- Wmctrl
__NOTOC__wmctrl is a command used to control windows in
EWMH andNetWM compatible,X Window ,window manager . Some of its common operations are list, resize, and close window. It also has the ability to interact withvirtual desktop s, and give information about the window manager. wmctrl is acommand line program, however it has some function that allow the mouse to select a window for an operation. [http://linux.die.net/man/1/wmctrl man wmctrl(1)] ]wmctrl Operations
wmctrl operations
*List all desktops
*List all windows
*Switch desktop of a window
*Close window
*Resize window
*Move window
*Set window's icon name
*Set window title
*Add, remove, or toggle windows properties
**modal
**sticky
**maximized_vert
**maximized_horz
**shaded
**skip_taskbar
**skip_pager, hidden
**fullscreen
**above
**below
*Move window to another desktop
*Change geometry (common size) of desktops
*Display information about the window manager
*Change number of desktopsCompatible window managers
*Compatible, or mostly compatible, window managers [http://www.sweb.cz/tripie/utils/wmctrl/ wmctrl Home page] ]
**Blackbox >= version 0.70
**IceWM
**KWin (the default WM forKDE )
**Metacity (the default WM forGNOME )
**Openbox >= 3
**sawfish
**FVWM >= 2.5
**waimea
**PekWM
**enlightenment >= 0.16.6
**Xfce >= 4
**Fluxbox >= 0.9.6
**matchbox
**Window Maker >= 0.91
**compiz ee also
References
* [http://standards.freedesktop.org/wm-spec/wm-spec-latest.html Extended Window Manager Hints (EWMH)]
* [http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/NetWM NetWM]
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