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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oroborus
OROBORUS(1) General Commands Manual OROBORUS(1)
NAME
oroborus - lightweight themeable window manager for X.
DESCRIPTION
Oroborus is a small and simple window manager which does exactly what it says it does, manage windows. There is no fancy doc, clip, wharf,
or a root menu for that matter. These utilities can be provided by other programs such as "deskmenu". Oroborus has support for Gnome and
session management, or can be run as a stand-alone window manager.
FILES
See oroborusrc(5) for details.
OPTIONS
Oroborus accepts the following options:
-r, --file=FILE
use an alternative rcfile instead of $HOME/.oroborusrc.
-r, --display=DISPLAY
use an alternative display instead of $DISPLAY.
--sm-client-id
use the specified session management id.
-v, --verbose
Print more information.
-h, --help
Show summary of options.
-V, --version
Show version of program.
SEE ALSO
oroborusrc(5) deskmenu(1) desklaunch(1) keylaunch(1) idesk(1) dfm(1)
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Stefan Pfetzing <dreamind@dreamind.de>.
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