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To launch an application or to show its window if already launched or to minimize if it is focused
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#!/bin/bash | |
# | |
# This script does this: | |
# launch an app if it isn't launched yet, | |
# focus the app if it is launched but not focused, | |
# minimize the app if it is focused. | |
# | |
# by desgua - 2012/04/29 | |
# modified by olds22 - 2012/09/16 | |
# - customized to accept a parameter | |
# - made special exception to get it working with terminator | |
# | |
# | |
# install apps sudo apt-get install wmctrl xdotool | |
# First let's check if the needed tools are installed: | |
tool1=$(which xdotool) | |
tool2=$(which wmctrl) | |
if [ -z $tool1 ]; then | |
echo "Xdotool is needed, do you want to install it now? [Y/n]" | |
read a | |
if [[ $a == "Y" || $a == "y" || $a = "" ]]; then | |
sudo apt-get install xdotool | |
else | |
echo "Exiting then..." | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
fi | |
if [ -z $tool2 ]; then | |
echo "Wmctrl is needed, do you want to install it now? [Y/n]" | |
read a | |
if [[ $a == "Y" || $a == "y" || $a = "" ]]; then | |
sudo apt-get install wmctrl | |
else | |
echo "Exiting then..." | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
fi | |
# check if we're trying to use an app that needs a special process name | |
# (because it runs multiple processes and/or under a different name) | |
app=$1 | |
if [[ $app == terminator ]]; then | |
process_name=usr/bin/terminator | |
else | |
process_name=$app | |
fi | |
# Check if the app is running (in this case $process_name) | |
#pid=$(pidof $process_name) # pidof didn't work for terminator | |
pid=$(pgrep -f $process_name) | |
# If it isn't launched, then launch | |
if [ -z $pid ]; then | |
$app | |
else | |
# If it is launched then check if it is focused | |
foc=$(xdotool getactivewindow getwindowpid) | |
if [[ $pid == $foc ]]; then | |
# if it is focused, then minimize | |
xdotool getactivewindow windowminimize | |
else | |
# if it isn't focused then get focus | |
wmctrl -x -R $app | |
fi | |
fi | |
exit 0 |
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