topdrop

A small tool for managing dropdown/quake-style terminals, similar to tdrop.

Supported by any window manager supported by xdotool.

Usage: topdrop [OPTIONS] <APPLICATION_NAME> <X1> <Y1> <X2> <Y2>

Arguments:
  <APPLICATION_NAME>  The name of the application to launch
  <X1>                The top left x coordinate of the window
  <Y1>                The top left y coordinate of the window
  <X2>                The bottom right x coordinate of the window
  <Y2>                The bottom right y coordinate of the window

Options:
  -u, --unique-name <UNIQUE_NAME>  Only needed if trying to manage multiple dropdowns from the same application
  -s, --state <STATE>              [possible values: modal, sticky, maximized-vert, maximized-horz, above, below, skip-taskbar, skip-pager, fullscreen, hidden, shaded, demands-attention]
  -h, --help                       Print help

Requirements

• xdotool
• Linux-based/MacOS operating system

Installation

Cargo

• cargo install topdrop

Pre-built binary

• Can be downloaded via releases
• Available for Apple Darwin and MUSL targets.

Configuration

Example Configuration for Gnome with Kitty

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