How can I move a window between screens (not workspaces) with a keyboard shortcut in Ubuntu 12.04?

by Mike Levin on March 15, 2012

This is harder than it used to be, because of the removal of Compiz Config Settings Manager (ccsm). So far, I have managed to not re-install ccsm on my Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin system, trying to do it the “Ubuntu Unity Way”, but this was the deal-breaker that forced me to re-install it. I need this keyboard shortcut, as it is fundamental to my day-to-day workflow—I don’t know how this is not a first-class keyboard shortcut! After installed, go into ccsm, and scroll down to Window Management / Put. Check Put (activate it), then click into it. Enable “Put to Next Output” for the keyboard (not the mouse), then tell it to grab your keyboard combination. I use Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar, which it translates into <Control><Primary><Alt>space. Once done, press Ctrl+Alt+Space and marvel.

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