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тАО01-03-2008 10:08 PM
тАО01-03-2008 10:08 PM
we have Linux machines on which we have
to display the open tabs like a slide show
based on periodicall rotation
Is there any utility to do this
thanks
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тАО01-04-2008 04:21 AM
тАО01-04-2008 04:21 AM
Re: any utility for silde show of open tabs(windows) in Linux
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тАО01-04-2008 04:30 AM
тАО01-04-2008 04:30 AM
Re: any utility for silde show of open tabs(windows) in Linux
thanks for your response
Actually we keep NNM map console open & ALarm browser window open we need to display these windows alternatively
or consider we have firexfox is open &
kedit is open we are looking for a tool
that displays both this windows on a periodic interval
say first 10 secs firefox window
next 10 secs kedit window
this is possible in windows using tab slide show 3.1 which displays all the open tabs(window) as a slide show
we are looking for a equivalent tool in linux
thanks
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тАО01-04-2008 02:07 PM
тАО01-04-2008 02:07 PM
Re: any utility for silde show of open tabs(windows) in Linux
To switch between two or more independent programs, it would probably be necessary to use virtual desktops. Are you using KDE, Gnome or some other desktop environment/window manager? Some desktop environments might offer a way to switch virtual desktops in a scriptable manner; others won't.
If your desktop environment does not allow scripted switching between virtual desktops, you may have to start up multiple X servers on different virtual consoles, and use a "chvt" command to switch between them. This should work in just about all Linux distributions, but switching from one virtual console to another is more complicated than just switching virtual desktops, and might cause your display to blink or lose sync for a moment, which just looks ugly.
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тАО01-06-2008 09:06 PM
тАО01-06-2008 09:06 PM
Re: any utility for silde show of open tabs(windows) in Linux
thanks again for your response
we are kde 3.5.1
If possible pls tell us how to
to do what you have said
thanks
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тАО01-07-2008 01:39 AM
тАО01-07-2008 01:39 AM
Re: any utility for silde show of open tabs(windows) in Linux
write something yourself, simply in python using the xlib module.
http://python-xlib.sourceforge.net/
you could try to use compiz or the likes for this and then use the 'expose' like feature (from apple) to display all open windows. compiz updates the windows realtime even though they are not 'active'.
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тАО01-07-2008 02:29 AM
тАО01-07-2008 02:29 AM
SolutionTo switch to the next virtual desktop, rolling back to the first after the last one:
dcop kwin KWinInterface nextDesktop
So the rotation utility could be as simple as this script:
----------------
#!/bin/sh
# number of seconds each virtual desktop is displayed
PERIOD=30
while true
do
# endless loop
# wait $PERIOD seconds, then switch desktops
sleep $PERIOD
dcop kwin KWinInterface nextDesktop
done
----------------
That's it!
To programmatically start your programs on different virtual desktops, use "kstart --desktop
kstart --desktop 3 firefox
would start the program "firefox" on virtual desktop 3.
To set the number of virtual desktops to match the number of programs you wish to display, see KDE Control Center -> Desktop -> Multiple Desktops.
MK
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тАО01-07-2008 03:25 AM
тАО01-07-2008 03:25 AM
Re: any utility for silde show of open tabs(windows) in Linux
Thanks for all your reply
we are able to do that with
#!/bin/bash
VIEW_1=0 #First desktop
VIEW_2=1 #Second desktop
while true; do
CURRENT_DESKTOP=$(wmctrl -d | awk '/\*/{print $1}')
case $CURRENT_DESKTOP in
$VIEW_1) wmctrl -s $VIEW_2; sleep 30 ;;
$VIEW_2) wmctrl -s $VIEW_1; sleep 30 ;;
*) wmctrl -s $VIEW_1; sleep 30 ;;
esac
done
for 2 desktops
thanks for all your ideas
thnak you
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тАО01-07-2008 06:27 AM
тАО01-07-2008 06:27 AM
Re: any utility for silde show of open tabs(windows) in Linux
Apparently wmctrl is a window-manager-independent script tool for operations like this. It supports any EWMH/NetWM compatible X Window Managers, including Enlightenment, icewm, kwin, metacity and sawfish. That means both KDE and Gnome are supported.
I knew that WM/desktop-specific tools like dcop existed, but wmctrl is better, as it should be usable on most modern Linux systems, no matter what desktop environment is used.
Thanks,
MK