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Tabespe

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[solved] Alt+Tab, exclude a programme

Hello,

I can go through all my windows with the key combination Alt+Tab.

There are two programmes I want to exclude, so that this programme will not be triggered through Alt+Tab. (For example "Calculator").

Is there any config where I can add this programme?
Or can I make this excludes via GUI?

Would appreciate some answer. Thank you.

Last edited by Tabespe (2022-09-17 06:32:06)

KBar

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Re: [solved] Alt+Tab, exclude a programme

There isn't a config but you can use wmctrl(1) to do that:

wmctrl -r "WINDOW_TITLE" -b add,skip_pager

If you're launching them with a keyboard shortcut, you can add the above to their command string.

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Tabespe

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Re: [solved] Alt+Tab, exclude a programme

Thank you. I have tried this out.
It looks like this command only works, when I run it after I have started the window/programme, I want to skip. Right?

I have tried to integrate your command into the starter command:
/usr/bin/flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --command=com.github.rajsolai.textsnatcher --file-forwarding com.github.rajsolai.textsnatcher @@u %U @@ && wmctrl -r "TextSnatcher" -b add,skip_pager

But this does not work. It destroys the starter.

(?)

KBar

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Re: [solved] Alt+Tab, exclude a programme

sh -c "/usr/bin/flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --command=com.github.rajsolai.textsnatcher --file-forwarding com.github.rajsolai.textsnatcher @@u %U @@ && wmctrl -r 'TextSnatcher' -b add,skip_pager"

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Tabespe

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Re: [solved] Alt+Tab, exclude a programme

Thank you. KBar.

But unfortunately this command does not work. It does not exclude "TextSnatcher" from Alt+Tab.

I have also test this simpler command in the galculator starter:
sh -c "galculator && wmctrl -r 'galculator' -b add,skip_pager"

It also does not exclude "galculator" from Alt+Tab list.

KBar

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Re: [solved] Alt+Tab, exclude a programme

Try launching an app in the background and adding a delay before `wmctrl` then.

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Tabespe

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Re: [solved] Alt+Tab, exclude a programme

What do you mean with "Try launching an app in the background" ?

I have now tried this:
sh -c "galculator && sleep 2 && wmctrl -r 'galculator' -b add,skip_pager"

-> But same issue. Sleep does not help.

ToZ

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Re: [solved] Alt+Tab, exclude a programme

Make sure that Settings Manager > Window Manager Tweaks > Cycling > "Skip Windows that have 'skip_pager'...." is also enabled.

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Tabespe

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Re: [solved] Alt+Tab, exclude a programme

Yes, this was enabled.

ToZ

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Re: [solved] Alt+Tab, exclude a programme

Try putting the commands in a script like this:

#!/bin/sh

galculator &
sleep 1
wmctrl -r 'galculator' -b add,skip_pager

...and calling the script instead on the Exec= line.

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Tabespe

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Re: [solved] Alt+Tab, exclude a programme

Thank you @ToZ. This works.

Strange that the same command directly in the starter does not work.