Window properties

Todd_Z · 2005-07-27 03:46:32

I want to create a function in my .bashrc that when i type the cmd, all the gaim windows become the same default size, and are aligned on the screen according to the amount of windows open. How do I get the object reference for the windows and change the values such as width, height, x, y? Thanks.

Snowman · 2005-07-27 04:30:32

you can use xwininfo to get the window info.

phrakture · 2005-07-27 04:42:04

Todd_Z wrote:

I want to create a function in my .bashrc that when i type the cmd, all the gaim windows become the same default size, and are aligned on the screen according to the amount of windows open. How do I get the object reference for the windows and change the values such as width, height, x, y? Thanks.

You can't do that in bash... you'll need something like python-xlib

Todd_Z · 2005-07-27 17:55:04

xwininfo can get me the information, but can i alter the properties with it? If i cant, how can i? Is there a more up-to-date python-xlib-like thing to use for this? phython-xlib seems very out of date

Dusty · 2005-07-27 18:34:34

Todd_Z wrote:

xwininfo can get me the information, but can i alter the properties with it? If i cant, how can i? Is there a more up-to-date python-xlib-like thing to use for this? phython-xlib seems very out of date

I bet there's a program with x you can use to modify geometry of windows. Maybe xset can manipulate geometries...

We've been talking about python-xlib. Though it is out of date, it is apparently quite stable. The X protocol doesn't change much, so I guess python-xlib doesn't need to either. It would certainly suffice for your goals.

Dusty

Todd_Z · 2005-07-27 19:42:01

I'm new to all this linux progging, are there any tips to be given or tutorials for me to be directed to? My programming experience is mostly php and java.

Dusty · 2005-07-27 20:32:56

um... well if you're going to try python, start here:
http://www.python.org/doc/2.4.1/tut/tut.html

If you can do Java and PHP, you shouldn't have much trouble with Python... Python is like Java or PHP but without all the ugly crap.

I don't know anything about window management though, so I can't give you a tutorial on that.

Dusty

Todd_Z · 2005-07-27 22:05:53

Yea, actually i had a job last year that required me to learn python, so I'm alright there - it was more the other end of things that i need help. But thanks

Dusty · 2005-07-27 22:13:41

Hmm... I guess if you check the sources for the python-xlib it'll tell you a lot (Python doesn't need documentation cause its so readable... at least, that's the theory). If its got docstrings, you can use python's onboard help module to read them.

Dusty

phrakture · 2005-07-28 04:26:28

pypanel uses python-xlib, if you need examples - also, the calls are almost identical to their C counterparts (on purpose)

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