Frozone
A tool to save and restore the position of windows using wmctrl.
Requirements
wmctrl- Python >= 3.2
- pip
Tested on Zorin OS 17 Core.
Installation
$ pip3 install frozoneUsage
Saving open windows
frozone freeze
Restoring open windows
frozone restore
Command line arguments
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
--help |
Show the help message |
-v, --verbose
|
Increase output verbosity |
-r, --restore
|
Restore the windows to their previous state using the default JSON file. Can be used with -i, --input to specify the JSON file location |
-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
|
Set an output path for the JSON file |
-i INPUT, --input INPUT
|
Set the input path for the JSON file |
-c CMD_REGEX, --cmd-regex CMD_REGEX
|
Set the command regex to filter the windows to be saved |
Configuration
wmctrl has an issue with positioning due to window frames. To mitigate this issue, you can configure the top and left offsets in the ~/.config/frozone/frozone.conf.
cmd_regex can also be configured in the same file.
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By recoskyler - Adil Atalay Hamamcioglu - 2024
