wmutils/bin/closest.sh
#!/bin/sh
#
# z3bra - 2014 (c) wtfpl
# find and focus the closest window in a specific direction
# depends on: focus.sh
# get current window id
CUR=$(pfw)
usage() {
echo "usage: $(basename {{&blob}}) <direction>" >&2
exit 1
}
next_east() {
lsw | xargs wattr xi | sort -nr | sed "0,/$CUR/d" | sed "1s/^[0-9]* //p;d"
}
next_west() {
lsw | xargs wattr xi | sort -n | sed "0,/$CUR/d" | sed "1s/^[0-9]* //p;d"
}
next_north() {
lsw | xargs wattr yi | sort -nr | sed "0,/$CUR/d" | sed "1s/^[0-9]* //p;d"
}
next_south() {
lsw | xargs wattr yi | sort -n | sed "0,/$CUR/d" | sed "1s/^[0-9]* //p;d"
}
# Use the specification of your choice: WASD, HJKL, ←↑↓→, west/north/south/east
case in
h|a|east|left) focus.sh $(next_east) 2>/dev/null ;;
j|s|south|down) focus.sh $(next_south) 2>/dev/null ;;
k|w|north|up) focus.sh $(next_north) 2>/dev/null ;;
l|d|west|right) focus.sh $(next_west) 2>/dev/null ;;
*) usage
esac