Bret Bernhoft@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 2 months agoI say this with love for the global Linux community, but we need to be able to laugh at ourselves from time to time.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square256fedilinkarrow-up1953arrow-down134
arrow-up1919arrow-down1imageI say this with love for the global Linux community, but we need to be able to laugh at ourselves from time to time.lemmy.worldBret Bernhoft@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square256fedilink
minus-squarechloroken@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·2 months agoMajor desktop environments have an override for global interaction. xdotool has been ported to kwin via kdotool. Any other imaginary problems standing in your way I can help dispel?
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoI would love for you to dispel the problem I wrote about: how to find the list of open windows (and whether they are focused or not), for time tracking. I don’t believe kdotool can do that, from what I see.
minus-squarechloroken@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt can. I use a script that identifies windows by Caption (title) and manipulates them. Maybe I can help you craft a similar one, or point you in the right direction?
minus-squaredev_null@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYeah what I need is an alternative to xprop and xwininfo.
minus-squarechloroken@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoLook at the Kwin API. Reply if you cant find parameters that interest you.
minus-squarealoofPenguin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agothere is also ydotool for Wayland
minus-squaremittorn@masturbated.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months ago@aloofPenguin @chloroken it’s so stupid like trying replace xrandr with ddcutil…
Major desktop environments have an override for global interaction.
xdotoolhas been ported to kwin viakdotool.Any other imaginary problems standing in your way I can help dispel?
I would love for you to dispel the problem I wrote about: how to find the list of open windows (and whether they are focused or not), for time tracking. I don’t believe
kdotoolcan do that, from what I see.It can. I use a script that identifies windows by Caption (title) and manipulates them.
Maybe I can help you craft a similar one, or point you in the right direction?
Yeah what I need is an alternative to
xpropandxwininfo.Look at the Kwin API. Reply if you cant find parameters that interest you.
there is also
ydotoolfor Wayland@aloofPenguin @chloroken it’s so stupid like trying replace xrandr with ddcutil…