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Jerry3904

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Registered: 2013-11-09

Posts: 853

can I call the Compositor tab of Window manager tweaks directly?

For a new MX tool, we would like to have a button that when clicked would open up the app to the Compositor tab--but have not been able to figure out the command to do that. Tried things such as this:

xfwm4-tweaks-settings --compositor

also with --tab=compositor.

Is it possible?

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MX-23 (based on Debian Stable) with our flagship Xfce 4.18.

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,006

Re: can I call the Compositor tab of Window manager tweaks directly?

I can think of a few options here, Jerry:

1. Use xdotool:

(xfwm4-tweaks-settings &) && sleep .5 && xdotool key Left

2. Use the Xfce4-Composite Editor app.

3. Create something of your own using yad and directly manipulate the relevent xfconf settings in the xfwm4 channel.

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Jerry3904

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Registered: 2013-11-09

Posts: 853

Re: can I call the Compositor tab of Window manager tweaks directly?

Thanks, ToZ! I was thinking of the third option myself b/c I think the result would be the cleanest.

We'll snoop around...

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MX-23 (based on Debian Stable) with our flagship Xfce 4.18.