Package: x11pygrid
x11PyGridx11pygrid is a small utility which allows you to easily organize your open windows
by tiling, resizing and positioning them to make the best use of your desktop
real estate. It's easy to configure and supports multiple monitors.Notice that, package is renamed from pygrid to x11pygrid.Previous name was too similar to the other package in PyPi.RequirementsPython3X11-based desktoppython3-gipython3-xlibsingle_processDefault ShortcutsALT+CTRL+NUMPAD-1- Move window to bottom left.ALT+CTRL+NUMPAD-2- Move window to bottom.ALT+CTRL+NUMPAD-3- Move window to bottom right.ALT+CTRL+NUMPAD-4- Move window to left.ALT+CTRL+NUMPAD-5- Move window to center.ALT+CTRL+NUMPAD-6- Move window to right.ALT+CTRL+NUMPAD-7- Move window to top left.ALT+CTRL+NUMPAD-8- Move window to top.ALT+CTRL+NUMPAD-9- Move window to top right.ALT+CTRL+NUMPAD-0- Maximize window.ALT+CTRL+NUMPAD-ENTER- Cycle window between monitors.Repeatedly press one of the defined keybindings to cycle through window sizes
available at the desired location on the screen.ConfigurationConfiguration is done via a JSON file located at~/.config/x11pygrid.json,
which will be created with default options if not found when starting up.If you have old, customized configuration file, named by old package name
(i.e. in~/.config/pygrid.jsoninstead of~/.config/x11pygrid.json),
you can justmv ~/.config/pygrid.json ~/.config/x11pygrid.json.The default configuration is below. If you introduce top level sections'monitor0': {...}or'monitor1': {...}to provide different options for each monitor on your
system.  Any settings not defined will fall back to user-defined defaults, then
global defaults. NOTE: Updating configuration in this JSON file doesnotrequire you to restart PyGrid.{'default':{'xdivs':3,// number of x divisions for the screen.'ydivs':2,// number of y divisions for the screen.'padding':[0,0,0,0],// additional top, right, bottom, left padding in pixels.'spacing':4,// spacing between windows in pixels.'minwidth':0.25,// min percent width of window.'maxwidth':0.67,// max percent width of window.'minheight':0.33,// min percent height of window.'maxheight':0.67,// max percent height of window.'snaptocursor':false,// window will be moved to cursor's monitor},'monitor0':{...},// Repeat any settings above specific for monitor 0.'monitor1':{...},// Repeat any settings above specific for monitor 1.'monitor<NUM>':{...},// Repeat any settings above specific for monitor <NUM>.'keys':{'accelerator':'<Ctrl><Mod1><Mod2>','commands':{'KP_1':'bottomleft',// Set KP-1 to cycle bottom left window sizes.'KP_2':'bottom',// Set KP-2 to cycle bottom window sizes.'KP_3':'bottomright',// Set KP-3 to cycle bottom right window sizes.'KP_4':'left',// Set KP-4 to cycle left window sizes.'KP_5':'middle',// Set KP-5 to cycle centered window sizes.'KP_6':'right',// Set KP-6 to cycle right window sizes.'KP_7':'topleft',// Set KP-7 to cycle top left window sizes.'KP_8':'top',// Set KP-8 to cycle top window sizes.'KP_9':'topright'// Set KP-9 to cycle top right window sizes.'KP_0':'maximize',// Set KP-0 to maximize the window.'KP_Enter':'cycle-monitor',// Set KP-ENTER to cycle window between monitors.}}}Available Commandsbottomleft- cycle window sizes which touch both bottom and left screen edges.bottom- cycle window sizes which touch the bottom screen edge and are centered horizontally.bottomright- cycle window sizes which touch both bottom and right screen edges.left- cycle window sizes which touch the left screen edge and are centered vertically.middle- cycle window sizes which are centered both horizontally and vertically.right- cycle window sizes which touch the right screen edge and are centered vertically.topleft- cycle window sizes which touch both top and left screen edges.top- cycle window sizes which touch the top screen edge and are centered horizontally.topright- cycle window sizes which touch both top and right screen edges.noclampleft- cycle window sizes on the left of the screen with the same vertical size.noclampright- cycle window sizes on the right of the screen with the same vertical size.noclamptop- cycle window sizes at the top of the screen with the same horizontal size.noclampbottom- cycle window sizes at the bottom of the screen with the same horizontal size.InstallationpipThe simpliest method, just oneliner:pipinstall--userx11pygridpipxIsolated environments maintained bypipxare great, but not always totally free.
According to thePycairo's documentation, before installing pycairo, you need to provide few
packages (dependencies): pkg-config and cairo with it's headers. (Indeed, it's a bit paradoxical.)Obviously, you also need python3-pip, python3-venv and pipx itself. Unfortunately(?), they are not marked
as dependencies of pipx, so you may need to install it first. More about that in thepipx's documentation.
Now let's assume you have already installed fully operational pipx.So, before you execute universal:pipxinstallx11pygridyou need to install dependencies. Obviously – with corresponding to your distro packages manager.Ubuntu / Debiansudoaptinstalllibcairo2-devpkg-configpython3-dev
pipxinstallx11pygridArch Linuxsudopacman-Scairopkgconf
pipxinstallx11pygridFedorasudodnfinstallcairo-develpkg-configpython3-devel
pipxinstallx11pygridopenSUSEsudozypperinstallcairo-develpkg-configpython3-devel
pipxinstallx11pygridFreeBSDsudopkginstall-ydevel/pkgconf
pipxinstallx11pygridyou can also install pkgconf from ports:cd/usr/ports/devel/pkgconf/
sudomakeinstallclean
pipxinstallx11pygridFrom sourceThe only file you really need to install isx11pygrid.py, which you can place anywhere you want.
For example:mkdir-p~/.local/bin/cd~/.local/bin/
wgethttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/pkkid/x11pygrid/master/src/x11pygrid/x11pygrid.py
mvx11pygrid.pyx11pygrid
chmod+xx11pygridAlso you should check if choosen directory is inecho $PATHand install dependencies by hand.
Because of that and many other reasons, the best solution ispipxor at leastpip.AutostartIt is propably the most natural to just addx11pygridto theStartup ApplicationsakaAutostart.
Depending on distro and window manager, it can be done in many ways.
It is not recomended to do it bycron, because it's X11-dependent.Credit & LicensePyGrid was originally a fork ofQuickTile by ssokolow,
but rewritten to allow a much easier configuration as well as updated code to
run on Python3 & GTK3. Code released under GPLv2 License.