Daniel Perelman
The problem# xprop will display all X property values and supports setting array values for some types but not for string and atom arrays (despite this misleading answer asserting otherwise). This leaves no easy way to set X property values that are an array of strings or atoms like the...
Daniel Perelman
The problem# Last time, I presented a script to make starting Discord less annoying as I wouldn't have go to through the update dance. While I was already automating opening Discord, I figured it would be straightforward to do one more thing in the script and have it set the newly opened Discord...
Daniel Perelman
The problem# I make heavy use of virtual desktops, so I use browser windows on multiple desktops. When logging into a site that uses passkeys, KeePassXC pops up a dialog on the desktop its main window is on, which is usually not the desktop my browser window is on. Then I have to switch over to...
Daniel Perelman
The problem# Previously, I wrote a script for opening and immediately focusing xfce4-appfinder. But xfce4-appfinder will notice if it's already open and just assume you want to use the existing window. Even if it's on a different desktop. And therefore attempting to focus it will either do nothing...
Daniel Perelman
The problem# I have my window manager set to not focus new windows because I dislike having a new window pop up while typing and having the keystrokes surprisingly sent to the new window instead of the one I thought I was typing in. While this is usually what I want, this does mean extra clicks...