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KWin script to move windows quickly

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UltrawideWindows

Expose useful shortcuts to manage windows in a ultrawide monitor and, in general, in a high resolution monitor. This solution is intended to be an easy-to-use middleground between the default behaviour and the tiling approach.

Installation

$ git clone [email protected]:LucaMoschella/UltrawideWindows.git
$ cd UltrawideWindows
$ plasmapkg2 --type=kwinscript -i .
$ kwin_x11 --replace &

Usage

Set the desired shortcuts under System Settings > Shortcuts > Global Shortcuts > KWin.

My suggestion is to use the following configuration:

Shortcuts Commands in 3x2 grid
Meta + Numpad7 Ultrawide: Move Window to up-left (3x2)
Meta + Numpad8 Ultrawide: Move Window to up-center (3x2)
Meta + Numpad9 Ultrawide: Move Window to up-right (3x2)
Meta + Numpad1 Ultrawide: Move Window to down-left (3x2)
Meta + Numpad2 Ultrawide: Move Window to down-center (3x2)
Meta + Numpad3 Ultrawide: Move Window to down-right (3x2)
Meta + Numpad4 Ultrawide: Move Window to left-height (3x2)
Meta + Numpad5 Ultrawide: Move Window to center-height (3x2)
Meta + Numpad6 Ultrawide: Move Window to right-height (3x2)
Shortcuts Commands in 2x2 grid
ctrl + Numpad7 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-left (2x2)
ctrl + Numpad8 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-width (2x2)
ctrl + Numpad9 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-right (2x2)
ctrl + Numpad1 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-left (2x2)
ctrl + Numpad2 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-width (2x2)
ctrl + Numpad3 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-right (2x2)
ctrl + Numpad4 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to left-height (2x2)
ctrl + Numpad6 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to right-height (2x2)
Shortcuts Commands in 4x2 grid (center biased)
ctrl + Meta + Numpad7 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-left (4x2 center biased)
ctrl + Meta + Numpad8 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-width (4x2 center biased)
ctrl + Meta + Numpad9 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-right (4x2 center biased)
ctrl + Meta + Numpad1 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-left (4x2 center biased)
ctrl + Meta + Numpad2 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-width (4x2 center biased)
ctrl + Meta + Numpad3 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-right (4x2 center biased)
ctrl + Meta + Numpad4 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to left-height (4x2 center biased)
ctrl + Meta + Numpad5 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to center-height (4x2 center biased)
ctrl + Meta + Numpad6 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to right-height (4x2 center biased)
Shortcuts Commands to fit 2/3 of the width
alt + Numpad7 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to fit up-left 2/3 width
alt + Numpad1 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to fit down-left 2/3 width
alt + Numpad9 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to fit up-right 2/3 width
alt + Numpad3 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to fit down-right 2/3 width
alt + Numpad4 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to fit left-height 2/3 width
alt + Numpad6 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to fit right-height 2/3 width
alt + Numpad8 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-width (2x2)
alt + Numpad2 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-width (2x2)
Shortcuts Commands in 6x2 grid (center biased)
alt + Meta + Numpad7 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-left 2/3 width (center biased)
alt + Meta + Numpad8 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-width 2/3 width (center biased)
alt + Meta + Numpad9 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-right 2/3 width (center biased)
alt + Meta + Numpad1 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-left 2/3 width (center biased)
alt + Meta + Numpad2 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-width 2/3 width (center biased)
alt + Meta + Numpad3 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-right 2/3 width (center biased)
alt + Meta + Numpad4 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to left-height 2/3 width (center biased)
alt + Meta + Numpad5 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to center-height 2/3 width (center biased)
alt + Meta + Numpad6 UltrawideWindows: Move Window to right-height 2/3 width (center biased)
Shortcuts General commands (easy to use)
Meta + Numpad0 UltrawideWindows: Maximize Window
Alt + Numpad0 UltrawideWindows: Maximize Window (copy)
Ctrl+ Numpad0 UltrawideWindows: Maximize Window (copy2)
Ctrl + Meta + Numpad0 UltrawideWindows: Maximize Window (copy3)
Alt + Meta + Numpad0 UltrawideWindows: Maximize Window (copy4)
Alt + Numpad5 UltrawideWindows: Center Window
Ctrl + Numpad5 UltrawideWindows: Center Window (copy)
Notes

The standard behaviour of going to the previous position if the window is already in the correct position causes conflicts. Using only Ultrawide shortcuts, avoids these conflicts. However:

  • The animations are lost.
  • If maximized, a window does not go back to the previous position when maximizing it again. If for you it is a must-have, the default maximize doesn't work so bad.

Update

$ cd UltrawideWindows
$ ./scripts/update.sh

Remove

$ cd UltrawideWindows
$ plasmapkg2 --type=kwinscript -r .
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