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Managing windows and focusing specific apps on Linux? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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TLDR: I want to be able to set specific window sizes and positions of the current window with hotkeys, as well as focus on specific apps with hotkeys, but I'm overwhelmed.

I've been trying to switch to Asahi Linux Fedora, and trying Gnome as my desktop environment since it can be customized with CSS, and with Wayland. I tried looking up how to change window layouts with hotkeys and it's confusing on what solution(s) I would end up wanting to use. Would I want to use a window manager?

Ultimate I want an alternative to Rectangle Pro app on Mac, which let's you set many hotketys for changing the current window's size & position: like use up the left or right halves or thirds of the screen, or corners and taking up a quarter of the screen. You can also make custom window layouts and bind those to keys.

I didn't find many results while looking up how to focus on specifc apps with hotkeys. For instance, I'd want to press CTRL Shift Z to switch specifically to Zen Browser or open it if it isn't opened, and CTRL Shift O to open or switch to Obsidian. I looked this up and didn't find options other than wmctrl or wlrctl. I tried the later: wlrctl window focus firefox, but got the error Foreign Toplevel Management interface not found!. on macOS there are many apps for this like BetterTouchTool & Hammerspoon.

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[–] TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

No I don't want tiling, I want windows that can overlap, I just want to control them with hotkeys.

[–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I still think tiling is ultimately the feature you're looking for, even if it's on a floating DE. Most tiling WMs (Sway included) have the ability to float windows, and can even do so by default while still giving you the keyboard-based workflow that you're after.

Tiling isn't an all or nothing thing, Plasma for example is a floating DE that is capable of tiling in exactly the way you're describing by default

[–] tankplanker@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Sway let's you float and overlap windows. Also for both tiled and floating windows you can set the size, position, workspace and monitor by the app id (e.g., firefox) or part of the title (e.g., lemmy).