Aero Snap function?

[stinkeye]

Did you install wmctrl?

[Keypel]

Did you install wmctrl?

No, I thought I only had to install compiz. What is wmctrl? I'll try and google it.

EDIT

@stinkeye Thank You!!

@gotsanity Thank You for making this!!

[sam1948]

No, I thought I only had to install compiz. What is wmctrl? I'll try and google it.

EDIT

@stinkeye Thank You!!

@gotsanity Thank You for making this!!

Hi,
i know 11 pages looks like long thing, but u should try from the beginning.
i'll summarize a bit so it will be easier:
there are GUI actions u want to catch.
those actions are mouse on the edge of the screen.
u can catch them using compiz.
after catching them, compiz allows u to run a command,
this is when u will use wmctrl to change size and location of the window which is on top of all (the one on focus).
later there is a more complicated problem and also a nice not a beginners solution,
I think its good practice for every one so take u'r chances.
this of course until someone will pack it all to a nice script.

good luck

[Keypel]

Hi,
i know 11 pages looks like long thing, but u should try from the beginning.
i'll summarize a bit so it will be easier:
there are GUI actions u want to catch.
those actions are mouse on the edge of the screen.
u can catch them using compiz.
after catching them, compiz allows u to run a command,
this is when u will use wmctrl to change size and location of the window which is on top of all (the one on focus).
later there is a more complicated problem and also a nice not a beginners solution,
I think its good practice for every one so take u'r chances.
this of course until someone will pack it all to a nice script.

good luck

Yes, your correct, I should have read all 11 pages. I actually found page=5/post=45 thru a link, I tried it, It didn't work, Then I got frustrated because I'm new to Linux. Ubuntu is so new to me, it's a bit overwhelming at times especially since so many apps require an understanding of shell commands. Of course it's worth the price of breaking free of M$'s strong grip.

[Keypel]

I got the aero snap working on my laptop and now I'm trying to get it to work on my desktop.

I remember installing two things on my laptop. One of them was:

sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager wmctrl

but I don't remember what the other was.

What programs do I need to make this work on 10.04?

[sam1948]

hi,
I think that's all,
the compiz setting manager will allow u to capture the screen side event,
if u want to be sure take the action commands (which appears earlier in this thread as "command 0" "command 1", ...)
try to run it in a terminal.
it should effect the size and location of the terminal window

[Keypel]

Hmmm... I got it working on my laptop + usb mouse but my desktop is a no go. I'll have to figure how to trouble shoot this.

[Kurtosis]

A very good and hack-less alternative to aero-snap is Compiz Grid.

It lets you use modifier key + numpad to position windows around the screen, including vertical split screen configs like aero-snap.

sudo apt-get install compiz-fusion-plugins-extra

Then enable Grid in the Compiz Settings Manager -> Window Management.

There's no mouse support, but I actually like that better since I try to use the keyboard for as much as possible anyway.

[datboidere2]

hi guys....so i got everything working 99% the way i like it. my only gripe was that the two windows overlapped each other slightly. probably around 5 pixels but its not big deal. however, i have something interesting that came up. the desktop itself now snaps and resizes also. kinda weird. here's a pic.





let me know if you guys can figure out this glitch. thanks

[datboidere2]

A very good and hack-less alternative to aero-snap is Compiz Grid.

It lets you use modifier key + numpad to position windows around the screen, including vertical split screen configs like aero-snap.



Then enable Grid in the Compiz Settings Manager -> Window Management.

There's no mouse support, but I actually like that better since I try to use the keyboard for as much as possible anyway.

perfect! exactly what i was looking for!! thanks