How to make application windows always on top in Linux mint

gnomewindow-manager

When I open several application simultaneously, there is necessity to switch between one application to another. But when I place mouse pointer on top of window of some application, then window of other application will close immediately. I need to maintain some window always on top whether I place mouse pointer on it or not.

In Windows, I can doing this with turbo TOP, but I can not discover the same way to doing this in Linux, especially in Linux Mint.

http://www.savardsoftware.com/turbotop/

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On Linux, with a window manager that follows the Extended Window Manager Hints (EWMH) you can do this by setting the above property.

Linux Mint Cinnameon and Mate desktop environments both incorporate elements in the stack that handle the EWMH functionality. What you can do using the window title is use the following command:

 wmctrl -r :SELECT: -b add,above

and then click in the window that you want to have at the top. You can also replace :SELECT: by a substring of a window title (this better be unique as the first match found is used).

Alternatively, at least in Cinnamon, you can right click in the title-bar of the window you want to have permanently on top, and select Always on Top

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I have this problem as well. I think it's related to the bug herein:

http://osdir.com/ml/blfs-support/2011-12/msg00059.html

The problem seems to be related to specific functionality in gtk 3.0, likely related to resizing the window or making the resize grip appear: I've gotten this behavior when I use Meta-Mouse2 to resize in Awesome. I've also seen it happening just in the course of regular use. Some things that might help:

1) You can begin closing random gtk windows. In my experience, the problem only reliably goes away when I close my last gnome terminal. I should really find a non-gtk terminal that pleases me.

2) Always run awesome with your windows in some layout rather than free. This will make the resize grip not show up accidentally.

Other than that, I think the best you can do is wait for someone to figure out the code path and fix this problem.

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If you just want to place your PDFs somewhere on the second screen at a fixed position, use a script that call wmctrl after starting Acrobat Reader. Assuming you can start the Acrobat Reader with the commandline command acroread:

#!/bin/bash
acroread vimcheat.pdf
wmctrl -r vimcheat.pdf -e 0,1920,100,500,1100

The wmctrl command works by finding the string vimcheat.pdf in the title of any of your windows (make sure your PDFs are uniquely named). On my 1920x1200 screens it pushes the window to the second screen and resizes it to 500x1100 100 pixels down from the top.

You make links to the script(s) on your desktop, or start these from the ommandline, according to your preference.

BTW contrary to what is stated in other replies, I think using PDF files, with is fine tuned formatting control, makes perfect sense.

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