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#1 2017-08-30 15:57:29
- MrHritik
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[Solved] Kill window shortcut for XFCE in Arch Wiki doesn't work
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xf … w_shortcut states to create a shortcut with
xkill -id "$(xprop -root -notype | sed -n '/^_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW/ s/^.*# *\|\,.*$//g p')"to kill an X window.
That doesn't seem to work in XFCE. I also tried pasting the code in Alt+F2 box. Nothing happens.
Is the Wiki correct ?
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#2 2017-08-30 16:01:20
- Trilby
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Re: [Solved] Kill window shortcut for XFCE in Arch Wiki doesn't work
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855
Post it in a terminal and see what the error message is.
Do you have xorg-xkill and xorg-xprop installed?
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#3 2017-08-30 16:04:14
- MrHritik
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Re: [Solved] Kill window shortcut for XFCE in Arch Wiki doesn't work
@Trilby Posting in the terminal kills the terminal
Edit: xkill command works. It even allows to kill a window with mouse click .
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#4 2017-08-30 16:10:17
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Re: [Solved] Kill window shortcut for XFCE in Arch Wiki doesn't work
Then what's the output of the subshell commands run from a terminal?
EDIT: actually maybe everything is working. When you enter that in the "Alt-F2 box" the active window is the "Alt-F2 box", so that gets killed. What do you expect to happen when you put it in that window?
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#5 2017-08-30 16:22:34
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Re: [Solved] Kill window shortcut for XFCE in Arch Wiki doesn't work
@trilby
Actually I set up a keyboard shortcut for that. When I press the shortcut, nothing happens.
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#6 2017-08-30 17:48:13
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Re: [Solved] Kill window shortcut for XFCE in Arch Wiki doesn't work
Looks like the string processing of keyboard shortcuts may have changed. Try either of the following instead:
bash -c "xkill -id $(xprop -root -notype | sed -n '/^_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW/ s/^.*# *\|\,.*$//g p')"... or:
xdotool getwindowfocus windowkill ...this one requires the xdotool package.
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#7 2017-08-30 17:57:42
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Re: [Solved] Kill window shortcut for XFCE in Arch Wiki doesn't work
@toz thanks! That worked. Edited the wiki accordingly.
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