UltrawideWindows

Expose useful shortcuts to manage windows in a ultrawide monitor and, in general, in a high resolution monitor. This solution is intended to be an easy-to-use middleground between the default behaviour and the tiling approach.

Installation

$ git clone [email protected]:LucaMoschella/UltrawideWindows.git
$ cd UltrawideWindows
$ plasmapkg2 --type=kwinscript -i .
$ kwin_x11 --replace &

Usage

Set the desired shortcuts under System Settings > Shortcuts > Global Shortcuts > KWin.

My suggestion is to use the following configuration:

Shortcuts	Commands in 3x2 grid
`Meta` + `Numpad7`	`Ultrawide: Move Window to up-left (3x2)`
`Meta` + `Numpad8`	`Ultrawide: Move Window to up-center (3x2)`
`Meta` + `Numpad9`	`Ultrawide: Move Window to up-right (3x2)`
`Meta` + `Numpad1`	`Ultrawide: Move Window to down-left (3x2)`
`Meta` + `Numpad2`	`Ultrawide: Move Window to down-center (3x2)`
`Meta` + `Numpad3`	`Ultrawide: Move Window to down-right (3x2)`
`Meta` + `Numpad4`	`Ultrawide: Move Window to left-height (3x2)`
`Meta` + `Numpad5`	`Ultrawide: Move Window to center-height (3x2)`
`Meta` + `Numpad6`	`Ultrawide: Move Window to right-height (3x2)`

Shortcuts	Commands in 2x2 grid
`ctrl` + `Numpad7`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-left (2x2)`
`ctrl` + `Numpad8`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-width (2x2)`
`ctrl` + `Numpad9`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-right (2x2)`
`ctrl` + `Numpad1`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-left (2x2)`
`ctrl` + `Numpad2`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-width (2x2)`
`ctrl` + `Numpad3`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-right (2x2)`
`ctrl` + `Numpad4`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to left-height (2x2)`
`ctrl` + `Numpad6`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to right-height (2x2)`

Shortcuts	Commands in 4x2 grid (center biased)
`ctrl` + `Meta` + `Numpad7`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-left (4x2 center biased)`
`ctrl` + `Meta` + `Numpad8`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-width (4x2 center biased)`
`ctrl` + `Meta` + `Numpad9`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-right (4x2 center biased)`
`ctrl` + `Meta` + `Numpad1`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-left (4x2 center biased)`
`ctrl` + `Meta` + `Numpad2`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-width (4x2 center biased)`
`ctrl` + `Meta` + `Numpad3`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-right (4x2 center biased)`
`ctrl` + `Meta` + `Numpad4`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to left-height (4x2 center biased)`
`ctrl` + `Meta` + `shift` + `Numpad4`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to center-left-height (4x2 center biased)`
`ctrl` + `Meta` + `Numpad5`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to center-height (4x2 center biased)`
`ctrl` + `Meta` + `shift` + `Numpad6`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to center-right-height (4x2 center biased)`
`ctrl` + `Meta` + `Numpad6`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to right-height (4x2 center biased)`

Shortcuts	Commands to fit 2/3 of the width
`alt` + `Numpad7`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to fit up-left 2/3 width`
`alt` + `Numpad1`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to fit down-left 2/3 width`
`alt` + `Numpad9`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to fit up-right 2/3 width`
`alt` + `Numpad3`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to fit down-right 2/3 width`
`alt` + `Numpad4`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to fit left-height 2/3 width`
`alt` + `Numpad6`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to fit right-height 2/3 width`
`alt` + `Numpad8`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-width (2x2)`
`alt` + `Numpad2`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-width (2x2)`

Shortcuts	Commands in 6x2 grid (center biased)
`alt` + `Meta` + `Numpad7`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-left 2/3 width (center biased)`
`alt` + `Meta` + `Numpad8`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-width 2/3 width (center biased)`
`alt` + `Meta` + `Numpad9`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to up-right 2/3 width (center biased)`
`alt` + `Meta` + `Numpad1`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-left 2/3 width (center biased)`
`alt` + `Meta` + `Numpad2`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-width 2/3 width (center biased)`
`alt` + `Meta` + `Numpad3`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to down-right 2/3 width (center biased)`
`alt` + `Meta` + `Numpad4`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to left-height 2/3 width (center biased)`
`alt` + `Meta` + `Numpad5`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to center-height 2/3 width (center biased)`
`alt` + `Meta` + `Numpad6`	`UltrawideWindows: Move Window to right-height 2/3 width (center biased)`

Shortcuts	General commands (easy to use)
`Meta` + `Numpad0`	`UltrawideWindows: Maximize Window`
`Alt` + `Numpad0`	`UltrawideWindows: Maximize Window (copy)`
`Ctrl`+ `Numpad0`	`UltrawideWindows: Maximize Window (copy2)`
`Ctrl` + `Meta` + `Numpad0`	`UltrawideWindows: Maximize Window (copy3)`
`Alt` + `Meta` + `Numpad0`	`UltrawideWindows: Maximize Window (copy4)`
`Alt` + `Numpad5`	`UltrawideWindows: Center Window`
`Ctrl` + `Numpad5`	`UltrawideWindows: Center Window (copy)`

Notes

The standard behaviour of going to the previous position if the window is already in the correct position causes conflicts. Using only Ultrawide shortcuts, avoids these conflicts. However:

The animations are lost.
If maximized, a window does not go back to the previous position when maximizing it again. If for you it is a must-have, the default maximize doesn't work so bad.

Update

$ cd UltrawideWindows
$ ./scripts/update.sh

Remove

$ cd UltrawideWindows
$ plasmapkg2 --type=kwinscript -r .

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