3 Michael Stapelberg <michael+i3@stapelberg.de>
6 This document contains all information you need to configuring and using the i3
7 window manager. If it does not, please contact me on IRC, Jabber or E-Mail and
12 TODO: document the other options, implement variables before
15 Specifies the terminal emulator program you prefer. It will be started
16 by default when you press Mod1+Enter, but you can overwrite this. Refer
17 to it as +$terminal+ to keep things modular.
19 Specifies the default font you want i3 to use. Use an X core font
21 +-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1+. You can
22 use +xfontsel(1)+ to pick one.
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30 bind [Modifiers+]keycode command
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39 bind Mod1+Shift+27 restart
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44 Mod1-Mod5, Shift, Control::
45 Standard modifiers, see +xmodmap(1)+
48 Unlike other window managers, i3 can use Mode_switch as a modifier. This allows
49 you to remap capslock (for example) to Mode_switch and use it for both: typing
50 umlauts or special characters 'and' having some comfortably reachable key
51 bindings. For example, when typing, capslock+1 or capslock+2 for switching
52 workspaces is totally convenient. Try it :-).
54 === Automatically putting clients on specific workspaces
56 It is recommended that you match on window classes whereever possible because
57 some applications first create their window and then care about setting the
58 correct title. Firefox with Vimperator comes to mind, as the window starts up
59 being named Firefox and only when Vimperator is loaded, the title changes. As
60 i3 will get the title as soon as the application maps the window (mapping means
61 actually displaying it on the screen), you’d need to have to match on Firefox
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66 assign ["]window class[/window title]["] [→] workspace
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74 assign "urxvt/VIM" → 3
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