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| − | + | The '''Tile-windows''' application is a tool which allows for the tiling of windows within non-tiling window manager. It is similar in nature to the application [[PyTyle]]. | |
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==Installation== | ==Installation== | ||
| − | + | {{AUR|tile-windows}} can be installed from from the [[Arch User Repository|AUR]]. | |
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| − | + | For [[fluxbox]] and [[openbox]] etc, you need to use: | |
| − | + | $ tile -m | |
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This will follow fluxbox rules to choose only some of the windows to tile, not all of them. | This will follow fluxbox rules to choose only some of the windows to tile, not all of them. | ||
| − | For | + | For [[GNOME]] and [[net-wm]] etc. you should use: |
| + | $ tile -w | ||
| − | + | A config file exists in the {{ic|/etc/tile/rc}} directory. | |
| − | You may want to make a copy to your home folder like: /home/yourname/.tile/rc | + | You may want to make a copy to your home folder like: {{ic|/home/yourname/.tile/rc}} |
| − | + | Do '''NOT''' change {{ic|/etc/tile/rc}} , because it will not work until you copy it to your .tile folder. | |
Then make some changes like change multi-desktop from off to workspace if you are using fluxbox: | Then make some changes like change multi-desktop from off to workspace if you are using fluxbox: | ||
| − | + | # Multiple Desktop support.. netwm (GNOME/etc), workspace (*Box/Oroborus/etc), off. Default: off | |
| − | #multi-desktop netwm|workspace|off | + | # multi-desktop netwm|workspace|off |
| − | multi-desktop workspace | + | multi-desktop workspace |
Also you can ignore some of the windows by: | Also you can ignore some of the windows by: | ||
| − | + | # X11 Atom / String Value pairs to ignore for calculations and re-placement. No Defaults | |
| − | + | # Syntax: avoid Atom(STRING) value | |
| − | avoid WM_NAME Bottom Panel | + | avoid WM_NAME Bottom Panel |
| − | avoid WM_NAME Desktop | + | avoid WM_NAME Desktop |
| − | avoid WM_CLASS FrontPanel | + | avoid WM_CLASS FrontPanel |
To find out the application you want to ignore in tiling, run this command in your terminal: | To find out the application you want to ignore in tiling, run this command in your terminal: | ||
| − | $> xprop WM_CLASS | + | $> xprop WM_CLASS |
When you mouse become a cross, click on the application window, then xprop will give you the WM_NAME and WM_CLASS. | When you mouse become a cross, click on the application window, then xprop will give you the WM_NAME and WM_CLASS. | ||
I add one line like this for tilda, my pop up command tool: | I add one line like this for tilda, my pop up command tool: | ||
| − | avoid WM_CLASS Tilda | + | avoid WM_CLASS Tilda |
Revision as of 22:02, 26 August 2012
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The Tile-windows application is a tool which allows for the tiling of windows within non-tiling window manager. It is similar in nature to the application PyTyle. As an alternative one can use a native tiling window manager, as explained in the article Window Manager#tiling window managers.
Installation
tile-windowsAUR can be installed from from the AUR.
Configuration
For fluxbox and openbox etc, you need to use:
$ tile -m
This will follow fluxbox rules to choose only some of the windows to tile, not all of them.
For GNOME and net-wm etc. you should use:
$ tile -w
A config file exists in the /etc/tile/rc directory.
You may want to make a copy to your home folder like: /home/yourname/.tile/rc
Do NOT change /etc/tile/rc , because it will not work until you copy it to your .tile folder.
Then make some changes like change multi-desktop from off to workspace if you are using fluxbox:
# Multiple Desktop support.. netwm (GNOME/etc), workspace (*Box/Oroborus/etc), off. Default: off # multi-desktop netwm|workspace|off multi-desktop workspace
Also you can ignore some of the windows by:
# X11 Atom / String Value pairs to ignore for calculations and re-placement. No Defaults # Syntax: avoid Atom(STRING) value avoid WM_NAME Bottom Panel avoid WM_NAME Desktop avoid WM_CLASS FrontPanel
To find out the application you want to ignore in tiling, run this command in your terminal:
$> xprop WM_CLASS
When you mouse become a cross, click on the application window, then xprop will give you the WM_NAME and WM_CLASS. I add one line like this for tilda, my pop up command tool:
avoid WM_CLASS Tilda