i3 configuration

Haythem · 11-24-2014, 10:38 AM

I''m running i3 4.8 on Slackware 14.1 I'm trying to configure one workspace to be "floating enable" for all windows created on this specific workspace. I'm not able to figure it out, can you please help?

fatmac · 11-25-2014, 02:06 PM

Maybe this will help, http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_floating

Haythem · 11-25-2014, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by fatmac

Maybe this will help, http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_floating

Thanks fatmac but this is not what I'm looking for, I think I wasn't clear enough. I use 5 workspaces mainly and I want to make a specific workspace dedicated to some application that I always open them in floating mode (xmms, gimp, mplayer, ....). I have i3 configured to enable floating for these applications based on window class or window title, however I need to have a workspace when I want to launch any application with floating mode enabled I just switch to that workspace and launch it.

sbolokanov · 12-02-2014, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Haythem

I''m running i3 4.8 on Slackware 14.1 I'm trying to configure one workspace to be "floating enable" for all windows created on this specific workspace. I'm not able to figure it out, can you please help?

I don't think that there is such a functionality. Perhaps make a request to the devs?

Meanwhile what you could do is change:
# toggle tiling / floating
bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle

to something more easy to you.

Randicus Draco Albus · 12-02-2014, 08:22 AM

Have you looked at section 4.12 in the User's Guide - Automatically putting clients on specific workspaces?
I have never tried it, but according to those directions, applications can be assigned to specific work spaces.

Haythem · 12-02-2014, 09:49 AM

Thank you everyone, I think I will make a request to the devs.

sycamorex · 12-04-2014, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Randicus Draco Albus

Have you looked at section 4.12 in the User's Guide - Automatically putting clients on specific workspaces?
I have never tried it, but according to those directions, applications can be assigned to specific work spaces.

Yes, applications can be assigned specific work spaces but workspaces cannot (at the moment) be assigned with a specific layout mode for any application that gets opened/moved there.

Personally, I'd also welcome such a feature.