Questions tagged [kwin]
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More tiling with KDE
I fear that I go into conflicting requirements here, but I still want to ask. I have been using KDE for a while now and I do like its software (Konsole, Okular, Dolphin). I like KWin with its features a lot:
Splitting windows on the left/right…
Martin Ueding
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Disabling KWin compositor from command-line
Is there any way to disable KWin compositing effects from command-line? AFAIK it's possible to disable it via System settings->Hardware->Display and Monitor->Compositor but it requires a KWin restart.If I'm able to disable the compositor from…
Parsa Mousavi
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How can I open a window on a different monitor?
With multiple monitors, I have so far been dragging windows manually around. Is there a way to make a window open on a specific screen in a dual-head setup? (Not to be confused with multiple X server displays.)
Something like: SCREEN=2 firefox or…
Lekensteyn
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How can I run a kwin script from the command line?
I wrote a really basic kwin script to tile windows how I like them,
// Main reference: http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/KWin/Scripting
// Top-level parameters. Adjust these as suitable for your desktop.
var width = 3840;
var third =…
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How can I set env variables so that KDE recognizes them?
I need to set some environment variables such as the XDG spec ones, before KDE starts in such a way that kwin and any apps run from KDE will inherit them. Where could I do this, and how?
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What is the difference between the various tiling modes in KWin, and how do I use them?
There are 3 tiling modes in KDE: spiral, columns and floating. What does each do and how do make them work for me? For example, spiral seems to cut my screen in half then the next half another way. Is it possible to adjust it so that it's like 2/3?…
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Choose on which monitor new windows appear in KDE
I am using KDE on Debian Jessie.
Whenever I open an application, it appears on the first (left) screen. How do I change this?
This happens with most applications. For example Vuze opens correctly on the monitor it has been before, but Double…
Vlastimil Burián
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How do I run a KWin script from the console (to set focus to a specific window in KDE)?
I need to set focus to VirtualBox in KDE, I've written a KWin script for the purpose but I cannot figure out how to run it from console.
What I have tried:
This KWin script works in the Desktop Shell Scripting Console
How to open the Desktop Shell…
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Is there a way to get list of windows on KDE Wayland?
In the era of X11, I could do wmctrl -l to list available windows, that I can use in my scripts.
$ wmctrl -l
0x01000050 0 my-pc project1 – Readme.md
But nowadays most application use Wayland. The above command only shows windows that are running…
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What commands are needed in the '~/.vnc/xstartup' file to run KDE Plasma 5 in VNC?
I am trying to run KDE 5 in a VNC session and although I get application windows like konsole, kate etc the shell I need for the Start Menus, taskbar, desktop background etc is not present. This is my current ~/.vnc/xstartup file.
I also get a…
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How to restore display of window after unplugging and replugging 2nd monitor?
I have an HDMI monitor which I unplug and plug back into my laptop from time to time. When I unplug the monitor, all the windows are moved onto the laptop display. However, when I plug it back in, all the windows are moved onto the 2nd display…
Robin Green
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After upgrade, X button in titlebar no longer closes xterm
In theory, pressing the close button should close an xterm. It did before I did an aptitude upgrade. (I'm running Debian testing). But now it doesn't—clicking the X does nothing—but only for some xterms.
In particular, if I launch an xterm from the…
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Show the window size while resizing
The question "how to know the geometry of a window, while
resizing?"
looked promising, but its single, accepted answer suggests to use CLI tools
to resize a window to a specific size, so it's not answering my specific
questions:
Using a modern…
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How to run KWin script on startup, and what is installed script for if its not run at startup
Recently I've been playing with KWin script https://develop.kde.org/docs/plasma/kwin/
I understand that I can open the IDE for creating KWin script by either:
running command qdbus org.kde.plasmashell /PlasmaShell…
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KDE 5: How to achieve "new windows follow mouse" behavior on a dual screen setup
In KDE Plasma 5.19, I would like to achieve a window behavior which all new windows open on the same monitor that my cursor is on...
I have this desired behavior working at my job, in an earlier version of Plasma. I did the following for that to…
Thales Lima
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