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Linux tool to move all windows from one monitor to another in a multi-monitor config
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#!/usr/bin/env python3 | |
#Based on script 2 from http://askubuntu.com/questions/597884/swap-windows-between-screens-in-dual-screen-mode/598038#598038 | |
import subprocess | |
import sys | |
vec = sys.argv[1] | |
def get(cmd): | |
return subprocess.check_output(["/bin/bash", "-c", cmd]).decode("utf-8") | |
def get_shiftright(xr_output): | |
lines = [l for l in xr_output.splitlines() if "+0+0" in l][0].split() | |
return int([it for it in lines if "x" in it][0].split("x")[0]) | |
def get_shiftleft(xr_output): | |
lines = [l for l in xr_output.splitlines() if "+0" in l and not "+0+0" in l][0].split() | |
return -int([it for it in lines if "x" in it][0].split("x")[0]) | |
def shift_windows(): | |
xr_output = get("xrandr") | |
shift_r = get_shiftright(xr_output) | |
shift_l = get_shiftleft(xr_output) | |
w_data = [l.split() for l in get("wmctrl -lG").splitlines()] | |
for w in w_data: | |
props = get("xprop -id "+w[0]) | |
if vec == "right": | |
check = (0 < int(w[2]) < shift_r, "_TYPE_NORMAL" in props, "TYPE_DIALOG" in props).count(True) | |
shift = shift_r | |
if vec == "left": | |
check = (shift_r-shift_l > int(w[2]) >= shift_r , "_TYPE_NORMAL" in props, "TYPE_DIALOG" in props).count(True) | |
shift = -shift_r | |
if check == 2: | |
command = "wmctrl -ir "+w[0]+" -e 0,"+(",").join([str(int(w[2])+shift), str(int(w[3])-28), w[4], w[5]]) | |
subprocess.Popen(["/bin/bash", "-c", command]) | |
shift_windows() |
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