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xfce-tile

placement / tile xfce windows using dynamic grid

getting started

  • checkout or download the script
  • install required python3 and GObject module for python
# ubuntu
apt-get install python3-gi python3-xlib
# arch 
pacman -S python-gobject python-xlib
  • Add keyboard shortcuts to xfce.
    Using the xfce-setup-shortcuts.sh-script will add all shortcuts.
    You may manually add shortcuts using xfce4-keyboard-settings.
    e.g. Link Alt + Num -4 to the pywin command. \
    Alt + Num - 4 > python /some/path/pywin.py --position w --stateful

usage

usage: pywin.py [-h] -p position [-f factor] [-s] [-v] [-m scale-factors]

Window-Placement/Window-tiling

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -p position, --pos position
                        Direction to place window. Using abbreviations for directions like n=north ne=northeast and so on. Use one of:n,ne,e,se,s,sw,w,nw,center
  -f factor, --factor factor
                        default scale factor 
  -s, --stateful        remember window sizing by storing some data under: /tmp/pywin.json
  -v, --verbose         print some debugging output
  -o, --horizontal      scale only horizontal
  -e, --vertically      scale only vertical
  -m scale-factors, --my-factors scale-factors
                        Comma delimited list of scale-factors to use. e.g. "1,1.5,2,3" This requires stateful option.