-workspace. The first monitor gets 1, the second gets 2 and a possible third would
-get 3. When you switch to a workspace on a different monitor, i3 will switch
-to that monitor and then switch to the workspace. This way, you don’t need
-shortcuts to switch to a specific monitor, and you don’t need to remember where
-you put which workspace. New workspaces will be opened on the currently active
-monitor. It is not possible to have a monitor without a workspace.
-
-The idea of making workspaces global is based on the observation that most users
-have a very limited set of workspaces on their additional monitors. They are
-often used for a specific task (browser, shell) or for monitoring several
-things (mail, IRC, syslog, …). Thus, using one workspace on one monitor and
-"the rest" on the other monitors often makes sense. However, as you can
-create an unlimited number of workspaces in i3 and tie them to specific screens,
-you can have the "traditional" approach of having X workspaces per screen by
-changing your configuration (using modes, for example).
+workspace. The first monitor gets 1, the second gets 2 and a possible third
+would get 3. When you switch to a workspace on a different monitor, i3 will
+switch to that monitor and then switch to the workspace. This way, you don’t
+need shortcuts to switch to a specific monitor, and you don’t need to remember
+where you put which workspace. New workspaces will be opened on the currently
+active monitor. It is not possible to have a monitor without a workspace.
+
+The idea of making workspaces global is based on the observation that most
+users have a very limited set of workspaces on their additional monitors.
+They are often used for a specific task (browser, shell) or for monitoring
+several things (mail, IRC, syslog, …). Thus, using one workspace on one monitor
+and "the rest" on the other monitors often makes sense. However, as you can
+create an unlimited number of workspaces in i3 and tie them to specific
+screens, you can have the "traditional" approach of having X workspaces per
+screen by changing your configuration (using modes, for example).