Move window to another screen without compiz

Question

I know how to move windows to another workspace, but I'm specifically looking for a keyboard shortcut to move a window to the other screen in a multi-monitor set, but without using compiz, since I'd rather not to install it. Is there such a shortcut? I'm on Gnome 3.16.

Thanks.

https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/shell-workspaces-movewindow.html.en — mchid, Mar 22 '16 at 02:31
Possible duplicate of How to move windows around and between monitors, using keyboard short cuts? — mchid, Mar 22 '16 at 02:49
According to that answer, the unity keyboard shortcuts are supposed to work for gnome shell as well. — mchid, Mar 22 '16 at 02:50
ref: http://askubuntu.com/questions/164208/how-to-move-a-window-between-monitors-with-gnome-shell — mchid, Mar 22 '16 at 02:50
You basically want xdotool. With dual monitor set up, desktop is basically spread. For example screen 1 is from 0 to 1024 in width and screen 2 is starting on 1024 to 2048. I am on mobile so 8 cannot post complete answer right now, but look into xdotool , and its functions getactivewindow and windowmove — Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy, Mar 22 '16 at 14:39

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 22 '16 at 02:38

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According to the Gnome website:

Select the window that you want to move (for example, using the Super +Tab window switcher).

Press Super+Shift+Page Up to move the window to a workspace which is above the current workspace on the workspace selector.

Press Super+Shift+Page Down to move the window to a workspace which is below the current workspace on the workspace selector.

answered Mar 22 '16 at 02:38

mchid

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Thanks but I know that, I wrote it in the beginning of my comment. I don't want to move the window to another workspace, but to another screen (or monitor) – FrankS101 Mar 22 '16 at 02:44
@FrankS101 sorry, the compiz talk threw me off. You know compiz isn't even compatible with Gnome shell anyhow. – mchid Mar 22 '16 at 02:47
(I realize this doesn't answer the question but it answered my question.) – Amanda Nov 19 '21 at 22:39

FrankS101 · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-27T10:54:42.690

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This is it:

Ctrl + Alt + NUMPAD 4 (to the monitor at left)

Ctrl + Alt + NUMPAD 6 (to the monitor at right)

edited Mar 27 '16 at 10:54

answered Mar 22 '16 at 03:05

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Move window to another screen without compiz

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