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Alt-Escape has different effect on different Win-XP machines
This is really weird.
On my desktop computer, I often use Alt-Escape to send the active window to the background. This is really useful for window management.
However, when I try pressing Alt-Escape ...
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What are the default Window Managers in Ubuntu and Fedora?
What are the default window managers in Ubuntu (11.10) and Fedora (16)? I didn't seem to be able to find it online, and if it can be installed in CrunchBang.
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KDE - move app window between monitors via keyboard
I'm looking for an utility that would move application window between multiple monitors in KDE.
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Unity window keyboard shortcuts in Xubuntu
One of the only things I like about Unity is its window positioning keyboard shortcuts (e.g. Super+NUMPAD9 to position the window at the top right).
Is there anything similar for Xubuntu?
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I want to “tab dock” any app to side (or top) of Desktop (in Windows 7)?
I am looking for something a bit different than any "dock" style app I have tried.
What I am looking for is something a bit like the awesome "stick" application
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KDE auto-shrinks windows?
I have been beating my head against the wall and my Google-fu is failing me.
I tried Ubuntu 11.10 and saw Gnome 3. It's horrid. So I thought I'd give KDE4 a shot.
My only complaint after a few ...
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Keep “Work Area” changed to a nonstandard value
To monitor my computer I run a program called GKrellM for Windows. It is essentially a long skinny window that has a bunch of charts of the status of your computer (CPU usage, RAM, network usage, ...
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How do I auto-start a Linux app on another window (from panel switcher)?
I want to start a virtual machine on another window panel, but I'm not sure what the command for this would be.
I have:
virtualbox --startvm myvin &
in my autostart.sh.
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How to resize and lock Firefox browser windows for specific sizes?
How would I re-size and lock Firefox browser windows for specific sizes?
For example, my resolution is higher but I want to fix the width to 768px and lock it.
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Force a Windows application to be on the desktop level [closed]
Is there any way to force a Windows application to be on the desktop level, below the taskbar?
What I'm looking for is to be able to run an application (say, Google Chrome) such that it will be below ...
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I want to change the size of a “restored” window. How do I go about doing that?
I want to change the size of a "restored" window. is there a solution?
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Make Finder window hover above all apps
I'm looking for a utility that will help me in keeping Finder windows hovering about all apps. Anyone heard of such?
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Gnome3 - Change window drag shortcut
Gnome defaults to using Alt+LeftMouse dragging for moving windows around - I hate this feature and it breaks some apps I use. In Gnome2 you could change the modifier key in one of the settings ...
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What equivalent of SizeUp exists for Linux?
I am running an older version of linux (RHEL 5 desktop) and I've been a bit spoiled by the mac desktop I had at my previous job. There are a few niceties I really miss, but the big one is the window ...
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Ubuntu: Quickly reordering windows
Is it possible to quickly reorder windows in Gnome Ubuntu? I often find myself with many maximized windows and needing to get 3 or 4 specific ones to the front of my display.
My solution now is Ctrl ...
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Drag and drop open Windows from server to client and client to server
I was wondering if their is a possibility within Synergy to drag open Windows (like Word or Excel) to the screen of the other system withing the Synergy setup. For example:
I'm working on an Excel ...
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Trigger Autohotkey on new window
How do I set an action to trigger whenever a new window opens in autohotkey?
For instance, I could set any Windows Explorer window to be marked as "Always on Top" as soon as it comes up. Or I could ...
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GNOME: Forcing windows to open in parent application's workspace
I like to jump back and forth between workspaces fairly quickly. My problem is that I'm fairly particular about which apps go in which workspaces. If I start my IDE in workspace 3, for instance, and ...
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How to use one display exclusively for one application?
I regularly use virtualisation software. My most common use case is to have one monitor for the virtual system and one monitor for the physical system.
But of course, the physical system always puts ...
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Good window management grid keyboard shortcuts on keyboards without a numeric keypad
I like to use Winsplit Revolution to position open windows in a specific place on my screen in a grid-like fashion. One of the things I like about Winsplit Revolution is that the default keyboard ...
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How-to: reset window “tab” in Haiku?
I have been running Haiku in various environments now for several months, but have run across an interesting issue: WebPositive (the browser that ships with Haiku) has lost its yellow tab at the top ...
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Imitating OS X behavior of opening applications in Linux [closed]
Is there a way to imitate OS X behavior of opening applications in Linux?
For example: Assume that I already have Firefox open. In OS X it is very easy to open that window from console (it is the ...
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In Linux, are there any plug-ins to let me do `<Win>`+`<Num>` style app switching (like Windows 7's superbar)?
Using Windows 7's superbar, I can select/launch the 2nd application group by <Win>+<2>. We have DockbarX in GNOME, which is nice (grouping the windows like Windows 7), but it doesn't ...
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How to bring back a far right chromeless window?
Accidentally some windows goes far right, and "goes out of" to the monitor. I know keyboard shortcuts to move it back when the windows have a title bar. But that windows (HTC Home and Rainlendar) ...
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What's a program like gdevilspie, for Windows XP?
I am looking for a program for Windows XP that is similar to the Linux utility gdevilspie. It should let one set specific folders to open upon booting up Windows XP and specify their specific ...
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How to specify where new program window appears?
When I open pdf using Preview I want the Preview window to be placed in the right upper corner not in the left one.
Any idea how I can do that?
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Allsnap with “Persistent Magnetism”
I've been tasked with writing some code that provides behavior similar to that implemented by allsnap, but with "persistent magnetism". That is, windows will "snap to" each other whilst moving them ...
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How to hide a Direct3d window?
I want to hide a direct3d window (like a "bosskey program"). I have tryed some programs like 4t minimizer, but I cant...
Do you know some nice (maybe free?) program or script to accomplish this?
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Lock application window movement on Mac OS X
Sometimes, when I use touchpad to control cursor and I'm clicking or double clicking, I move the application window a few pixels because my finger does not tap the touchpad on one place.
Is there a ...
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Tool to search opened window? (Win 7)
I often have a huge number of windows opened and it takes time to find the ones I need. Aero Peek may help sometimes, but for some applications (e.g. SSH terminals), every window looks the same. And ...
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Can the default size of Windows 7's “drag to the left or right to resize window” feature be changed?
Windows 7 includes a feature for easily arranging windows on larger monitors - drag a window to the left or right side of the screen and it will be resized to use half the monitor (or drag to the top ...
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organize windows layout on the screen (windows 7)
I've got a large screen and I wish to have a predefined layout for some of the programs I use.
For example, I want the skype to always open to a specific spot, and the chrome to another, and so on.
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Tool for selecting window by searching in X11?
I often have many windows open on many virtual desktops and I have hard time finding some application.
So is there any tool for searching open windows?
Currently I using Awesome as my window ...
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Mac OS X: Managing Windows
So here is my problem, originally I'm a Windows user and developerr, and now I have a Mac OS based machine, I'm developing on Mac OS X as well, but the problem is that on Windows I feel comfortable ...
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Ubuntu: How to move windows in batch from one display to another?
I have several program windows open on my main display (showing on my physical screen).
I've created a second display for VNC connections (using vncserver :14).
Is there a way I can move all open ...
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Ubuntu: How to send a “close” command to a window with a title matching a regex?
I need to programatically close a window in some program, based on the window title.
Is there a tool or a built-in system command I can use for that?
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gnome window positioning shortcuts
With multiple monitors, multiple windows I find sometimes I have to click and drag windows, resize them and spend a bit of effort to get them positioned the way I would like.
Is there any shortcuts ...
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Gnome (Ubuntu): how to bring a program window to the front using a command line from the terminal?
I have a certain work environment with dozens of open Windows. How can I bring to the front a window with a known name/title programatically or using the command line?
