so I don’t need to mention full path for my scripts

app_exec=$1
app_wm_class=$2

# no app started, so start one
if [ -z "`wmctrl -lx | grep $app_wm_class`" ]; then
$app_exec &
else
# search for existing apps on current desktop
current_desk=`wmctrl -d | grep ‘*’ | cut -d ‘ ‘ -f 1`
app_on_this_desk=`wmctrl -lx | grep “$current_desk[ ]*$app_exec” | cut -d ‘ ‘ -f 1`
if [ -n "$app_on_this_desk" ]; then
wmctrl -i -a $app_on_this_desk
else
# no apps on current desktop, so just open the first one
wmctrl -x -a $app_wm_class
fi;
fi;
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I called it : app_focus.sh

for example you can launch/ focus

gnome-terminal with :
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app_focus.sh gnome-terminal Gnome-terminal
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nautilus with :
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app_focus.sh “nautilus –no-desktop” Nautilus
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And since I use Arch linux, Gran Paradiso i.e. some form of “free firefox” with :
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app_focus.sh firefox “”Gran Paradiso”"
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And like Navi said I assigned them to wbar …….

BUT it is not a taskbar replacement applications not in the bar initially would still need a proper taskbar that is only if you use one

wmctrl + devilspie is a great combination in my opinion, hey I even made xterm into a drop down terminal like tilda using those two with animation even