ago
Jacob VlijmJacob Vlijm
66.2k9131230
Excellent suggestion +1. As a comment, I tried it (under Linux, X11) and got slightly different results. When a window is neither hidden nor maximized,_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM)does not, as shown in the answer, appear with an empty value. Instead, it is not in the output at all.
– John1024
56 mins ago
@John1024 Ah, thanks! will add it to the answer.
– Jacob Vlijm
52 mins ago
add a comment |
Retrieve info on the window state
You can get the info (and a lot more) from the command:
xprop -id <window_id>
To get what you are specifically looking for:
xprop -id 0x04c00010 | grep "_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM)"
The output will look like:
_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM) = _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ, _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT, _NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN
on a window that is maximized (h + v) and minimized at the same time, or just
_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM) =
(or no output at all) if none of those is the case.
answered 1 hour ago
Jacob VlijmJacob Vlijm
66.2k9131230
Excellent suggestion +1. As a comment, I tried it (under Linux, X11) and got slightly different results. When a window is neither hidden nor maximized,_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM)does not, as shown in the answer, appear with an empty value. Instead, it is not in the output at all.
– John1024
56 mins ago
@John1024 Ah, thanks! will add it to the answer.
– Jacob Vlijm
52 mins ago
add a comment |
Retrieve info on the window state
You can get the info (and a lot more) from the command:
xprop -id <window_id>
To get what you are specifically looking for:
xprop -id 0x04c00010 | grep "_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM)"
The output will look like:
_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM) = _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ, _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT, _NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN
on a window that is maximized (h + v) and minimized at the same time, or just
_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM) =
(or no output at all) if none of those is the case.
answered 1 hour ago
Jacob VlijmJacob Vlijm
66.2k9131230
Retrieve info on the window state
You can get the info (and a lot more) from the command:
xprop -id <window_id>
To get what you are specifically looking for:
xprop -id 0x04c00010 | grep "_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM)"
The output will look like:
_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM) = _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_HORZ, _NET_WM_STATE_MAXIMIZED_VERT, _NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN
on a window that is maximized (h + v) and minimized at the same time, or just
_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM) =
(or no output at all) if none of those is the case.
answered 1 hour ago
Jacob VlijmJacob Vlijm
66.2k9131230
edited 19 mins ago
answered 1 hour ago
Jacob VlijmJacob Vlijm
66.2k9131230
answered 1 hour ago
Jacob VlijmJacob Vlijm
66.2k9131230
answered 1 hour ago
Jacob VlijmJacob Vlijm
66.2k9131230
66.2k9131230
Excellent suggestion +1. As a comment, I tried it (under Linux, X11) and got slightly different results. When a window is neither hidden nor maximized,_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM)does not, as shown in the answer, appear with an empty value. Instead, it is not in the output at all.
– John1024
56 mins ago
@John1024 Ah, thanks! will add it to the answer.
– Jacob Vlijm
52 mins ago
add a comment |
Excellent suggestion +1. As a comment, I tried it (under Linux, X11) and got slightly different results. When a window is neither hidden nor maximized,_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM)does not, as shown in the answer, appear with an empty value. Instead, it is not in the output at all.
– John1024
56 mins ago
@John1024 Ah, thanks! will add it to the answer.
– Jacob Vlijm
52 mins ago
Excellent suggestion +1. As a comment, I tried it (under Linux, X11) and got slightly different results. When a window is neither hidden nor maximized,
_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM) does not, as shown in the answer, appear with an empty value. Instead, it is not in the output at all.– John1024
56 mins ago
Excellent suggestion +1. As a comment, I tried it (under Linux, X11) and got slightly different results. When a window is neither hidden nor maximized,
_NET_WM_STATE(ATOM) does not, as shown in the answer, appear with an empty value. Instead, it is not in the output at all.– John1024
56 mins ago
@John1024 Ah, thanks! will add it to the answer.
– Jacob Vlijm
52 mins ago
@John1024 Ah, thanks! will add it to the answer.
– Jacob Vlijm
52 mins ago
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Ask Ubuntu!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2faskubuntu.com%2fquestions%2f1132023%2fhow-to-determine-if-window-is-maximised-or-minimised-from-bash-script%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
