#!/bin/sh # Similar to leftconsole, but activates a window when you hit the top # of the screen position=top classname="xdotool_slidein_$position" # restore the previous window if there was one. xdotool search --classname "$classname" \ set_window --classname "nothing" \ set_window --overrideredirect 0 windowunmap windowmap # Select a window and tag it with a special classname echo "Click on any window to have it slide in when you move the mouse to the $positoin" xdotool selectwindow set_window --classname "$classname" echo "Window selected. Now move the mouse to the $position part of the screen to activate it." # We have to make the windowmanager ignore this window so it doesn't get # handled like a normal client would (no window borders/decorations, etc) # To make this change, we have to unmap and remap the window. xdotool search --classname "$classname" \ set_window --overrideredirect 1 \ windowunmap windowmap # Set up a behavior for the left edge. Maximize the window vertically # And since I generally use an xterm, make the width 80 characters wide. xdotool behave_screen_edge --quiesce 0 top \ search --classname "$classname" \ windowmap \ windowfocus \ windowraise \ | xdotool search --classname "$classname" behave %@ mouse-leave windowunmap \