X-tile is a gnome applet for your panel (or optionally a standalone application) This is especially useful for comparing products in separate web pages, The following languages are supported: |
after installation it is possible to add the applet to the gnome panel or to run the application
from applications--accessories--x-tile.
in addition to working with gnome, x-tile will also work with xfce4, just use the gnome applet wrapper (xfce4-xfapplet-plugin) that is part of the xfce applets. please note that when reinstalling or updating x-tile you will have to manually restart xfce4-panel (alternately just log out an back in again)
from the x-tile main window, after selecting two or more windows it is possible to:
- click
to tile them vertically
- click
to tile them horizontally
- click
to tile them triangle up
- click
to tile them triangle down
- click
to tile them triangle left
- click
to tile them triangle right
- click
to quad tile them
- click
to maximize them
- click
to unmaximize them
- click
to close them
to set a blacklist of windows to never show click click the menu item file--filter
to reload the opened windows list click from the menu item file--reload
to edit the application preferences, click the menu item edit--preferences
in case of use as an applet it is furthermore possible, right clicking upon the applet icon,
to select a tiling option involving all opened windows
without going through the x-tile main window.
TODO:
- better functionality with compiz running... actually we found that the option "only current workspace" sometimes doesn't work properly with compiz running
- better dual monitor handling
- tiling configurations with more than 4 windows involved
debian package (for all pc architectures) : x-tile_1.3.2-1_all.deb
source code : x-tile_1.3.2.tar.gz
NOTE: x-tile can be easily installed on any gnome or xfce system or by following the "manual-install.txt" guide
in the source archive
add to the gnome panel :
right click upon a panel and select "add to panel...", then select "x tile"
from the list and click "add"
use without the panel :
it is possible to:
1) use the menu item applications--accessories--x-tile
2)
run x-tile from the terminal enterning x-tile --without-panel, x-tile --tile-all-vertically,.. (other commands below)
3) create keyboard shortcuts in system--preferences--keyboard shortcuts clicking "add"

supply
a name like x-tile and the commands should be:
x-tile --without-panel (x-tile main window)
x-tile --tile-all-vertically (skip main window, directly tile all opened windows vertically)
x-tile --tile-all-horizontally (skip main window, directly tile all opened windows horizontally)
x-tile --tile-all-triangle-up (skip main window, directly tile all opened windows horizontally)
x-tile --tile-all-triangle-down (skip main window, directly tile all opened windows horizontally)
x-tile --tile-all-triangle-left (skip main window, directly tile all opened windows horizontally)
x-tile --tile-all-triangle-right (skip main window, directly tile all opened windows horizontally)
x-tile --tile-all-quad (skip main window, directly quad tile all opened windows)
x-tile --maximize-all (skip main window, directly maximize all opened windows)
click "apply" and then assign the key combo of your choice.