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+# Window Management Script
+
+A Linux utility script for managing window positions and sizes on your desktop. This script allows you to quickly position windows in predefined layouts using keyboard shortcuts or direct commands.
+
+## Features
+
+- Position windows in various preset layouts (center, left, right)
+- Support for different window widths (25%, 50%, 100%)
+- Automatically accounts for taskbar/panel height
+- Shows notifications when windows are repositioned
+
+## Dependencies
+
+The script requires the following tools to be installed:
+- `xdpyinfo` - for getting screen dimensions
+- `xdotool` - for window manipulation
+- `wmctrl` - for window control
+- `notify-send` - for desktop notifications
+
+### Installing Dependencies
+
+On Ubuntu/Debian:
+```bash
+sudo apt install x11-utils xdotool wmctrl libnotify-bin
+```
+
+On Fedora:
+```bash
+sudo dnf install xorg-x11-utils xdotool wmctrl libnotify
+```
+
+On Arch Linux:
+```bash
+sudo pacman -S xorg-xdpyinfo xdotool wmctrl libnotify
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+1. Make the script executable:
+```bash
+chmod +x windowmanagement.sh
+```
+
+2. Run the script with one of the following commands:
+
+```bash
+./windowmanagement.sh [command]
+```
+
+Available commands:
+- `center` - Full width window
+- `center50` - 50% width window in center
+- `left25` - 25% width window on left side
+- `right25` - 25% width window on right side
+- `left50` - 50% width window on left side
+- `right50` - 50% width window on right side
+- `centerleft25` - 25% width window on left side of center
+- `centerright25` - 25% width window on right side of center
+
+## Functions
+
+### get_usable_height
+Returns the available vertical screen space by calculating:
+```bash
+screen_height - panel_height
+```
+This ensures windows are sized correctly accounting for the taskbar/panel height.
+
+## Integration
+
+You can integrate this script with your desktop environment's keyboard shortcuts system. For example, you could bind:
+- `Super + Left` to `./windowmanagement.sh left50`
+- `Super + Right` to `./windowmanagement.sh right50`
+- `Super + Up` to `./windowmanagement.sh center`
+
+## Notes
+
+- The script automatically detects your screen dimensions and panel height
+- Windows are positioned slightly below the top of the screen (0.1 pixels) to prevent issues with some desktop environments
+- The script will show a notification when a window is repositioned
+- If any required dependencies are missing, the script will notify you
+
+## Author
+
+R. Branten (2022)