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While developing, I like to keep a browser, and code editor open on the same screen. I'd like to find some way to join them and treat them as a single window, so they minimize together, and resize together, and have a movable divider between them.
Is there some sort of window-panel application that I can use to create a multi-program window?
ebeland
Posted 2012-01-15T18:05:11.373
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Well, I don't have access to comments on this site yet; guess the points system is separate from stackoverflow.
Wanted to respond to OP's last comment. I really like xmonad. You can set it up to run within gnome, kde, etc. with extensions. Here are steps I took in gnome 2.28.2:
sudo yum install -y xmonad.x86_64
sudo yum install -y ghc-xmonad-contrib.x86_64
sudo yum install -y ghc-xmonad-contrib-devel.x86_64
Create a file ~/.xmonad/xmonad.hs and put in:
import XMonad
import XMonad.Config.Gnome
main = xmonad gnomeConfig
Set the window manager:
gconftool-2 -t string -s /desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager xmonad
gconftool-2 -t string -s /desktop/gnome/applications/window_manager/current xmonad
If you change your mind, you can run the above two commands, substituting xmonad with metacity to put it back as it was.
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BenRose3d
Posted 2012-01-15T18:05:11.373
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Don't know if it can be done with Gnome (or Unity), but you can definitelly do it with the Fluxbox WM, as named like tabs.
Another option is KDE's tabbed windows. IIRC PWM and PekWM can do it too.
Zsolt Botykai
Posted 2012-01-15T18:05:11.373
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It's probably not exactly what you want, but if your window manager does not provide support for this, you might be able to use an Xnest instance instead.
Xnest is essentially a nested X server that outputs to a window, rather than a hardware device. You can run specific applications, or even a full-featured desktop within an Xnest window.
Unfortunately, this approach is slightly cumbersome: applications need to be launched with a non-default display option (or a modified DISPLAY environment variable) and you cannot move windows into or out of the Xnest window.
thkala
Posted 2012-01-15T18:05:11.373
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Sounds like you're looking for a tiling window manager. Combine one with thkala's answer and you'll probably have what you want.
– None – 2012-01-15T22:56:11.943And I thought MDI was supposed to be dead! – Cody Gray – 2012-01-16T03:01:41.173
@Cody Gray Thanks--I couldn't remember the name for this. – ebeland – 2012-01-16T03:33:49.953
Thanks to you guys, I had a better idea of what to search for now. I googled tiling window manager for ubuntu and came up with xmonad. Any thoughts? I might try it on monday. – ebeland – 2012-01-16T03:49:59.660