#! /usr/bin/python2 import gtk.gdk w = gtk.gdk.window_foreign_new( gtk.gdk.get_default_root_window().property_get("_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW")[2][0] ) w.set_decorations( (w.get_decorations()+1)%2 ) # toggle between 0 and 1 gtk.gdk.window_process_all_updates() gtk.gdk.flush()