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Questions tagged [i3-window-manager]

i3 is a dynamic tiling window manager that is primarily targeted at developers and advanced users.

Note: For questions about the Intel i3 processor use the "intel-core-i3" tag.

i3 is a dynamic tiling window manager inspired by wmii that is primarily targeted at developers and advanced users.

The stated goals for i3 include clear documentation, proper multi-monitor support, a tree structure for windows, and different modes like in vim.

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How to change keyboard layout in i3?

I am using 'i3` window manager on Fedora 25. I've already uninstalled GNOME Desktop. I want to change keyboard layout and set it to languages other than English, and desirably also to set it as Alt+Shift shortcut for easy access.
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How to place i3bar on top?

How can I set i3bar of i3 window manager on top of the screen rather than being placed on its default position, that is bottom. I tried to examine the ~/.config/i3/config file but couldn't work it out by myself.
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Cannot reliably automate xrandr settings in Debian 7 on VirtualBox

Although there are several existing questions on the matter (from which the most helpful answer is this) and various threads on other forums, I cannot reliably set my xrandr settings in Debian 7 on VirtualBox. I am trying to use xrandr to control my…
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How can I make i3wm bind multitouch gesture to change desktop?

The one feature I really miss from OSX is multitouch gestures for changing desktops. Three-finger-swipe in either direction let me go to next/prev fullscreen app or desktop. I would very much like to have the same feature in linux with a tiling…
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Set default container layout for i3 window manager

I am using the i3 window manager for a few days now and I am amazed how well everything works. :) The only thing I am still looking for is how to change the default container layout to tabbed/stacked. I found a post in a forum from 2010 where…
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how to start a firefox with a different WM_CLASS? (or any other altered property like WM_NAME)

i'm on mint linux with i3wm i want to discriminate a special firefox session from the default sessions when its starts. So i need it to have at least one altered property right at the beginning (later it changes its title but then it is to late. I…
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Run KDE applet from command line (within i3wm)

It would be lovely to have the "Application Menu, a launcher based on cascading popup menus" as an icon in my i3bar to have a general overview of the packages I have installed in my system, within each categories (Internet, Games etc.) I could not…
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How to use i3 window manager in fedora with gnome

I installed i3 and have its config file ~/.i3/config ready. When I execute i3 command, it says, ERROR: Another window manager seems to be running (X error 10). I found this article. I don't know much on gnome. I didn't understand what he meant by…
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Dynamic configuring multiple x-screens using RandR (xrandr) in Linux

I can use a external physical Dell monitor at work connecting it through VGA port to my ThinkPad laptop. I have Debian testing installed, along with KDE5.5 and i3wm. See detailed information below. Situation: I will use single monitor (laptop) at…
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How can I use i3 Window manager with KDE 5

How can I use i3 Window manager with KDE 5? I recently installed KDE 5.15 on Arch Linux and cannot switch window manager to i3. I also installed i3 for KDE from AUR. I tried solutions like this and set environmental variable in .xinitrc as described…
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i3wm: Screenshot script fails if bound to key

imagemagick's import shell command takes snapshots of ones desktop. Executing import /tmp/foo.png will convert my cursor into a crosshair and will allow me to select a screen area to capture. However, if I attempt to bind that very command to an…
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ssh-agent running with i3wm keeps promting for password at each git push

I have installed Debian testing with i3wm, using SDDM (Simple Desktop Display Manager) to start it. In the i3 workspace, I could find the ssh-agent process already started. However, I still am being prompted to input my key passphrase everytime I do…
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i3 combining multiple modes (stacked, split, tabbed)

I want to be able to ideally have a vertical split and in one of the split windows, initiate another window which is tabbed. So, it would be two split containers with multliple tabbed windows in the end. I know that mod + w would be tabbed mode.…
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Inserting ssh-agent into i3wm's startup so it's available to all processes in the session

I use the i3wm window manager on Fedora, and the urxvt-mld terminal dæmon for my multipl urxvt-mlc terminal clients. My problem is that I want just one ssh-agent for my entire session, and for the ssh-agent to be available to all of the terminal…
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Hide tmux pane border

This is currently what my tmux pane borders look like: This is multiple terminals open in i3 (what I would like to have it look like in tmux): Is it possible to just make the pane borders invisible? I tried setting set -g pane-border-status off in…
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