Need edit of this .py script please! [SOLVED]

[Logansfury]

Hello everyone,

I have acquired the following python3 script that closes all open windows. This was close to but not quite what I wanted. I wanted all open windows MINIMIZED.

Can anyone edit this script or provide a script to do so please?

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import subprocess

# Define a function to close all open windows
def close_all_windows():
    try:
        # Use wmctrl to list all open windows
        windows_list = subprocess.check_output(["wmctrl", "-l"]).decode("utf-8").strip().split("\n")
        # Iterate through the windows and close them one by one
        for window in windows_list:
            window_id = window.split()[0]
            subprocess.run(["wmctrl", "-ic", window_id])
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        print("Error:", e)

# Call the function to close all open windows
close_all_windows()

Thank you for reading,

Logan

[xenopeek]

You can throw that whole bunch of code away. wmctrl -k on toggles your desktop manager's "show desktop" function and minimizes all windows

[schellasu]

I have acquired the following python3 script that closes all open windows. This was close to but not quite what I wanted. I wanted all open windows MINIMIZED.

man wmctrl tells, that Option "-c" CLOSES a window, so why you are wondering?

[AndyMH]

There is also an icon in the panel that does it for you.

Screenshot from 2024-02-24 21-51-35.png (191.1 KiB) Viewed 330 times

[Logansfury]

You can throw that whole bunch of code away. wmctrl -k on toggles your desktop manager's "show desktop" function and minimizes all windows

Show desktop was indeed the way. I have a working piece of code now:

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# Define a function to minimize all windows
def minimize_all_windows():
    try:
        # Use wmctrl to activate the "Show Desktop" action
        subprocess.run(["wmctrl", "-k", "on"])
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        print("Error:", e)

# Call the function to minimize all open windows
minimize_all_windows()

Thank you very much for the solution

[Logansfury]

There is also an icon in the panel that does it for you.
Screenshot from 2024-02-24 21-51-35.png

Hi Andy,

I have used the Show the desktop button frequently. On my setup it resides in the right corner of the top panel. In this specific case however, I needed a scripted way to accomplish it. I suppose I could have used xdotool to position the cursor above the button and click it, but this python script is working fine.

[Koentje]

That's a lot of code for only wmctrl -k on!!!

A bash script does it in 2 lines...

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#!/bin/bash
wmctrl -k on

Let me guess.. chatgpt?

[Logansfury]

Let me guess.. chatgpt?

I can neither confirm nor deny that here.

It's kind of an involved script. Flow is:

Copy current wallpaper to variable
Close Variety wallpaper changer
Change wallpaper to all white
open animated .gif in Nomacs windowless mode.
Start .mp3
Wait for music to end
When music ends pause 2 seconds
close nomacs
restore wallpaper
restart Variety

I used my Stop_mpg123 shortcut to kill the music before it ran its course for an example video:

https://imgur.com/0iVoRvF

Just something I threw together for fun.

[Koentje]

Let me guess.. chatgpt?

I can neither confirm nor deny that here.

It's kind of an involved script. Flow is:

Copy current wallpaper to variable
Close Variety wallpaper changer
Change wallpaper to all white

needs a delay of 2 seconds..

open animated .gif in Nomacs windowless mode.
Start .mp3
Wait for music to end
When music ends pause 2 seconds
close nomacs
restore wallpaper
restart Variety

I used my Stop_mpg123 shortcut to kill the music before it ran its course for an example video:

https://imgur.com/0iVoRvF

Just something I threw together for fun.

But why in python? This can all be done in a bash script. Probably easyer for you to understand... i think.

[Logansfury]

But why in python? This can all be done in a bash script. Probably easyer for you to understand... i think.

I tried to get a bash script from the generator first but everything it put together failed. So I switched to python3 and it made a working starter script and I just built it up to the full script from there.

I left out a pause as well there was a 2 second wait where you suggested.

[Koentje]

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#!/bin/bash

wallpaper=$(dconf read /org/cinnamon/desktop/background/picture-uri)
wpoptions=$(dconf read /org/cinnamon/desktop/background/picture-options)

dconf write /org/cinnamon/desktop/background/picture-options "'none'"
dconf write /org/cinnamon/desktop/background/primary-color "'#eeeeeeeeecec'"
sleep 2

# Run nomacs command
# Run sound command

killall nomacs

dconf write /org/cinnamon/desktop/background/picture-options "$wpoptions"
dconf write /org/cinnamon/desktop/background/primary-color "$backcolor"

Don't know what the nomacs and sound commands are..

[Logansfury]

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#!/bin/bash

wallpaper=$(dconf read /org/cinnamon/desktop/background/picture-uri)
wpoptions=$(dconf read /org/cinnamon/desktop/background/picture-options)

dconf write /org/cinnamon/desktop/background/picture-options "'none'"
dconf write /org/cinnamon/desktop/background/primary-color "'#eeeeeeeeecec'"
sleep 2

# Run nomacs command
# Run sound command

killall nomacs

dconf write /org/cinnamon/desktop/background/picture-options "$wpoptions"
dconf write /org/cinnamon/desktop/background/primary-color "$backcolor"

Don't know what the nomacs and sound commands are..

I definitely see what you mean about bash accomplishing it with a lot less code!