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jimmyy

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Registered: 2006-09-16

Posts: 1

Command

Hello,

What's the shell command for closing a windows ?

I want to do ALT+F4 but with a command.
I know the HotKeys. But how to do that with the shell ?

I have idea to replace the border with a command in taskbar.

Next, what's the command for move, maximise...

Thank's !

mmassonnet

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From: the milky way galaxy

Registered: 2006-07-30

Posts: 99

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Re: Command

Maybe wmctrl has sufficient control on windows, try it ;-)

Wmctrl is a command line tool to interact with an EWMH/NetWM compatible X Window Manager

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Mike

mmassonnet

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From: the milky way galaxy

Registered: 2006-07-30

Posts: 99

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Re: Command

May I suggest some keyboard/mouse tips on windows:

Alt+Mouse1 = Move window
Alt+Mouse2 = Send window to bottom
Alt+Mouse3 = Resize window
Alt+Mouse4/5 = Set window transparent/opaque

Alt+Shift+<arrows> = Resize window
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+<arrows> = Move window
Ctrl+Alt+Page Down/up = Send window to bottom/top
Alt+F8 = Minimize window
Alt+F9 = Shade/Unshade window
Alt+F10 = Stick/Unstick
Alt+F11 = Fullscreen (at least here )

Hrmf, I forget about the documentation: http://www.xfce.org/documentation/docs- … wm-windows

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Mike

Pindakoe

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From: NL

Registered: 2003-11-26

Posts: 116

Re: Command

Hello,

What's the shell command for closing a windows ?

I want to do ALT+F4 but with a command.

exit will close any terminal. Other programs: it'll depend, or (often) no possibly short of killing the program which you can do easily with pkill (with apttern to locate the right one).

thehundredthone

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Registered: 2004-02-23

Posts: 32

Re: Command

i think he means, how to close another window through a shell
i think you need the window id, etc

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