Xfce Forums / Paging through windows from commandline?

Re: Paging through windows from commandline?

dummy@example.com (angstrom) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:17:06 +0000

I don't think xfce have something like that. But there is tools to get windows status and emulate keystroke :
- wmctrl : let you maximize, minimize, etc ... windows
- xdotool : lets you programatically (or manually) simulate keyboard [...]

With those two tool and a little of scripting, you will find your way ;-)

Re: Paging through windows from commandline?

dummy@example.com (stqn) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:14:48 +0000

Maybe with wmctrl.

Paging through windows from commandline?

dummy@example.com (jeff.sadowski) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:41:21 +0000

Alt+Tab works but is there a way to bring a program to the front via script?

I'm using XFCE-4.8

I was wondering if there are any commandline tools that display the currently selected window?
If there is any commandline tool that can change the currently selected window?

I think I can use a virtual keyboard to switch between windows but I'd have no way of letting my script know when the desired window is on top.

reason:
I have a windows vm running in virtualbox that when it is minimised I'd like it to come to front and go fullscreen when someone clicks on its start icon. I have the start icon pointing to a script that currently can just start it.
I'd like to modify the script to see if it is running and bring it front and center and make it fullscreen.