Re: [Fluxbox-users] switch to window on keystroke

[oleksandr k. <at...@gm...>]

on 04/04/2007 10:08 PM oleksandr korneta wrote:
> 
> on 04/04/2007 04:10 PM Esteban Soler wrote:
>> nice idea, i'l give it a try since i already do that to launch my apps, i
>> think it may be posible with some sort of script thatchecks if there is an
>> app running and if so uses wmctrl to raise and or focus the app (not sure if
>> wmctrl can do that, but very posible i think)
>>
>> Esteban
>>
>> On 4/4/07, Sven Hartenstein <li...@sv...> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I use fluxbox for some years now and usually start applications with
>>> mod4+CHAR. Now, it would be VERY cool if the following was possible: I
>>> press such a keystroke but fluxbox (or an invoked script) would start
>>> the application only it it's not running already. If it's running, it
>>> would bring the application's window to the front and focus it.
>>>
>>> Is something like this possible with fluxbox?
>>>
> 
> the example for thunderbird I am using for a while already
> 
> Control Mod1 t :ExecCommand if wmctrl -l | grep "Thunderbird"; then 
> wmctrl -R "Thunderbird"; else thunderbird; fi
> 
> The disadvantage of this approach is that if the window is on another 
> workspace wmctrl brings it to the current workspace instead of (what I 
> would prefer) bringing me to that workspace along with bringing the 
> window on front. Also, it does not see the windows whcih are iconified 
> to the system tray, so this does not work for gaim for instance. Maybe 
> someone has better suggestion.

ooops! sorry, answering to myself.
Reading the manual carefully reveals that

if wmctrl -l | grep "Thunderbird"; then wmctrl -a "Thunderbird"; else 
thunderbird; fi

does exactly what I want.
How could I miss it the first time?

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Oleksandr Korneta

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