Install
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Download deb package "x-tile_2.5-1_all.deb" from x-tile website;
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sudo dpkg -i x-tile_2.5-1_all.deb;
Verify: x-tile -h with user who has loged into the desktop environment. User root has no desktop environment, so if you run x-tile as root, you get a "Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon" error.
Usage
Use the following command in terminal or input box of the collapsed xfce4-appfinder(Alt-F2):
x-tile g 2 3: tile all opened window with 2 rows and 3 columns;
x-tile g == x-tile g 0 0: tile all opened window with automatic rows and columns;
x-tile y: cycle the order of last tiling operation;
x-tile m: maximize all opened window;
x-tile M: unmaximize all opened window;
x-tile h: tile all opened window horizontally;
x-tile v: tile all opened window vertically;