gimmeMyWindowBack.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import os
import sys

def moveWindowToZero(windowName):
  print "Moving window '%s' to (0,0)" % windowName
  cmd="""
  osascript<<END
    tell application "System Events" 
      set position of window 1 of application process "%s" to {0, 0}
    end tell
""" % windowName
  os.system(cmd)


def usageExit():
  print
  print "%s: Recovers a rogue OSX window whose title bar may have been pushed off screen. Moves window to top right corner." % sys.argv[0]
  print
  print "Usage: "
  print "  %s <window_name>" % sys.argv[0]
  print "Example: " 
  print "  %s Terminal" % sys.argv[0]
  print "  (recovers the Terminal window)"
  print
  print "Notes: " 
  print "  The <window_name> can be found by clicking on the runaway app in the dock and reading it off the OSX title bar"
  print "  Enclose the <window_name> in double quotes if it has a space or special chars (ex: \"iOS Simulator\")"
  sys.exit(1)

def main():
  if (len(sys.argv) < 2): 
    usageExit()
    
  moveWindowToZero(sys.argv[1]) 

if __name__ == "__main__":
  main()