Send Window to 2nd Monitor Hotkey (With Minimal Software In Dom0)?

[Emily]

I’m using XFCE version of Qubes. As near as I can tell there is no built in hotkey to send a window to a 2nd monitor.

This hotkey is vital for my workflow.

I found this solution here:

XFCE - Send window to other monitor on keystroke

It requires install of xdotool, wmctrl, and a 3rd party script in Dom0 (I believe).

I’m not to keen to be installing unkown software in dom0.

Anyone else run into this problem, and found a better solution?

[qbz]

I had this exact same issue with XFCE. After nearly an hour of digging through settings menus, I decided to abandon the DE entirely and switch to KDE, since it has native support for the feature as well as some other nice QoL stuff - full screen and window color inversion (super handy when using the Tor Browser) and a magnifier to name a few.

KDE link

Once you have it installed. go to System Settings > Shortcuts > Global Shortcuts > System Settings and search for Window to Next Screen and Window to Previous Screen.

Good luck!

[necker]

I second the KDE recommendation but the official method for installing KDE in Qubes is currently broken for Qubes 4.1.

I was able to get KDE installed using these instructions:

KDE - changing the way you use Qubes

I had previously followed these instructions to install and subsequently uninstall KDE using these commands: sudo qubes-dom0-update @kde-desktop-qubes & sudo dnf remove kdelibs plasma-workspace In which case if one tries to install KDE again, it will fail with the message that the ‘KDE’ group is already installed. Simply reinstalling kdelibs and plasma-workspace leaves KDE in a weird and incomplete state (e.g. no taskbar). There might be an elegant way to solve this that I do not know. Howe…

[Emily]

Thanks for the tip.
So far I’m liking the snappiness of XFCE. Fast, low resource demands so far.

How much of that will I lose with KDE in your experience?

What else do I gain with KDE?

Is swapping back and for a pretty safe endeavor, without breaking my system, or losing my settings?

[unman]

Thanks for the tip.
So far I’m liking the snappiness of XFCE. Fast, low resource demands so far.

How much of that will I lose with KDE in your experience?

What else do I gain with KDE?

Is swapping back and for a pretty safe endeavor, without breaking my system, or losing my settings?

I don’t see much difference between the two, even on machines with low
resources. Sometimes I see KDE using less than XFCE.
You’ll lose almost nothing and gain a good deal - far easier to control
and customise, and works far better with Qubes - look at the thread
here

There are bugs - the sys-net icon is blank, or coloured in 4.1. The
stock menu is not customisable in 4.1 - this is a pain because it is
in 4.0, which is a core benefit.
I don’t use the menu a great deal,and I haven’t tried the new menu as yet.

It’s simple to switch back and forth - you just select one or other at
the login screen. You wont lose or break anything. (It’s possible to do
this while Qubes are running.)

I never presume to speak for the Qubes team.
When I comment in the Forum or in the mailing lists I speak for myself.

[Emily]

Thanks. I just installed it. So far, a big, big improvement in user experience.
No significant differences in speed that I can tell.

From a newbie just getting started with Qubes, I can imagine that if Qubes made KDE the default, and not XFCE, it would see more new user adoption.

[fsflover]

@Emily

I can imagine that if Qubes made KDE the default, and not XFCE, it would see more new user adoption.

Unfortunately it would make a significantly larger iso. Currently, it fits to a (double-layer) DVD disk. AFAIK installing from a disk is generally more secure than from a (rewritable) USB stick.

[Sven]

moved to ‘User Support’