Is there is tool similar to ShiftIt on OS X?
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I'm looking for a keyboard controlled window sizing utility similar to ShiftIt on Mac OS X: https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt
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I'm looking for a keyboard controlled window sizing utility similar to ShiftIt on Mac OS X: https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt
gnome rhel window-manager desktop
asked May 7 '12 at 14:05
Kyle Hayes
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The URL is kinda not too verbose to understand what you need actually.
– poige
May 7 '12 at 14:18
@poige - maybe this can help? I have been using Breeze for OS X which is similar.
– cwd
May 7 '12 at 14:32
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I'm looking for a keyboard controlled window sizing utility similar to ShiftIt on Mac OS X: https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt
gnome rhel window-manager desktop
asked May 7 '12 at 14:05
Kyle Hayes
1234
I'm looking for a keyboard controlled window sizing utility similar to ShiftIt on Mac OS X: https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt
gnome rhel window-manager desktop
gnome rhel window-manager desktop
asked May 7 '12 at 14:05
Kyle Hayes
1234
asked May 7 '12 at 14:05
Kyle Hayes
1234
asked May 7 '12 at 14:05
Kyle Hayes
1234
asked May 7 '12 at 14:05
Kyle Hayes
1234
asked May 7 '12 at 14:05
Kyle Hayes
1234
1234
The URL is kinda not too verbose to understand what you need actually.
– poige
May 7 '12 at 14:18
@poige - maybe this can help? I have been using Breeze for OS X which is similar.
– cwd
May 7 '12 at 14:32
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The URL is kinda not too verbose to understand what you need actually.
– poige
May 7 '12 at 14:18
@poige - maybe this can help? I have been using Breeze for OS X which is similar.
– cwd
May 7 '12 at 14:32
The URL is kinda not too verbose to understand what you need actually.
– poige
May 7 '12 at 14:18
The URL is kinda not too verbose to understand what you need actually.
– poige
May 7 '12 at 14:18
@poige - maybe this can help? I have been using Breeze for OS X which is similar.
– cwd
May 7 '12 at 14:32
@poige - maybe this can help? I have been using Breeze for OS X which is similar.
– cwd
May 7 '12 at 14:32
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I assume you want a feature that allows you to tile your windows like ShiftIt allows via Cmd+Shift+Left and Cmd+Shift+Right
As your question seems to be targeted at Gnome you might want to try BlueTile that seems to specifically target the Gnome-Desktop.
Apart from that I think the new Unity-Desktop from Canonical allows similar features via Ctrl+Shift+Left, Ctrl+Shift+Right and the NumPad keys (in 12.04 at least you can press the Windows key and see an overview over the available shortcuts).
And - even though I have never used it the Grid-Plugin for Compiz might also fit your needs.
Apart from that there are a ton of window managers that can do all the tiling for you, but they may require initial setup and be very different to use than the more common ones. Some examples in this camp include:
- Awesome
- XMonad
- DWM
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:30
Anthon
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answered May 7 '12 at 14:47
Gjallar
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Thank you, these seem to be a great start for me to look at!
– Kyle Hayes
May 7 '12 at 15:03
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GNOME already has some keyboard window manipulation available by default. Take a look at https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/OS/KeyboardShortcuts
Otherwise, you may want to try using another window manager with more window control options.
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:37
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answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
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So far nothing has really replaced ShiftIT.
I stumbled across Shellshape which got me a little closer to what I wanted to achieve.
BlueTile -> Couldn't get it running on Debian.
Grid-Plugin -> Impossible to compile.
As another poster noted, it is perhaps better to investigate better window manager that has a more keyboard-centric touch.
answered Sep 5 at 8:08
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Not direct answer (see mine comment), but it seems lots of X window newcomers do not know that Alt_MouseLeftBtn allows dragging windows around the screen and Alt_MouseRightBtn — resizing them (something that Mac OS X GUI sucks forlacks of) — so you don't need to take aim at hot window zones.
I usually prefer Fluxbox and it has some key-binding for changing window geom as well.
answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
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4 Answers
4
active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
3
down vote
accepted
I assume you want a feature that allows you to tile your windows like ShiftIt allows via Cmd+Shift+Left and Cmd+Shift+Right
As your question seems to be targeted at Gnome you might want to try BlueTile that seems to specifically target the Gnome-Desktop.
Apart from that I think the new Unity-Desktop from Canonical allows similar features via Ctrl+Shift+Left, Ctrl+Shift+Right and the NumPad keys (in 12.04 at least you can press the Windows key and see an overview over the available shortcuts).
And - even though I have never used it the Grid-Plugin for Compiz might also fit your needs.
Apart from that there are a ton of window managers that can do all the tiling for you, but they may require initial setup and be very different to use than the more common ones. Some examples in this camp include:
- Awesome
- XMonad
- DWM
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:30
Anthon
58.9k1796160
answered May 7 '12 at 14:47
Gjallar
296312
Thank you, these seem to be a great start for me to look at!
– Kyle Hayes
May 7 '12 at 15:03
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
I assume you want a feature that allows you to tile your windows like ShiftIt allows via Cmd+Shift+Left and Cmd+Shift+Right
As your question seems to be targeted at Gnome you might want to try BlueTile that seems to specifically target the Gnome-Desktop.
Apart from that I think the new Unity-Desktop from Canonical allows similar features via Ctrl+Shift+Left, Ctrl+Shift+Right and the NumPad keys (in 12.04 at least you can press the Windows key and see an overview over the available shortcuts).
And - even though I have never used it the Grid-Plugin for Compiz might also fit your needs.
Apart from that there are a ton of window managers that can do all the tiling for you, but they may require initial setup and be very different to use than the more common ones. Some examples in this camp include:
- Awesome
- XMonad
- DWM
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:30
Anthon
58.9k1796160
answered May 7 '12 at 14:47
Gjallar
296312
Thank you, these seem to be a great start for me to look at!
– Kyle Hayes
May 7 '12 at 15:03
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
I assume you want a feature that allows you to tile your windows like ShiftIt allows via Cmd+Shift+Left and Cmd+Shift+Right
As your question seems to be targeted at Gnome you might want to try BlueTile that seems to specifically target the Gnome-Desktop.
Apart from that I think the new Unity-Desktop from Canonical allows similar features via Ctrl+Shift+Left, Ctrl+Shift+Right and the NumPad keys (in 12.04 at least you can press the Windows key and see an overview over the available shortcuts).
And - even though I have never used it the Grid-Plugin for Compiz might also fit your needs.
Apart from that there are a ton of window managers that can do all the tiling for you, but they may require initial setup and be very different to use than the more common ones. Some examples in this camp include:
- Awesome
- XMonad
- DWM
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:30
Anthon
58.9k1796160
answered May 7 '12 at 14:47
Gjallar
296312
I assume you want a feature that allows you to tile your windows like ShiftIt allows via Cmd+Shift+Left and Cmd+Shift+Right
As your question seems to be targeted at Gnome you might want to try BlueTile that seems to specifically target the Gnome-Desktop.
Apart from that I think the new Unity-Desktop from Canonical allows similar features via Ctrl+Shift+Left, Ctrl+Shift+Right and the NumPad keys (in 12.04 at least you can press the Windows key and see an overview over the available shortcuts).
And - even though I have never used it the Grid-Plugin for Compiz might also fit your needs.
Apart from that there are a ton of window managers that can do all the tiling for you, but they may require initial setup and be very different to use than the more common ones. Some examples in this camp include:
- Awesome
- XMonad
- DWM
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:30
Anthon
58.9k1796160
answered May 7 '12 at 14:47
Gjallar
296312
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:30
Anthon
58.9k1796160
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:30
Anthon
58.9k1796160
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:30
Anthon
58.9k1796160
58.9k1796160
answered May 7 '12 at 14:47
Gjallar
296312
answered May 7 '12 at 14:47
Gjallar
296312
answered May 7 '12 at 14:47
Gjallar
296312
296312
Thank you, these seem to be a great start for me to look at!
– Kyle Hayes
May 7 '12 at 15:03
add a comment |Â
Thank you, these seem to be a great start for me to look at!
– Kyle Hayes
May 7 '12 at 15:03
Thank you, these seem to be a great start for me to look at!
– Kyle Hayes
May 7 '12 at 15:03
Thank you, these seem to be a great start for me to look at!
– Kyle Hayes
May 7 '12 at 15:03
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
GNOME already has some keyboard window manipulation available by default. Take a look at https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/OS/KeyboardShortcuts
Otherwise, you may want to try using another window manager with more window control options.
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:37
guaka
321315
answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
Chris Down
76.3k12180195
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
GNOME already has some keyboard window manipulation available by default. Take a look at https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/OS/KeyboardShortcuts
Otherwise, you may want to try using another window manager with more window control options.
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:37
guaka
321315
answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
Chris Down
76.3k12180195
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
GNOME already has some keyboard window manipulation available by default. Take a look at https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/OS/KeyboardShortcuts
Otherwise, you may want to try using another window manager with more window control options.
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:37
guaka
321315
answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
Chris Down
76.3k12180195
GNOME already has some keyboard window manipulation available by default. Take a look at https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/OS/KeyboardShortcuts
Otherwise, you may want to try using another window manager with more window control options.
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:37
guaka
321315
answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
Chris Down
76.3k12180195
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:37
guaka
321315
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:37
guaka
321315
edited Aug 28 '14 at 14:37
guaka
321315
321315
answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
Chris Down
76.3k12180195
answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
Chris Down
76.3k12180195
answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
Chris Down
76.3k12180195
76.3k12180195
add a comment |Â
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
So far nothing has really replaced ShiftIT.
I stumbled across Shellshape which got me a little closer to what I wanted to achieve.
BlueTile -> Couldn't get it running on Debian.
Grid-Plugin -> Impossible to compile.
As another poster noted, it is perhaps better to investigate better window manager that has a more keyboard-centric touch.
answered Sep 5 at 8:08
Steve Clement
112
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
So far nothing has really replaced ShiftIT.
I stumbled across Shellshape which got me a little closer to what I wanted to achieve.
BlueTile -> Couldn't get it running on Debian.
Grid-Plugin -> Impossible to compile.
As another poster noted, it is perhaps better to investigate better window manager that has a more keyboard-centric touch.
answered Sep 5 at 8:08
Steve Clement
112
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
So far nothing has really replaced ShiftIT.
I stumbled across Shellshape which got me a little closer to what I wanted to achieve.
BlueTile -> Couldn't get it running on Debian.
Grid-Plugin -> Impossible to compile.
As another poster noted, it is perhaps better to investigate better window manager that has a more keyboard-centric touch.
answered Sep 5 at 8:08
Steve Clement
112
So far nothing has really replaced ShiftIT.
I stumbled across Shellshape which got me a little closer to what I wanted to achieve.
BlueTile -> Couldn't get it running on Debian.
Grid-Plugin -> Impossible to compile.
As another poster noted, it is perhaps better to investigate better window manager that has a more keyboard-centric touch.
answered Sep 5 at 8:08
Steve Clement
112
answered Sep 5 at 8:08
Steve Clement
112
answered Sep 5 at 8:08
Steve Clement
112
answered Sep 5 at 8:08
Steve Clement
112
112
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add a comment |Â
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0
down vote
Not direct answer (see mine comment), but it seems lots of X window newcomers do not know that Alt_MouseLeftBtn allows dragging windows around the screen and Alt_MouseRightBtn — resizing them (something that Mac OS X GUI sucks forlacks of) — so you don't need to take aim at hot window zones.
I usually prefer Fluxbox and it has some key-binding for changing window geom as well.
answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
poige
3,8171539
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
Not direct answer (see mine comment), but it seems lots of X window newcomers do not know that Alt_MouseLeftBtn allows dragging windows around the screen and Alt_MouseRightBtn — resizing them (something that Mac OS X GUI sucks forlacks of) — so you don't need to take aim at hot window zones.
I usually prefer Fluxbox and it has some key-binding for changing window geom as well.
answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
poige
3,8171539
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
Not direct answer (see mine comment), but it seems lots of X window newcomers do not know that Alt_MouseLeftBtn allows dragging windows around the screen and Alt_MouseRightBtn — resizing them (something that Mac OS X GUI sucks forlacks of) — so you don't need to take aim at hot window zones.
I usually prefer Fluxbox and it has some key-binding for changing window geom as well.
answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
poige
3,8171539
Not direct answer (see mine comment), but it seems lots of X window newcomers do not know that Alt_MouseLeftBtn allows dragging windows around the screen and Alt_MouseRightBtn — resizing them (something that Mac OS X GUI sucks forlacks of) — so you don't need to take aim at hot window zones.
I usually prefer Fluxbox and it has some key-binding for changing window geom as well.
answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
poige
3,8171539
answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
poige
3,8171539
answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
poige
3,8171539
answered May 7 '12 at 14:24
poige
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The URL is kinda not too verbose to understand what you need actually.
– poige
May 7 '12 at 14:18
@poige - maybe this can help? I have been using Breeze for OS X which is similar.
– cwd
May 7 '12 at 14:32