anyToggle

toggle ANY application! (X11 only)

NOTE: I will no longer take care of this project, as I'm developing KToggle that does work under both Xorg and Wayland (requires kwin tho)

dependencies:

• python3
• xdotool

preparation:

#clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/tubbadu/anyToggle
#move to the folder
cd anyToggle
#make the scripts executables
chmod +x anyToggle.py
chmod +x minimizeExcluded.py
#and you're ready to go!

• [optional] set a window rule to exclude your application from task manager and from window switcher
• [optional] if you want, fix its position (also as a window rule) and remove the border and buttons
• assign the script to a keyboard shortcut or a panel button and enjoy!

usage:

the basic syntax to use AnyToggle is this:

path/to/script/anyToggle.py --name "app name" --class "app class" --cmd "cmd_to_run_app" [optional flags]

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• "cmd_to_run_app" must be a command or a path to a script, dunno why other inline scripts doesn't work [EDIT: I do know but I'm too lazy to fix this]

• "app class" is the class that xdotool will search for, usually the app name. if you are not sure, use xdotool search --class "app_class" with your app opened, you should see a list of IDs if the class you specified is correct

• --raise-cmd "cmd_to_raise" optional, is used when the app close the window when getting minimized and needs a command to be run in order to maximize it (e.g: Telegram with particular settings, when closed needs telegram to be run in order to maximize and focus it)

• --no-interact optional, is used when the app has to be toggled alone, without minimizing anything else (if you are not sure if using this or not, use it)

known issues:

• "cmd_to_run_app" has to be a script and not any command (and so for ) "cmd_to_raise"

TODO:

• change --no-interact in --interact (perhaps?)
• allow "cmd_to_run_app" to be any command
• add Wayland support (I'll probably die before implementing this)