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Open on Current Desktop

Shell script to make specific applications open a new window on the current virtual desktop rather than raising an existing window on another desktop if there is not already a window on the current desktop.

Supported platforms

X11.

Installation

  1. Ensure dependencies are installed: awk, cut, grep, wmctrl.
  2. Download the script: GitHub repository > green top right button Code > Download ZIP > unpack > extract the open-on-current-desktop folder.
  3. Make the script executable: right-click on the .sh file > Properties > Permissions > checkbox Is executable.

Set-up

  1. Find out the window class of the program: Open an instance of the program, run wmctrl -l -x in a terminal, and get the window class name from the third column, e.g. Navigator.firefox or atom.Atom.
  2. Insert the window class as a string for the variable win_class in the script.
  3. Find out the command to open the file in a new window, e.g. firefox -new-window or atom -n.
  4. Insert the launch-new command as a string for the variable launch_new in the script.
  5. Find out the command to open the file in an existing window, e.g. firefox -new-tab or atom.
  6. Insert the launch-existing command as a string for the variable launch_old in the script.
  7. Make the script the application to open the desired file types: System Settings > Applications > File Associations or ... > Default Applications > select relevant file types > add the path to the script and make it the top preference. Note that some applications may ignore the system-wide settings and define their own program association preferences; e.g. for Thunderbird see these instructions.
  8. Make the script the command to be executed for any launcher you may have (task bar icon, application menu entry, keyboard shortcut, …).

Small Print

© 2021-2022 Natalie Clarius <natalie_clarius@yahoo.de>

This work is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.
This program comes with absolutely no warranty.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute and/or modify it under certain conditions.

If you would like to thank me, you can always make me happy with a cup of coffee: