Win7 style Aero Snap Effects for Compiz

[gotsanity]

Ok boys and girls, get ready to write this down.

First you need to make sure you have the following installed:



sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager wmctrl


While that is running find out how big the dimensions of your screen is (Mine has a width of 1600 pixels by a height of 1200 pixels). Write these down you will need them later.

Next, open compizconfig settings manager by clicking on System > Preferences > Compizconfig Settings Manager

At the very top is a button labeled Commands. Select it.

Wmctrl will do the window sizing via the following command:



wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -e <Gravity>,<X>,<Y>,<Width>,<Height>


Gravity: Leave this 0.
X,Y: This is the top left position of the window (AKA: Where to start drawing the window.)
Width,Height: How large the window should be drawn.


Input the following (Adjusting the totals for the dimensions of your screen):

Command Line 0
wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -e 0,0,0,800,1155
Command Line 1
wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -e 0,800,0,800,1155
Command Line 2
wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -e 0,0,0,1600,1155

And the final steps. Switch to the Edge Bindings tab and select the following edges:

Run Command 0 - Left
Run Command 1 - Right
Run Command 2 - Top

Last step: Click Back and then click on General Options. Set your Edge Trigger Delay to something you find comfortable with. Mine is set at 400.

Only disadvantages I have come across is that if you let the cursor hover too long over a hot point you will accidentally start resizing whatever window you have active. Also, there is a quirk with some windows that will not allow them to resize to the correct size (I am assuming due to the size of the widgets within the window).

[Bonster]

Interesting, I usually use the compiz tile feature for the snap of the two windows. but ill give this a try see how it goes cheers =)

[t.rei]

wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -e 0,0,0,1600,1155

Is there any way to not use hard-coded values but get MIN/MAX values of the screen the window is currently on?
I have a "maximum pain" setup here: 3 screens, all different resolutions. ;)

[zlatkart]

Is there any way to not use hard-coded values but get MIN/MAX values of the screen the window is currently on?
I have a "maximum pain" setup here: 3 screens, all different resolutionsYes, try this:

http://gtk-apps.org/content/show.php/ctrlwm?content=114565



(But it should be also possible with wmctrl: toggle MaximizedHorizontal (something like this). Read wmctrl --help for more info on this)

[aardvark4]

For anyone still looking, the non hard-coded version for maximizing works as:

wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -b add,maximized_vert,maximized_horz

via

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/11/aero-snap-ubuntu-linux.html

[MathMcC]

Only disadvantages I have come across is that if you let the cursor hover too long over a hot point you will accidentally start resizing whatever window you have active.

Sorry for dragging up this old thread. But has anyone found a workaround for this? Its highly annoying!

[davidinsaskatoon]

...or you could use Kubuntu. It has an "Aero Snap" workalike built in as a default.