Xubuntu Aero Snap Hotkeys?
Solution 1:
Very similar to Jamie's answer, I set up the settings in the same place (Settings Manager → Window Manager → Keyboard) to directly mimic Aero Snap:
- Tile window to the left: Super+← (Left Arrow)
- Tile window to the right: Super+→ (Right Arrow)
- Maximize window: Super+↑ (Up Arrow)
Solution 2:
If you don't want to install Compiz on Xubuntu, you can still gain some useful window manager keyboard shortcuts with Xfce. In Xubuntu 11.10 I have set up keyboard shortcuts for the following actions (you can configure your own keyboard shortcuts by going to "Settings Manager" → "Window Manager" → "Keyboard"):
- Maximize window horizontally (Super+H)
- Maximize window vertically (Super+V)
- Fill window (Super+W)
- Fill window horizontally (Shift+Super+H)
- Fill window vertically (Shift+Super+V)
Obviously, none of the above actions will move windows or make them precisely 50% as wide as the "Aero" stuff does, but they're helpful nonetheless. For example, if you want two windows, side by side, at full height, you might:
- Snap one window to the upper left corner, and drag to adjust width if needed
- Super+V (to maximize vertically)
- Resize/drag second window to the right of the first, if needed (just so they're not overlapping)
- Super+W (to maximize the second window in the remaining space)
Granted, that's a bit more work than the Unity Aero-like behavior; I still find those window manager shortcuts rather useful.