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RSH · Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 1564 Location: Germany

Hi!

I want to write a little script where i need to change the desktop by shell script (bash). How could this be done?

RSH

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 3843

see your window manager's documentation, it will vary
for e16 you can use eesh
for any wm with key bindings for switching desktops, (in jwm the default is Alt + number) you can use any key scripting tool like xdotool (I recently posted a pet in additional software) or this xcb example
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xcb/demo/tree/app/xte/xte.c

RSH · Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 1564 Location: Germany

Thank you for your reply, technosaurus (not shinobar - sorry).

I could solve this using xdotool -which has been already installed in LazY Puppy 528-4- using command key. I have also (re)-discovered the FbPanel/Openbox-thread here, which has (re)-leaded me to /root/.config/openbox/rc.xml - i like to use the keyboard and keyboard-shortcuts (left-handed).

jamesbond · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 1537 Location: The Blue Marble

wmctrl -s $DESKTOP_NUMBER

where $DESKTOP_NUMBER is the desktop number, counted from zero.

http://tomas.styblo.name/wmctrl/. Works in openbox.