From c601ac1d8e4763308d56187ffb5f33a7b271ccca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Stapelberg Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:31:37 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs/userguide: little fixes by fernando --- docs/userguide | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/userguide b/docs/userguide index 7f839e53..92293385 100644 --- a/docs/userguide +++ b/docs/userguide @@ -51,17 +51,17 @@ image:single_terminal.png[Single terminal] If you now open another terminal, i3 will place it next to the current one, splitting the screen size in half. Depending on your monitor, i3 will put the -new window right to the old window (for widescreen) or below the old window -(rotated displays). +created window beside the existing window (on wide displays) or below the +existing window (rotated displays). image:two_terminals.png[Two terminals] -To move the focus between the two terminals, you use the direction keys which -you may know from the editor +vi+. However, in i3, your homerow is used for -these keys (in +vi+, the keys are shifted to the left by one for compatibility -with most keyboard layouts). Therefore, +mod+J+ is left, +mod+K+ is down, -+mod+L+ is up and `mod+;` is right. So, to switch between the terminals, -use +mod+K+ or +mod+L+. Of course, you can also use the arrow keys. +To move the focus between the two terminals, you can use the direction keys +which you may know from the editor +vi+. However, in i3, your homerow is used +for these keys (in +vi+, the keys are shifted to the left by one for +compatibility with most keyboard layouts). Therefore, +mod+J+ is left, +mod+K+ +is down, +mod+L+ is up and `mod+;` is right. So, to switch between the +terminals, use +mod+K+ or +mod+L+. Of course, you can also use the arrow keys. At the moment, your workspace is split (it contains two terminals) in a specific direction (horizontal by default). Every window can be split @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ image:modes.png[Container modes] To display a window in fullscreen mode or to go out of fullscreen mode again, press +mod+f+. -There is also a global fullscreen mode in i3 in which the client will use all +There is also a global fullscreen mode in i3 in which the client will span all available outputs. === Opening other applications @@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ New workspaces get a reasonable default orientation: Wide-screen monitors (anything wider than high) get horizontal orientation, rotated monitors (anything higher than wide) get vertical orientation. -With the +default_orientation+ configuration directive, you can overwrite that +With the +default_orientation+ configuration directive, you can override that behaviour. *Syntax*: @@ -462,13 +462,14 @@ configuration file and run it before starting i3 (for example in your [[assign_workspace]] -It is recommended that you match on window classes insetead of window titles -whenever possible because some applications first create their window, and then -worry about setting the correct title. Firefox with Vimperator comes to mind. -The window starts up being named Firefox, and only when Vimperator is loaded -does the title change. As i3 will get the title as soon as the application maps -the window (mapping means actually displaying it on the screen), you’d need to -have to match on 'Firefox' in this case. +Specific windows can be matched by window class and/or window title. It is +recommended that you match on window classes instead of window titles whenever +possible because some applications first create their window, and then worry +about setting the correct title. Firefox with Vimperator comes to mind. The +window starts up being named Firefox, and only when Vimperator is loaded does +the title change. As i3 will get the title as soon as the application maps the +window (mapping means actually displaying it on the screen), you’d need to have +to match on 'Firefox' in this case. You can prefix or suffix workspaces with a `~` to specify that matching clients should be put into floating mode. If you specify only a `~`, the client will @@ -539,8 +540,7 @@ workspace 5 output VGA1 === Changing colors -You can change all colors which i3 uses to draw the window decorations and the -bottom bar. +You can change all colors which i3 uses to draw the window decorations. *Syntax*: -------------------------------------------- @@ -678,9 +678,10 @@ split vertical === Manipulating layout -To change the layout of the current container to stacking, use +layout -stacking+, for default use +layout default+ and for tabbed, use +layout -tabbed+. To make the current window (!) fullscreen, use +fullscreen+, to make +Use +layout default+, +layout stacking+ or +layout tabbed+ to change the +current container layout to default, stacking or tabbed layout, respectively. + +To make the current window (!) fullscreen, use +fullscreen+, to make it floating (or tiling again) use +floating enable+ respectively +floating disable+ (or +floating toggle+): -- 2.39.5