findxap

Findxap searches or run an application in a specified virtual desktop.

Example:

Run firefox on the second virtual desktop ( The vd numeration starts at 0 )

findapp 1 firefox

Requirements

Findxap uses the X Windows Manager to list and deal with applications. It is usually in the wmctrl package.

Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives

sudo apt-get install wmctrl

Other Distributions

There should be a package called wmctrl in your distribution. Feedback welcome.

Download

You must download the source using git:

git clone https://github.com/frankiejol/findxap

Installation

The file findxap should be installed in one of the bin directories of your system Typing this in the source directory will put it in /usr/local/bin/:

cd findxap sudo make

Usage

Command

findxap -d desktop -n program argument1 argument2 ...

-d X : Desktop number. Desktop where the program is sent
-n : Don't go to the desktop (optional, default = yes )

Examples:

Find application audacity

$ findxap audacity

Send firefox to desktop 1

$ findxap -d 1 firefox

Send thunderbird to desktop 3 but don't follow it

$ findxap -d 3 -n thunderbird

Hotkeys

You can define hotkeys so the applications are sent to the desired virtual desktop.

This is an example for Gnome-shell tested on Ubuntu. It configures Firefox and Thunderbird:

F : Runs Firefox on Desktop 1
U : Runs Thunderbir on Desktop 2

`$ dconf load /org/gnome/ <<EOC [settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys] custom-keybindings=['/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/', '/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom1/']

[settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom1] binding='u' command='findxap -d 2 -n thunderbird' name='thunderbird'

[settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0] binding='f' command='findxap -d 1 firefox' name='firefox'

EOC