# layout, use the i3-config-wizard
#
-# font for window titles. ISO 10646 = Unicode
+# Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
+# is used in the bar {} block below. ISO 10646 = Unicode
font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
+# The font above is very space-efficient, that is, it looks good, sharp and
+# clear in small sizes. However, if you need a lot of unicode glyphs or
+# right-to-left text rendering, you should instead use pango for rendering and
+# chose a FreeType font, such as:
+# font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 10
# use Mouse+Mod1 to drag floating windows to their wanted position
floating_modifier Mod1
# start dmenu (a program launcher)
bindsym Mod1+d exec dmenu_run
+# There also is the (new) i3-dmenu-desktop which only displays applications
+# shipping a .desktop file. It is a wrapper around dmenu, so you need that
+# installed.
+# bindsym Mod1+d exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop
# change focus
bindsym Mod1+j focus left