[xubuntu-users] xubuntu-users Digest, Vol 223, Issue 6

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>     1.  Window manager shortcuts (Jeffery Small)
>     2. Re:  Window manager shortcuts (Marc Coevoet)
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> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:01:40 -0000 (UTC)
> From: Jeffery Small <jeff at cjsa.com>
> To: xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: [xubuntu-users] Window manager shortcuts
> Message-ID: <10hcu4k$qaqq$1 at cupola.cjsa2.com>
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> I'm using Xubuntu 24.04.3 and have window manager shortcuts defined as
> follows:
>
> Maximize Vertically      Super+F9
> Maximize Horizontally    Super+F10
> Maximize Window          Super+F11
>
> I also have Focus Follows Mouse and in the Window Manager Settings Menu I
> have "Raise window when clicking inside application window" checked because
> I do not want the windows all popping to the foreground as I move the mouse
> around the screen.
>
> So far so good.  However, when I maximize a terminal window, there is good
> chance the it will not be at the top of the stack and will maximize behind
> other windows.  Is there any way to force the maximized window to
> automatically move to the foreground without having to click on it?
>
> Related: are there any tools to control the minimizing/maximizing/raising
> of windows from the command line?  If so, I could cobble together some custom
> commands to execute when the above key sequences were pressed.
>
> Thanks for any insights.
>
> Regards,
I use Python Windows Organizer as a desktop manager. It divides the screen up into 6 areas. Each app can occupy 1, 2, or 3 of the partitions in any location. An app can also use the entire screen. It is controlled using the ctrl key and the keypad keys. I have used it on several previous xubuntu version am now using it on xubuntu 22.04. http://www.webupd8.org/2010/10/pywo-python-window-organizer-easily.html

There is one problem. It is an old abandoned app. (I think around 2010. It uses python 2.7 so you need to install that. Its a pain to install python 2.7, but I have done it and it works. If you are interested, I can send you my notes for installing python 2.7.