i3 configuration
Table of Contents
- 1. Cheatsheets
- 2. Original configuration
- 3. moving windows and focus
- 4. i3 blocks
- 5. colours
- 6. rofi
- 7. lock screen
- 8. workspaces
- 9. exchange workspace displaying on 2 monitor
- 10. plasma compatibility i3 config
- 11. background
- 12. Notes
- 13. xmodmap
- 14. start on boot
- 15. resource
- 16. flameshot keybinding
- 17. back and forth
- 18. cycle workspaces(left and right)
- Backlinks
at ~/.config/i3/config
Documentation at https://i3wm.org
1. Cheatsheets
2. Original configuration
# This file has been auto-generated by i3-config-wizard(1). # It will not be overwritten, so edit it as you like. # # Should you change your keyboard layout some time, delete # this file and re-run i3-config-wizard(1). # # i3 config file (v4) # # Please see https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference! set $mod Mod4 # Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font # is used in the bar {} block below. font pango:HurmitNerdFont 14 # This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left # text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango). #font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8 # Start XDG autostart .desktop files using dex. See also # https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XDG_Autostart exec --no-startup-id dex --autostart --environment i3 # The combination of xss-lock, nm-applet and pactl is a popular choice, so # they are included here as an example. Modify as you see fit. # xss-lock grabs a logind suspend inhibit lock and will use i3lock to lock the # screen before suspend. Use loginctl lock-session to lock your screen. exec --no-startup-id xss-lock --transfer-sleep-lock -- i3lock --nofork # NetworkManager is the most popular way to manage wireless networks on Linux, # and nm-applet is a desktop environment-independent system tray GUI for it. exec --no-startup-id nm-applet # Use pactl to adjust volume in PulseAudio. set $refresh_i3status killall -SIGUSR1 i3status bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +10% && $refresh_i3status bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -10% && $refresh_i3status bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle && $refresh_i3status bindsym XF86AudioMicMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ toggle && $refresh_i3status # Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position floating_modifier $mod # move tiling windows via drag & drop by left-clicking into the title bar, # or left-clicking anywhere into the window while holding the floating modifier. tiling_drag modifier titlebar # start a terminal # bindsym $mod+Return exec i3-sensible-terminal bindsym $mod+Return exec konsole # kill focused window bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill # start dmenu (a program launcher) # bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id dmenu_run # A more modern dmenu replacement is rofi: # bindcode $mod+40 exec "rofi -modi drun,run -show drun" # There also is i3-dmenu-desktop which only displays applications shipping a # .desktop file. It is a wrapper around dmenu, so you need that installed. # bindcode $mod+40 exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop # split in h[O]rizontal orientation bindsym $mod+o split h # split in vertical orientation bindsym $mod+v split v # enter fullscreen mode for the focused container bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle # change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split) bindsym $mod+s layout stacking bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split # toggle tiling / floating bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle # change focus between tiling / floating windows bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle # focus the parent container bindsym $mod+a focus parent # focus the child container #bindsym $mod+d focus child # reload the configuration file bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload # restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3) bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart # exit i3 (logs you out of your X session) # bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcut. Do you really want to exit i3? This will end your X session.' -B 'Yes, exit i3' 'i3-msg exit'" # resize window (you can also use the mouse for that) mode "resize" { # These bindings trigger as soon as you enter the resize mode # Pressing left will shrink the window’s width. # Pressing right will grow the window’s width. # Pressing up will shrink the window’s height. # Pressing down will grow the window’s height. bindsym j resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym k resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym l resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym semicolon resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt # same bindings, but for the arrow keys bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym Down resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym Up resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt # back to normal: Enter or Escape or $mod+r bindsym Return mode "default" bindsym Escape mode "default" bindsym $mod+r mode "default" } bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
3. moving windows and focus
# change focus bindsym $mod+h focus left bindsym $mod+j focus down bindsym $mod+k focus up bindsym $mod+l focus right # alternatively, you can use the cursor keys: bindsym $mod+Left focus left bindsym $mod+Down focus down bindsym $mod+Up focus up bindsym $mod+Right focus right # move focused window bindsym $mod+Shift+h move left bindsym $mod+Shift+j move down bindsym $mod+Shift+k move up bindsym $mod+Shift+l move right # alternatively, you can use the cursor keys: bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right
# change focus bindsym $mod+j focus left bindsym $mod+k focus down bindsym $mod+l focus up bindsym $mod+semicolon focus right # alternatively, you can use the cursor keys: bindsym $mod+Left focus left bindsym $mod+Down focus down bindsym $mod+Up focus up bindsym $mod+Right focus right # move focused window bindsym $mod+Shift+j move left bindsym $mod+Shift+k move down bindsym $mod+Shift+l move up bindsym $mod+Shift+semicolon move right # alternatively, you can use the cursor keys: bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right
4. i3 blocks
the i3blocks.conf is tangled from
# Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status # finds out, if available) bar { # status_command i3status status_command i3blocks -c ~/.config/i3/i3blocks position top }
5. colours
from this github repo. originally from arc theme
set $bg-color #2f343f set $inactive-bg-color #2f343f set $text-color #f3f4f5 set $inactive-text-color #676E7D set $urgent-bg-color #E53935
6. rofi
# bindsym $mod+d exec rofi -show run -lines 3 -eh 2 -width 100 -padding 800 -opacity "85" -bw 0 -bc "$bg-color" -bg "$bg-color" -fg "$text-color" -hlbg "$bg-color" -hlfg "#9575cd" -font "HurmitNerdFont 18" bindsym $mod+d exec rofi -show run
7. lock screen
# bindsym $mod+shift+x exec i3lock bindsym $mod+shift+x exec "i3lock -c 000000"
8. workspaces
# Define names for default workspaces for which we configure key bindings later on. # We use variables to avoid repeating the names in multiple places. set $ws1 "1:" # set $ws1 "1" set $ws2 "2:" set $ws3 "3:" set $ws4 "4:" set $ws5 "5:" set $ws6 "6" set $ws7 "7" set $ws8 "8" set $ws9 "9:" set $ws10 "10:" # switch to workspace bindsym $mod+1 workspace $ws1 bindsym $mod+2 workspace $ws2 bindsym $mod+3 workspace $ws3 bindsym $mod+4 workspace $ws4 bindsym $mod+5 workspace $ws5 bindsym $mod+6 workspace $ws6 bindsym $mod+7 workspace $ws7 bindsym $mod+8 workspace $ws8 bindsym $mod+9 workspace $ws9 bindsym $mod+0 workspace $ws10 # move focused container to workspace bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace number $ws1 bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace number $ws2 bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace number $ws3 bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace number $ws4 bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace number $ws5 bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace number $ws6 bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace number $ws7 bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace number $ws8 bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace number $ws9 bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace number $ws10 # assign [class="Emacs"] $ws1 assign [class="firefox"] $ws2 assign [title="Blanket"] $ws9 assign [class="Zotero"] $ws10 #move workspace between monitors # https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/397269/i3wm-how-to-move-workspaces-between-monitors bindsym $mod+Ctrl+l move workspace to output right bindsym $mod+Ctrl+h move workspace to output left bindsym $mod+Ctrl+j move workspace to output down bindsym $mod+Ctrl+k move workspace to output up bindsym $mod+x [urgent=latest] focus # bindsym $mod+Tab focus output left
9. exchange workspace displaying on 2 monitor
A on 1, B on 2 -> B on 1, A on 2
#!/bin/bash # Get the names of the currently focused workspaces on each monitor currentoutput=($(i3-msg -t get_workspaces | jq '.[] | select(.focused==true).output')) outputs=($(i3-msg -t get_outputs | jq -r '.[] | select(.active==true) | .name')) otheroutput=($(i3-msg -t get_workspaces | jq -r '.[] | select(.output!='$currentoutput').output')) currentoutput=${currentoutput//\"/} ws1=$(i3-msg -t get_outputs | jq -r --arg output "$currentoutput" '.[] | select(.active==true and .name==$output).current_workspace') ws2=$(i3-msg -t get_outputs | jq -r --arg output $otheroutput '.[] | select(.active==true and .name==$output).current_workspace') # echo $ws1 # echo $ws2 # Move the workspaces between monitors i3-msg "[workspace=$ws1] move workspace to output $otheroutput" i3-msg "[workspace=$ws2] move workspace to output $currentoutput" i3-msg "[workspace=$ws1] focus" i3-msg "[workspace=$ws2] focus" # echo $currentoutput # echo $otheroutput
bindsym $mod+slash exec ~/.local/bin/i3-exchange exec_always chmod +x ~/.local/bin/i3-exchange
10. plasma compatibility i3 config
# Plasma compatibility improvements for_window [window_role="pop-up"] floating enable for_window [window_role="task_dialog"] floating enable for_window [class="yakuake"] floating enable for_window [class="systemsettings"] floating enable for_window [class="plasmashell"] floating enable; for_window [class="Plasma"] floating enable; border none for_window [title="plasma-desktop"] floating enable; border none for_window [title="win7"] floating enable; border none for_window [class="krunner"] floating enable; border none for_window [class="Kmix"] floating enable; border none for_window [class="Klipper"] floating enable; border none for_window [class="Plasmoidviewer"] floating enable; border none for_window [class="(?i)*nextcloud*"] floating disable for_window [class="plasmashell" window_type="notification"] border none, move position 70 ppt 81 ppt no_focus [class="plasmashell" window_type="notification"] for_window [title="Desktop @ QRect.*"] kill; floating enable; border none # using plasma's logout screen instead of i3's bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec --no-startup-id qdbus-qt5 org.kde.ksmserver /KSMServer org.kde.KSMServerInterface.logout -1 -1 -1
11. background
I use picom compositor
# exec_always feh --bg-max ~/Pictures/wallhaven-kxj3l1_1920x1080.png # exec_always feh --bg-max ~/Pictures/wallhaven-kxjklm_1920x1080.png # exec_always feh --bg-max ~/Pictures/wallhaven-zyvgdy_1920x1080.png # change wallpapers bindsym $mod+b exec --no-startup-id feh ~/Pictures/Wallpapers/* --recursive --randomize --bg-max bindsym $mod+Shift+b exec --no-startup-id feh ~/.config/variety/Downloaded/* --recursive --randomize --bg-max exec_always --no-startup-id feh ~/Pictures/Wallpapers/* --recursive --randomize --bg-max exec_always --no-startup-id picom -bc # exec_always --no-startup-id picom --experimental-backends -b
backend = "glx"; blur_method = "dual_kawase"; blur_deviation = true;
12. Notes
12.1. monitors
use arandr
gui to configure.
under the hood is xrandr
cli
12.2. workspace
workspace can have whatever names
bindsym $mod+1 workspace number term
12.3. variable
set $workspace1 "Terminal"
12.4. i3blocks
13. xmodmap
I mapped menu to super, so have to do it everytime.
exec_always xmodmap ~/.xmodmaprc
14. start on boot
exec zotero # exec keynav
15. resource
16. flameshot keybinding
bindsym Print exec flameshot gui
17. back and forth
bindsym $mod+Tab workspace back_and_forth
18. cycle workspaces(left and right)
bindsym $mod+bracketleft workspace prev bindsym $mod+bracketright workspace next
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