literate-dotfiles/dotfiles/i3.org

#+TITLE: I3 Configuration
:DRAWER:
#+STARTUP: overview

#+LANGUAGE: en
#+EMAIL: dehaeze.thomas@gmail.com
#+AUTHOR: Dehaeze Thomas

#+HTML_LINK_HOME: ./index.html
#+HTML_LINK_UP: ./index.html

#+HTML_HEAD: <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./css/htmlize.css"/>
#+HTML_HEAD: <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./css/readtheorg.css"/>
#+HTML_HEAD: <script type="text/javascript" src="./js/jquery.min.js"></script>
#+HTML_HEAD: <script type="text/javascript" src="./js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
#+HTML_HEAD: <script type="text/javascript" src="./js/jquery.stickytableheaders.min.js"></script>
#+HTML_HEAD: <script type="text/javascript" src="./js/readtheorg.js"></script>

#+PROPERTY: header-args:conf  :comments none
#+PROPERTY: header-args:conf+ :mkdirp yes
#+PROPERTY: header-args:conf+ :tangle ~/.config/i3/config
:END:

#+begin_src conf
# i3 config file (v4)
#+end_src

* Mod Key
Set mod key (Mod1=<Alt>, Mod4=<Super>)
#+BEGIN_SRC conf
  set $mod Mod4
#+end_src

* Border Style
#+begin_src conf
  # Use custom colors for black
  new_window pixel 1
  new_float normal
#+end_src

Hide borders
#+begin_src conf
  hide_edge_borders smart
#+end_src

* Font for window titles
#+begin_src conf
  font Hack Nerd Font 11
#+end_src

* Colors Variables
#+begin_src conf
  set_from_resource $bg         color0  #000000
  set_from_resource $darkred    color1  #000000
  set_from_resource $darkgreen  color2  #000000
  set_from_resource $darkyellow color3  #000000
  set_from_resource $darkblue   color4  #000000
  set_from_resource $darkpurple color5  #000000
  set_from_resource $darkaqua   color6  #000000
  set_from_resource $darkgray   color7  #000000
  set_from_resource $gray       color8  #000000
  set_from_resource $red        color9  #000000
  set_from_resource $green      color10 #000000
  set_from_resource $yellow     color11 #000000
  set_from_resource $blue       color12 #000000
  set_from_resource $purple     color13 #000000
  set_from_resource $aqua       color14 #000000
  set_from_resource $fg         color15 #000000
#+end_src

* Theme colors
#+begin_src conf
  # class                 border  backgr. text    indic.   child_border
  client.focused          $darkaqua $darkaqua $fg  $bg
  client.focused_inactive $bg    $bg    $fg     $bg
  client.unfocused        $bg    $bg    $fg     $bg
  client.urgent           $bg    $bg    $fg     $bg

  client.background       $bg
#+end_src

* Various Config
Layout mode for new containers
#+begin_src conf
  workspace_layout default
#+end_src

#+begin_src conf
  focus_follows_mouse yes
#+end_src

* Border
#+begin_src conf
  default_border pixel 1
#+end_src

* Settings for i3-gaps
#+begin_src conf
  # for_window [class=".*"] border pixel 0
#+end_src

#+begin_src conf
  gaps inner 10
  gaps outer 2
#+end_src

* Workspace names
To display names or symbols instead of plain workspace numbers you can use something like: =set $ws1 1:mail= and =set $ws2 2:=.

#+begin_src conf
  set $ws1 1
  set $ws2 2
  set $ws3 3
  set $ws4 4
  set $ws5 5
  set $ws6 6
  set $ws7 7
  set $ws8 8
#+end_src

* Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows
#+begin_src conf
  floating_modifier $mod
#+end_src

* Back and Forth
#+begin_src conf
  workspace_auto_back_and_forth yes
#+end_src

* Application Specific
** Open applications on specific workspaces
#+begin_src conf
  assign[title="^Fig"] $ws6 # Matlab Figures
  for_window [title="^Fig"] layout tabbed
  assign[title="^HG_Peer"] $ws6 # Name of window when export figure with matlab
#+end_src

** Open specific applications in floating mode
#+begin_src conf
  for_window [title="File Transfer*"] floating enable
  for_window [class="GParted"] floating enable border normal
  for_window [class="Lightdm-settings"] floating enable
  for_window [class="Lxappearance"] floating enable sticky enable border normal
  for_window [class="Pavucontrol"] floating enable
  for_window [class="Arandr"] floating enable
  for_window [class="Simple-scan"] floating enable border normal
  for_window [class="(?i)System-config-printer.py"] floating enable border normal
  for_window [class="Xfburn"] floating enable
  for_window [title="^Documentation -"] floating enable border normal
  for_window [class="Yad"] floating enable
  for_window [title="Bluetooth Devices"] floating enable
  for_window [title="Simulink Library Browser"] floating enable
  for_window [class="Floating"] floating enable, resize set 800 600, move position 1100 460
  for_window [class="Sxiv"] floating enable, resize set 800 600, move position center
#+end_src

* Scratchpad
Move the currently focused window to the scratchpad
#+begin_src conf
  bindsym $mod+Shift+BackSpace move scratchpad
#+end_src

Show the next scratchpad window or hide the focused scratchpad window.
If there are multiple scratchpad windows, this command cycles through them.
#+begin_src conf
  bindsym $mod+BackSpace scratchpad show
#+end_src

* Run Polybar and SXHKD
#+begin_src conf
  exec --no-startup-id sxhkd -m 1 -c ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc.i3
  exec --no-startup-id $HOME/.config/polybar/scripts/launch.sh
#+end_src