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Old 12-01-2009
Maximizing X window without Window Switcher
Hi everyone!

I have a strange situation. I'm running an NX remote Gnome desktop session. On the remote machine, there is a whole load of unsaved data in a window. A problem that I've been having with this NX session is that I can't load Gnome Applets, including the Window Switcher. So.. when I minimise something, I can't bring it back. So far, that's never been a problem, but now I minimised something I really needed.

Now, solving the "can't add Gnome Applets" is a problem I can solve in time (it's a known issue). But right now I'm looking for options to restore/maxmise my window so I can save my data! Most key-combos are not captured by the NX client, so I can't Alt-Tab or Alt-Ctrl-D, although other combinations may work?

So - is there any way I can unminimise a window, say, from the command line? Seems unlikely, but possible!

Is there any way to work in a windowing environment that doesn't have a Window Switcher Applet?

I can disconnect from the session and reconnect but can't reset my remote X session (or I'll lose my data :S).

Thanks!

---------- Post updated 12-01-09 at 09:23 AM ---------- Previous update was 11-30-09 at 10:05 PM ----------

Success! I remapped the alt-tab in the client VM Gnome to change Alt-Tab to Alt-A and used that, which wasn't grabbed by the host.
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xreparentwindow

XReparentWindow(3X11)						     MIT X11R4						     XReparentWindow(3X11)

Name
       XReparentWindow - reparent windows

Syntax
       XReparentWindow(display, w, parent, x, y)
	  Display *display;
	  Window w;
	  Window parent;
	  int x, y;

Arguments
       display	 Specifies the connection to the X server.

       parent	 Specifies the parent window.

       w	 Specifies the window.

       x
       y	 Specify the x and y coordinatesof the position in the new parent window.

Description
       If the specified window is mapped, automatically performs an request on it, removes it from its current position in the hierarchy, and
       inserts it as the child of the specified parent.  The window is placed in the stacking order on top with respect to sibling windows.

       After reparenting the specified window, causes the X server to generate a event.  The override_redirect member returned in this event is
       set to the window's corresponding attribute.  Window manager clients usually should ignore this window if this member is set to Finally, if
       the specified window was originally mapped, the X server automatically performs a request on it.

       The X server performs normal exposure processing on formerly obscured windows.  The X server might not generate events for regions from the
       initial request that are immediately obscured by the final request.  A error results if:

       o    The new parent window is not on the same screen as the old parent window.

       o    The new parent window is the specified window or an inferior of the specified window.

       o    The specified window has a background, and the new parent window is not the same depth as the specified window.

       can generate and errors.

Diagnostics
       A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.

See Also
       XChangeSaveSet(3X11)
       X Window System: The Complete Reference, Second Edition, Robert W. Scheifler and James Gettys

															     XReparentWindow(3X11)