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Bring an open window to the current desktop in Linux
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Mar 15, 20261855 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Let's say I have a program open on another virtual desktop. Is there a way I can bring that program to the current desktop through a script? The following command is the closest I can get: This will switch to the desktop where the program is open and make it the foremost window. However, instead of…
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wmctrl -a program
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Fix for: Bring an open window to the current desktop in Linux
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Turns out the switch works fine when using Metacity (the default window manager for GNOME) but not so much when using Compiz (the default window manager nowadays for Ubuntu I believe). You can check this out yourself by switching to Metacity using (…
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