Comment on My Windows Computer Just Doesn't Feel Like Mine Anymore

• ATDA@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  of course sorry for delay.

  Requirements: wmctrl, xdotool

  My left screen is 1440p, second screen to the right is 1080 in portrait so you will have to swap the horz/vert locations to match your layout.

  #!/bin/bash
  
  # Time in seconds to wait after launch of program and manipulation of window
  timer=5
  
  # Launch FreeCAD maximized on the main screen
  freecad &
  sleep $timer  # Wait for FreeCAD to launch
  wmctrl -r "FreeCAD" -b add,maximized_vert,maximized_horz
  
  # Launch Cura on the second screen, top half
  cura &
  sleep $timer  # Wait for Cura to launch
  xdotool search --onlyvisible --name "Ultimaker Cura" windowsize 540 960 windowmove 2560 0
  
  # Launch Firefox on the second screen, bottom half
  firefox &
  sleep $timer  # Wait for Firefox to launch
  xdotool search --onlyvisible --name "Mozilla Firefox" windowsize 540 960 windowmove 2560 960
  
  echo "Applications have been launched and positioned."
  

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