Movescreen

This Python script moves the window with focus on an adjacent monitor. It is intendend for window managers lacking this shortcut like XFCE.

Usage

movescreen.py <up|down|left|right>

It should be compatible with Python 2.7 and 3.

XFCE setup

Copy movescreen.py in /usr/local/bin, then:

chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/movescreen.py

Go to Setting -> Keyboard -> Application shortcuts then add one shortcut for each direction:

Command	Shortcut
/usr/local/bin/movescreen.py left	Ctrl+Super+Left
/usr/local/bin/movescreen.py right	Ctrl+Super+Right

Depends on

• python
• xrandr
• xwininfo
• wmctrl (not installed by default on Ubuntu, try sudo apt-get install wmctrl )

How does it work?

The script scans for the list of monitors and check their relative positions.

It gather information about the current active window (size, position and flags). It also find on which monitor the window has the biggest area.

Depending on the argument, it moves the window on the selected adjacent monitor (if any) and restore the previously set flags.

Drawback

A little bit slow the first time it is run.

Only tested with two monitors.

Author and licence

Antoine Calando - 2017 - Public domain.