Merge pull request #1632 from Deiz/binding-border

[i3/i3] / docs / userguide

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@@ -256,8 +256,9 @@ workspace node’s orientation will be changed to +vertical+. The terminal windo
 you moved down is directly attached to the workspace and appears on the bottom
 of the screen. A new (horizontal) container was created to accommodate the
 other two terminal windows. You will notice this when switching to tabbed mode
-(for example). You would end up having one tab called "another container" and
-the other one being the terminal window you moved down.
+(for example). You would end up having one tab with a representation of the split
+container (e.g., "H[urxvt firefox]") and the other one being the terminal window
+you moved down.
 
 [[configuring]]
 == Configuring i3
@@ -404,13 +405,16 @@ can configure mouse bindings in a similar way to key bindings.
 
 *Syntax*:
 ----------------------------------
-bindsym [--release] [--whole-window] [Modifiers+]button[n] command
+bindsym [--release] [--border] [--whole-window] [Modifiers+]button[n] command
 ----------------------------------
 
 By default, the binding will only run when you click on the titlebar of the
-window. If the +--whole-window+ flag is given, it will run when any part of the
-window is clicked. If the +--release+ flag is given, it will run when the mouse
-button is released.
+window. If the +--release+ flag is given, it will run when the mouse button
+is released.
+
+If the +--whole-window+ flag is given, the binding will also run when any part
+of the window is clicked, with the exception of the border. To have a bind run
+when the border is clicked, specify the +--border+ flag.
 
 *Examples*:
 --------------------------------
@@ -589,6 +593,27 @@ for_window [title="x200: ~/work"] floating enable
 
 The valid criteria are the same as those for commands, see <<command_criteria>>.
 
+=== Don't focus window upon opening
+
+[[no_focus]]
+
+When a new window appears, it will be focused. The +no_focus+ directive allows preventing
+this from happening and can be used in combination with <<command_criteria>>.
+
+Note that this does not apply to all cases, e.g., when feeding data into a running application
+causing it to request being focused. To configure the behavior in such cases, refer to
+<<focus_on_window_activation>>.
+
+*Syntax*:
+-------------------
+no_focus <criteria>
+-------------------
+
+*Example*:
+-------------------------------
+no_focus [window_role="pop-up"]
+-------------------------------
+
 === Variables
 
 As you learned in the section about keyboard bindings, you will have
@@ -981,6 +1006,51 @@ force_display_urgency_hint <timeout> ms
 force_display_urgency_hint 500 ms
 ---------------------------------
 
+=== Focus on window activation
+
+[[focus_on_window_activation]]
+
+If a window is activated, e.g., via +google-chrome www.google.com+, it may request
+to take focus. Since this may not preferable, different reactions can be configured.
+
+Note that this may not affect windows that are being opened. To prevent new windows
+from being focused, see <<no_focus>>.
+
+*Syntax*:
+----------------------------------------------------
+focus_on_window_activation <smart|urgent|focus|none>
+----------------------------------------------------
+
+The different modes will act as follows:
+
+smart::
+    This is the default behavior. If the window requesting focus is on an active
+    workspace, it will receive the focus. Otherwise, the urgency hint will be set.
+urgent::
+    The window will always be marked urgent, but the focus will not be stolen.
+focus::
+    The window will always be focused and not be marked urgent.
+none::
+    The window will neither be focused, nor be marked urgent.
+
+=== Drawing marks on window decoration
+
+If activated, marks on windows are drawn in their window decoration. However,
+any mark starting with an underscore in its name (+_+) will not be drawn even if
+this option is activated.
+
+The default for this option is +yes+.
+
+*Syntax*:
+-------------------
+show_marks [yes|no]
+-------------------
+
+*Example*:
+--------------
+show_marks yes
+--------------
+
 == Configuring i3bar
 
 The bar at the bottom of your monitor is drawn by a separate process called
@@ -1252,8 +1322,7 @@ bar {
 === Custom separator symbol
 
 Specifies a custom symbol to be used for the separator as opposed to the vertical,
-one pixel thick separator. Note that you may have to adjust the +sep_block_width+ 
-property.
+one pixel thick separator.
 
 *Syntax*:
 -------------------------
@@ -1857,9 +1926,15 @@ window, you cannot simply bind it to a key.  +i3-input+ is a tool created
 for this purpose: It lets you input a command and sends the command to i3. It
 can also prefix this command and display a custom prompt for the input dialog.
 
+The additional +--toggle+ option will remove the mark if the window already has
+this mark, add it if the window has none or replace the current mark if it has
+another mark.
+
+Refer to +show_marks+ if you don't want marks to be shown in the window decoration.
+
 *Syntax*:
 ------------------------------
-mark identifier
+mark [--toggle] identifier
 [con_mark="identifier"] focus
 unmark identifier
 ------------------------------