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One of the most boring tasks on desktop interaction is the windows organization (like positioning windows side by side, expanding, focusing, minimizing)...
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This proposal make use of the Super modifier key (aka Windows key) to interact with windows in common tasks like moving, expanding, focusing, minimizing...
  
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This proposal make use of the Super modifier key (aka Windows key) to deal with windows interactions... Here are the shortcuts being proposed:
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'''Window switching (Alt+Tab style)'''
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'''Keybindings for Classic windows switching:'''
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   W-Tab      Next window (like A-Tab)
 
   W-Tab      Next window (like A-Tab)
 
   W-S-Tab    Previous window (like A-S-Tab)
 
   W-S-Tab    Previous window (like A-S-Tab)
  
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'''Directional window switching:'''
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'''Directional window focus:'''
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   W-Left      moves focus to the window left of the current focused window
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   W-Left      focus the window at the left of current window
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   W-Right    moves focus to the window right of the current focused window
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   W-Right    focus the window at the right of current window
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   W-Up        moves focus to the window above of the current focused window
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   W-Up        focus the window at the north of current window
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   W-Down      moves focus to the window bellow of the current focused window
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   W-Down      focus the window at the south of current window
  
 
'''Directional window moving:'''
 
'''Directional window moving:'''
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   W-C-Left    Moves the window to the nearest edge left of it
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   W-C-Left    Move the window to left
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   W-C-Right  Moves the window to the nearest edge right of it
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   W-C-Right  Move the window to right
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   W-C-Up      Moves the window to the nearest edge above of it
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   W-C-Up      Move the window to north
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   W-C-Down    Moves the window to the nearest edge bellow of it
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   W-C-Down    Move the window to south
  
 
'''Directional window expanding:'''
 
'''Directional window expanding:'''
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   W-S-Left    expand current window to left of current position
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   W-S-Left    expand the window to the left
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   W-S-Right  move current window to right of current position
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   W-S-Right  expand the window to the right
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   W-S-Up      move current window to above of current position
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   W-S-Up      expand the window to the north
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   W-S-Down    move current window to bellow of current position
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   W-S-Down    expand the window to the south
  
 
'''Other util keys'''
 
'''Other util keys'''

Latest revision as of 23:36, 14 September 2011

This proposal make use of the Super modifier key (aka Windows key) to interact with windows in common tasks like moving, expanding, focusing, minimizing...

Window switching (Alt+Tab style) 

 W-Tab       Next window (like A-Tab)
 W-S-Tab     Previous window (like A-S-Tab)

Directional window focus: 

 W-Left      focus the window at the left of current window
 W-Right     focus the window at the right of current window
 W-Up        focus the window at the north of current window
 W-Down      focus the window at the south of current window

Directional window moving: 

 W-C-Left    Move the window to left
 W-C-Right   Move the window to right
 W-C-Up      Move the window to north
 W-C-Down    Move the window to south

Directional window expanding: 

 W-S-Left    expand the window to the left
 W-S-Right   expand the window to the right
 W-S-Up      expand the window to the north
 W-S-Down    expand the window to the south

Other util keys 

 W-Space     maximize window
 W-Enter     toggle full screen
 W-Esc       minimize window
 W-B         toggle decorations (border of windows)
 W-d         show desktop


And this is the configuration to enable the above described shortcuts: 

   <keybind key="W-Tab">
     <action name="NextWindow"/>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-S-Tab">
     <action name="PreviousWindow"/>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-Up">
     <action name="DirectionalFocusNorth">
       <dialog>yes</dialog>
     </action>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-Down">
     <action name="DirectionalFocusSouth">
       <dialog>yes</dialog>
     </action>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-Left">
     <action name="DirectionalFocusWest">
       <dialog>yes</dialog>
     </action>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-Right">
     <action name="DirectionalFocusEast">
       <dialog>yes</dialog>
     </action>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-C-Up">
     <action name="MoveToEdgeNorth"/>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-C-Down">
     <action name="MoveToEdgeSouth"/>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-C-Left">
     <action name="MoveToEdgeWest"/>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-C-Right">
     <action name="MoveToEdgeEast"/>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-S-Up">
     <action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
     <action name="GrowToEdgeNorth"/>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-S-Down">
     <action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
     <action name="GrowToEdgeSouth"/>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-S-Left">
     <action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
     <action name="GrowToEdgeWest"/>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-S-Right">
     <action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
     <action name="GrowToEdgeEast"/>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-space">
     <action name="ToggleMaximizeFull"/>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-Return">
     <action name="ToggleFullscreen"/>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-Escape">
     <action name="Iconify"/>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-B">
     <action name="ToggleDecorations"/>
   </keybind>
   <keybind key="W-d">
     <action name="ToggleShowDesktop"/>
   </keybind>
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