Command line window focus switcher

Switch to the desktop containing the application, raise the window, and give it focus.

Installation

Install wmctrl then run:

$ easy_install look-at

Ubuntu users could try ppa:

$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:e15/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install look-at

Usage

$ look-at <application>

Use cases

Bind keyboard shortcuts with ~/.xbindkeysrc to quick access to the desired application:

#Launch or switch to terminal
"look-at gnome-terminal"
    Mod4 + 1

#Launch or switch to browser
"look-at firefox"
    Mod4 + 2

#Lunch or switch to IM client
"look-at empathy"
    Mod4 + 3

#Lunch or switch to E-mail
"look-at thunderbird"
    Mod4 + 4

and reload settings:

$ killall -HUP xbindkeys

Details

Development of look-at happens on Github: http://github.com/generalov/look-at

It uses wmctrl tool to interact with a EWMH/NetWM compatible X Window Manager.