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Basic window management using wmctrl
Note: in all cases where a window title is required (with the exception of wait_for_focus()), two special values of window title are permitted:
:ACTIVE: - select the currently active window :SELECT: - select the desired window by clicking on it
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 Wait for window with the given title to have focus Usage:  If the window becomes active, returns True. Otherwise, returns False if the window has not become active by the time the timeout has elapsed. 
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 Wait for window with the given title to be created Usage:  If the window is in existence, returns True. Otherwise, returns False if the window has not been created by the time the timeout has elapsed. 
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 Activate the specified window, giving it input focus Usage:  If switchDesktop is False (default), the window will be moved to the current desktop and activated. Otherwise, switch to the window's current desktop and activate it there. 
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 Close the specified window gracefully Usage:  
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 Resize and/or move the specified window Usage:  Leaving and of the position/dimension values as the default (-1) will cause that value to be left unmodified. 
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 Move the specified window to the given desktop Usage:  
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 Switch to the specified desktop Usage:  
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 Set a property on the given window using the specified action Usage:  Allowable actions:  
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 Get the geometry of the currently active window Usage:  
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