Given a window name, toggle window over - ala visor, yakuake, etc

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash                                                                                                                                                                    

usage() { echo "Usage: $0 [-mh]" 1>&2; exit 1; }

while getopts ":mh" o; do
    case "${o}" in
        m)
            echo "found m"
            m="enabled"
            ;;
        h)
            usage
            ;;
        *)
            usage
            ;;
    esac
done
shift $((OPTIND-1))

APP_NAME=$1
WIN_ID=`wmctrl -lx | grep -i $APP_NAME |cut -f1 -d' '`

STATE_FILE="/tmp/overlay_state_$APP_NAME"

if [ ! -e $STATE_FILE ]; then
    echo "0" > $STATE_FILE
fi

STATE=`cat $STATE_FILE`

if [ $STATE == "1" ]; then
    wmctrl -i -Y  $WIN_ID
#    wmctrl -ir $WIN_ID -b remove,maximized_vert,maximized_horz                                                                                                                
    echo "0" > $STATE_FILE
else
    if [ "$m" == "enabled" ]; then
        wmctrl -ir $WIN_ID -b add,maximized_vert,maximized_horz
    fi
    wmctrl -iR $WIN_ID
    echo "1" > $STATE_FILE
fi

Note: This gist requires a custom install of the updated wmctrl with -Y support: https://github.com/geekless/wmctrl