literate-dotfiles/i3.org

#+TITLE: I3 Configuration
#+SETUPFILE: ./setup/org-setup-file.org
#+PROPERTY: header-args:conf  :comments none
#+PROPERTY: header-args:conf+ :mkdirp yes
#+PROPERTY: header-args:conf+ :tangle ~/.config/i3/config

#+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
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="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 [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="mpv"] floating enable
for_window [class="Sxiv"] floating enable, resize set 800 600, move position center
for_window [title="khal"] floating enable
for_window [title="nmtui"] floating enable, resize set 800 600
#+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 polybar top >>/tmp/polybar.log 2>&1 &
#+end_src