Terminal Command To Start A Program Fully Maximized

[SKhan]

Title says it all :)

if i type this command in terminal, opera starts restored.

opera

i want to start it fully maximized.

[TheStroj]

use 'opera --help' to see all the available commands for this program. I don't know if there is command to maximize, but give it a try and you'll see.

[kerry_s]

type: opera --help
in a terminal & see if theres a switch for that.
otherwise you'll have to do some kind of script, with something like wmctrl.

[SKhan]

use 'opera --help' to see all the available commands for this program. I don't know if there is command to maximize, but give it a try and you'll see.

opera help says nothing regarding this issue. It's a closed source program and is not included in ubuntu repository.
and my question is not limited to just opera. i may use maximize command for other programs as well.

[SKhan]

here's opera --help output. i can't get any help from this help output.


A url is by default opened in a new tab

-widget <file> open widget
-widgetmanager open widget manager
-newwindow open url in new window
-newtab open url in new tab (default behavior)
-newprivatetab open url in new private tab
-activetab open url in current tab
-backgroundtab open url in background tab
-fullscreen start in full screen state
-geometry <geometry> set geometry of toplevel window
-remote <command> send command to another Opera window
-window <window id> id of remote Opera window
-windowname <window name> symbolic name of remote Opera window
-noraise do not raise Opera window when sending a remote command
-nosession do not use saved sessions or homepage
-nomail start Opera without internal e-mail client
-noargb do not use an ARBG (32-bit) visual
-nolirc do not use LIRC (infra red control)
-nowin do not use saved sessions or homepage
-display <display name> set the X display
-version show version data
-full-version show version data and build details
-pd <path> location of alternative Opera preferences folder
-sd <path> location of alternative Opera shared resource folder
-bd <path> location of version-specific binaries folder
-mail starts displaying unread mails
-help displays command line help
-? displays command line help
-kioskhelp displays kiosk mode command line help
-debughelp displays available debug options
-lirchelp extra options for LIRC (infra red control)
-urllist <filepath> load each line in the given page in an automated run
-urllistloadtimeout <seconds> timeout for each page specified with 'urllist' argument

Remote commands:

openURL() open "Go to" dialog box prompting for input
openURL(url[,noraise]) open url in active window
openURL(url[,dest][,noraise]) open url in destination <W|T|B>
openFile([dest]) open file selector in destination <W|T>
openM2([dest][,noraise]) open M2 list view in destination <W>
openComposer([dest][,noraise]) open M2 composer in destination <W>
addBookmark(url) add url to bookmark list
raise() raises the opera window
lower() lowers the opera window

[dest] Replace W: 'new-window', T: 'new-tab', B: 'background-tab'
[noraise] prevents target window to be raised

A standalone url argument or '-newwindow', '-newtab', '-backgroundtab'
or '-nowin' will disable '-remote' commands

Notes:

* <geometry> format is: WIDTHxHEIGHT+XOFF+YOFF
* '-window' and '-windowname' work for '-remote' and '-newwindow' commands
* '-window' accepts a hexadecimal or a decimal argument
* '-fullscreen' works when a new browser is launched
* '-nowin' disables any url argument
* '-windowname' will override '-newwindow' if a named window is located

[TheStroj]

Read the output:

-fullscreen start in full screen state

might be what you are looking for

[SKhan]

Read the output:

-fullscreen start in full screen state

might be what you are looking for

this command starts application in fullscreen. I didn't mean fullscreen. I meant maximzed.

[kerry_s]

the "-geometry" switch might work. just put your screen size & it should fill.

example: opera -geometry 1024x768

[TheStroj]

this command starts application in fullscreen. I didn't mean fullscreen. I meant maximzed.

I downloaded Opera just because of you to try this out.

Opera remembers the last configuration which means: If you closed it when it wasn't maximized it will open not-maximized.
If you close it maximized, it will open maximized.

If you have access to it, open it, maximize it, close it, reopen it. Should work only with command 'opera'.

About that, when you said you might want to use 'maximize' command for other programs - every program can have it's own command for this.

[SKhan]

I downloaded Opera just because of you to try this out.

Opera remembers the last configuration which means: If you closed it when it wasn't maximized it will open not-maximized.
If you close it maximized, it will open maximized.

If you have access to it, open it, maximize it, close it, reopen it. Should work only with command 'opera'.

About that, when you said you might want to use 'maximize' command for other programs - every program can have it's own command for this.

oh so good of you. keep it installed if you like it. I always prefer open source programs. Opera is the only exception.

i always use it maximzed, hence always close it maximzed. i have access to opera and i can open it from panel icon or from applications menu.
but i am using easystroke mouse gestures to launch opera and some other applications i use frequently. and when i launch opera using easystroke it sometimes starts maximzed and sometimes restored.
easystroke understands terminal commands. so it will be of great use, if there's a common command to start all applications in maximzed mode.
such as
opera maximized
firefox maximized.
vlc maximzed.
and so on.

[SKhan]

the "-geometry" switch might work. just put your screen size & it should fill.

example: opera -geometry 1024x768

no it didn't work.

[SKhan]

what do i do guys? ](*,)

[aninaiian]

Okay, I believe this will work granted it's not the ideal solution. First, install wmctrl via

sudo apt-get install wmctrl
Then create a text file with the contents below

#!/bin/bash

PID1=`wmctrl -l | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $1}'`
$1&
PID2=`wmctrl -l | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $1}'`
COUNT=0

while (("$PID2"=="$PID1" && $COUNT<=10))
do
sleep 1
PID2=`wmctrl -l | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $1}'`
COUNT=$COUNT+1
done
#echo $PID2
if (( $COUNT<=10 )) ; then
wmctrl -i -r $PID2 -b add,maximized_horz,maximized_vert
fi

Give the file execute permissions either by right clicking the file, clicking "Properties", going to the "Permissions" tab, and checking the "Allow executing the file as a program" box. Or doing a

chmod u+x WHATEVERTHEFILENAMEIS
and it should be ready to try out on the terminal.
To use it just enter

PATHTOEXECUTABLE APPTOBEMAXIMIZED

Like I mentioned before it's not ideal and a bit of a dirty hack... Basically, the script launches the app and checks every second for 10 seconds for the window manager to say that there's an newer window than the newest window at the time before the apps launch. If there is a newer window it maximizes the newest window and the script ends or if no newer window is spawned within the 10 seconds it quits and just launches the app. What this means is if another window is created around the same time as the one you're to maximize, that window may maximize instead of the one you wanted.

[SKhan]

aninaiian thanks. let me try it. i will inform you when i am done.

[mufti]

@aninaiian
thx bro, couldn't start opera maximized but your solution helped :guitar:

[SKhan]

Okay, I believe this will work granted it's not the ideal solution. First, install wmctrl via

sudo apt-get install wmctrl
Then create a text file with the contents below

#!/bin/bash

PID1=`wmctrl -l | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $1}'`
$1&
PID2=`wmctrl -l | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $1}'`
COUNT=0

while (("$PID2"=="$PID1" && $COUNT<=10))
do
sleep 1
PID2=`wmctrl -l | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $1}'`
COUNT=$COUNT+1
done
#echo $PID2
if (( $COUNT<=10 )) ; then
wmctrl -i -r $PID2 -b add,maximized_horz,maximized_vert
fi

Give the file execute permissions either by right clicking the file, clicking "Properties", going to the "Permissions" tab, and checking the "Allow executing the file as a program" box. Or doing a

chmod u+x WHATEVERTHEFILENAMEIS
and it should be ready to try out on the terminal.
To use it just enter

PATHTOEXECUTABLE APPTOBEMAXIMIZED

Like I mentioned before it's not ideal and a bit of a dirty hack... Basically, the script launches the app and checks every second for 10 seconds for the window manager to say that there's an newer window than the newest window at the time before the apps launch. If there is a newer window it maximizes the newest window and the script ends or if no newer window is spawned within the 10 seconds it quits and just launches the app. What this means is if another window is created around the same time as the one you're to maximize, that window may maximize instead of the one you wanted.

Thanks man. It worked and completely solved my problem.

[b0b138]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=600003 read the last post :)

[SKhan]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=600003 read the last post :)

Thanks man. it worked.

[SynonM]

Does anybody have a simpler way to do this with the terminal itself?;)

I've been searching, but I don't want to start randomly changing Xserver settings or the terminal file. Simple and fairly easy edit to a terminal config file or something.

So far I have a short-cut key which starts terminal maximized but I have to hit F11 to have it fully maximized.



terminal --maximized

I don't mind it, but a quick fix would be nice while keeping the window manager installed.

I don't really want to download additional software or run a script.

Just a file edit.

[SynonM]

:) Solved my own problem. Changed the terminal settings so that the borders don't start with Terminal.

Fully maximized. Hope that might help someone.:popcorn:

[calande]

So complicated just to start a program maximized... :rolleyes: