control

Shell script to control your window via wmctrl and xbindkeys. Basically, some functionality I was missing when moving over from Mac OS over to Ubuntu this past week offered by Spectacle

Install dependencies

sudo apt-get install wmctrl xbindkeys

Get the code

git clone git@github.com:davidjairala/control.git

Usage

You can use the following options to resize the active window:

• qtl - quarter top left
• qtr - quarter top right
• qbl - quarter bottom left
• qbr - quarter bottom righ
• mt - mid top
• mb - mid bottom
• ml - mid left
• mr - mid right
• f - full

./control qtl
./control ml
./control f

The real usefulness of the script comes when combined with xbindkeys tho, explained below.

Edit ~/.xbindkeysrc

Whenever you edit your ~/.xbindkeysrc make sure you restart xbindkeysrc itself.

My config looks something like:

##################################
# End of xbindkeys configuration #
##################################

##########
# wmctrl #
##########

"/home/davidjairala/projects/wmctrl/control qtl"
  control + alt + Left

"/home/davidjairala/projects/wmctrl/control qtr"
  control + alt + Right

"/home/davidjairala/projects/wmctrl/control qbl"
  control + shift + alt + Left

"/home/davidjairala/projects/wmctrl/control qbr"
  control + shift + alt + Right

"/home/davidjairala/projects/wmctrl/control f"
  control + alt + Mod4 + f

"/home/davidjairala/projects/wmctrl/control mt"
  control + alt + Mod4 + Up

"/home/davidjairala/projects/wmctrl/control mb"
  control + alt + Mod4 + Down

"/home/davidjairala/projects/wmctrl/control ml"
  control + alt + Mod4 + Left

"/home/davidjairala/projects/wmctrl/control mr"
  control + alt + Mod4 + Right

Enjoy!

Next time you log in, you'll be able to control your active window's position via the keyboard thanks to wmctrl and xbindkeys!