Ubuntu - Script help

[PureLoneWolf]

Hi all

I wonder if anyone can help me. I am running XBMC on a dual-monitor setup. I like to have it maximised to full screen on my main monitor and still be able to work in monitor 2.

I found a script for boxee that uses wmctrl to do this and the wmctrl command line works perfectly, but I would like the script to launch xbmc, wait a couple of seconds and then execute the wmctrl command.

This script worked perfectly when I was using boxee, but I got rid of boxee due to performance issues.

Here is the original boxee launch script:

#! /bin/bash

STATUS=0
WINCLASS=Boxee.Boxee
DISPLAY=:0.0
SLEEPDELAY=5


/opt/boxee/run-boxee-desktop "$@" &

while [ $STATUS -eq 0 ]
do
sleep $SLEEPDELAY
STATUS=`wmctrl -x -l | grep $WINCLASS | wc -l | awk '{print $1}'`
done

wmctrl -x -r $WINCLASS -b toggle,fullscreen


If I run the following command XBMC maximises on the correct screen as I would like:

wmctrl -x -r XBMC Media Center.XBMC Media Center -b toggle,fullscreen


I tried to modify the boxee script to this

#! /bin/bash

STATUS=0
WINCLASS=XBMC Media Center.XBMC Media Center
DISPLAY=:0.0
SLEEPDELAY=5


/usr/bin/xbmc "$@" &

while [ $STATUS -eq 0 ]
do
sleep $SLEEPDELAY
STATUS=`wmctrl -x -l | grep $WINCLASS | wc -l | awk '{print $1}'`
done

wmctrl -x -r $WINCLASS -b toggle,fullscreen


When I run this, XBMC loads windowed as expected, but then the wmctrl line seems to be ignored. I tried increasing the delay to 10 seconds just in case, but as XBMC launches considerably quicker than boxee, I wouldn't think this is the issues.

If anyone could assist it would be great..apologies if this is in the wrong forum, I was recommended to post this here.

Thanks

[odyniec]

WINCLASS=XBMC Media Center.XBMC Media Center

I think you should add quotes in the above assignment, i.e.:
WINCLASS="XBMC Media Center.XBMC Media Center"

[PureLoneWolf]

Thanks for the tip, I just tried what you said, but it didn't work unfortunately.

[odyniec]

Are you sure the wmctrl command is actually executed? Could it happen that $STATUS is always non-zero and the while loop goes on forever?

[PureLoneWolf]

Actually, I am pretty certain that it isn't being executed. If I launch XBMC and then run the wmctrl commmand in a terminal, it works as expected.

Would you know of another way to achieve this in a script? I know the wmctrl command that works, I just want it to execute a couple of seconds after the xbmc app launches.

Many thanks

[odyniec]

Try some debugging then -- if the command is not executed, then apparently the while loop does not end, and $STATUS is non-zero. You could verify this by echoing $STATUS in the loop:

while [ $STATUS -eq 0 ]
do
sleep $SLEEPDELAY
STATUS=`wmctrl -x -l | grep $WINCLASS | wc -l | awk '{print $1}'`
echo $STATUS
done