Questions tagged [window]
The window is a fundamental concept in graphical user interfaces.
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Put window in more than one box with KWin
I would like to do what Windows' PowerToys layout utility does and put windows in more than one box when holding a window and shift, using KWin (or other more sophisticated alternatives if KWin doesn'...
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two windows use two arrow key
I have an idea, I hope to have two windows side by side on the screen, for example evince on the left and gedit on the right.
I hope that Fn+WASD can move the cursor in evince, and Fn+IJKL can move ...
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SATA options & conflicts for dual booting windows and Linux
I am currently on a laptop running windows 11 and was looking to dual boot into arch preferably. However when I tried installing arch no recognised drives could be found.
I then found by searching ...
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seeking a script or similar in Ubuntu 22.04 to monitor a program's text window for changes and audibly notify me
I am an amateur radio operator and I use a program called PyQSO to both log my successful contacts and also to monitor changes in what is called a "DX cluster." There are many such clusters ...
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How to use `perldoc` within Emacs (shell)?
While programming using Emacs, you frequently consult manual pages.
My environment is text-based Emacs via SSH.
While I can open "Normal" manual pages in Emacs using the man command ((man ...
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Make a window handle * input?
Xorg/DE always handles some keyboard/mouse input events rather than the currently focused window, which is useful, but I want to make an exception for a particular app (because reasons).
That is, is ...
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I can't set my Manager group as my primary group in substitution to ksapsapkota in linux? When I try to delete the Manager it shows it is the primary
I can't set my Manager group as my primary group in substitution to ksapsapkota in Linux. When I try to delete the Manager it shows it is the primary group. I don't know. Is it an error?
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TMUX pane not fitting to terminal size
I am trying to use tmux on Kali linux and I maximize my terminal size. When I start tmux with the following command the pane does not fit to the terminal size: tmux new -s session
As seen in the ...
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What is the unit of window size in Konsole?
When one opens a Konsole window or resizes it, window sizes appear at the centre. For example, if one opens Konsole it says 110×28. What is the unit of window size?
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Systemd - Thunderbird - Start minimized without change of focus
I start thunderbird after login, using sytemd service unit file for user:
[Unit]
Description=Email Service
[Service]
TimeoutStartSec=0
ExecStartPre=sleep 300
Environment="LC_TIME=en_DK.UTF-8&...
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Is there a tool for inverting (darkening) screen or window on Wayland + Gnome?
I am looking for software of any sort that easily inverts the screen, or alternatively the windows, on a distribution using Wayland windowing system (Debian) and, I realize, Gnome desktop.
Is someone ...
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firefox "padding" its window on debian 11 - grabbing clicks meant for other overlapping windows
Since some "apt-get distupgrade" ~ 1/2 a year ago, firefox "grabs" mouse clicks and keys pressed more than a dozen pixels outside its window border. That's nastily disturbing my ...
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Window Manager: Add the maximize option to any window (even if the UI disabled the option)
Some graphical programs make use of a window which the user can scale unlimitedly but still disable the maximize option (for whichever dumb reason).
[EDIT]: The window might be a subwindow of another ...
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How to hide parent container in i3?
I'm using pretty much the standard i3 config and sometimes I press the wrong keys and this extra bar shows up at the top:
I believe it's the "parent container"? How do I hide the bar again? ...
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How to see a window preview in xlib?
I am making a window manager and for the Alt+Tab screen (for switching windows) I want to show the user a live preview of the window. Xlib does not seem to have any functions relating to this.
How can ...
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