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I3 Configuration

• Mod Key
• Border Style
• Font for window titles
• Multimedia keys
• Start Applications
• Vim Anywhere
• Screenshot - Change to simplier keys
• Change focus
• Move focused window
• Windows Manager
  • Split orientation - Use just one key bindings that alternates?
  • Kill focused window
  • Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows
  • Toggle fullscreen mode for the focused container
  • Change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)
  • Toggle tiling / floating
  • Change focus between tiling / floating windows
  • Toggle sticky
  • Focus the parent container
• Scratchpad
• Custom Cratchpad for Quick Access
  • Weechat
  • Music with ncmpcpp
  • RSS Feed with NewsBoat
  • Calculator with insect
  • Mails with Neomutt
  • Ranger
  • Terminal
  • Stratchpad Mode - Add scripts that is there is no windows with that name runs the windows and then displays it
• Workspace names
• Switch to workspace
• Navigate Workspace
  • Workspace back and forth (with/without active container)
  • Move to prev/next workspace
• Move focused container to workspace
• Move to workspace with focused container
• Open applications on specific workspaces
• Open specific applications in floating mode
• Restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3)
• Set shut down, restart and locking features
• Command Mode
• Resize
• Autostart Background Applications
• Start Foreground Applications
• Old autostart Applications
• Color palette used for the terminal ( ~/.Xresources file )
• Theme colors
• Settings for i3-gaps
• Keyboard Configuration

Mod Key

# Set mod key (Mod1=<Alt>, Mod4=<Super>)
set $mod Mod4

Border Style

# Configure border style <normal|1pixel|pixel xx|none|pixel>
new_window pixel 2
new_float normal
# Hide borders
hide_edge_borders none

Font for window titles

font SauceCodePro Nerd Font 11

TODO Multimedia keys

# Sound
bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id amixer -D pulse sset Master toggle
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id amixer -D pulse sset Master 5%+
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id amixer -D pulse sset Master 5%-

# Backlight
bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec --no-startup-id xbacklight -inc 10
bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec --no-startup-id xbacklight -dec 10

# Tracks
bindsym XF86AudioPlay exec --no-startup-id mpc toggle
bindsym XF86AudioNext exec --no-startup-id mpc next
bindsym XF86AudioPrev exec --no-startup-id mpc prev

# Screenshots
bindsym $mod+XF86LaunchA --release exec --no-startup-id i3-scrot -w
bindsym $mod+Shift+XF86LaunchA --release exec --no-startup-id i3-scrot -s

# Other
bindsym XF86LaunchB fullscreen toggle

Start Applications

  # Start program launcher
  bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id rofi -show run
  # Windows Switch
  bindsym $mod+w exec --no-startup-id rofi -show window
  # CheatSheets
  # bindsym $mod+Shift+c exec --no-startup-id rofi -show CheatSheets -modi CheatSheets:~/scripts/rofi_cheatsheets.sh
  # Program Launcher with Icons
  # bindsym $mod+Shift+d exec --no-startup-id rofi -show drun -show-icons
  # Launch categorized menu
  bindsym $mod+z       exec --no-startup-id rofimenu
  # Bookmarks
  bindsym $mod+Shift+F exec --no-startup-id $HOME/bin/buku_run
  # Passwords
  bindsym $mod+Shift+P exec --no-startup-id pass clip
  # Start Terminal
  bindsym $mod+Return  exec termite
  # Tmux Terminal
  bindsym $mod+Shift+Return  exec termite -e 'tmux'
  # Configuration application
  bindsym $mod+Ctrl+B  exec termite -e 'bmenu'
  # Start Command line Calendar
  bindsym $mod+c exec termite -e "khal interactive"
  # Start GUI Calendar (Google calendar)
  # bindsym $mod+Shift+c exec qutebrowser https://calendar.google.com/
  # File Manager
  bindsym $mod+o exec urxvt -e "ranger"
  # GUI File Manager
  # bindsym $mod+Shift+o exec pcmanfm
  # Mail: Neomutt
  bindsym $mod+m exec termite -e "tmuxinator start neomutt"
  # Music Manager: NCMPCPP
  # bindsym $mod+Shift+p exec termite -e "ncmpcpp"
  # Browser
  bindsym $mod+i exec qutebrowser
  # Sound Manager
  bindsym $mod+Ctrl+m exec pavucontrol
  # Kill one application
  bindsym $mod+Ctrl+x --release exec --no-startup-id xkill
  # Kill and restart Notification Manager
  bindsym $mod+Shift+n --release exec "killall dunst; exec notify-send 'restart dunst'"

  # Keyboard Deadkey
  # TODO - Better keybindings
  bindsym $mod+Ctrl+d exec --no-startup-id setxkbmap -layout us -variant intl -option caps:escape
  bindsym $mod+Shift+d exec --no-startup-id setxkbmap -layout us -option caps:escape
  # Toggle poylbar
  bindsym $mod+t exec --no-startup-id ~/.config/polybar/scripts/toggle.sh bottom
  bindsym $mod+Shift+t exec --no-startup-id ~/.config/polybar/scripts/toggle.sh top

TODO Vim Anywhere

  # bindsym $mod+t exec vim-anywhere nvim termite

TODO Screenshot - Change to simplier keys

bindsym Print exec --no-startup-id i3-scrot
bindsym $mod+Print --release exec --no-startup-id i3-scrot -w
bindsym $mod+Shift+Print --release exec --no-startup-id i3-scrot -s

Change focus

bindsym $mod+h focus left
bindsym $mod+j focus down
bindsym $mod+k focus up
bindsym $mod+l focus right

# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
bindsym $mod+Left focus left
bindsym $mod+Down focus down
bindsym $mod+Up focus up
bindsym $mod+Right focus right

Move focused window

bindsym $mod+Shift+h move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+j move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+k move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+l move right

# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right

Windows Manager

TODO Split orientation - Use just one key bindings that alternates?

bindsym $mod+semicolon split h
bindsym $mod+v split v
bindsym $mod+q split toggle

Kill focused window

bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill

Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows

floating_modifier $mod

Toggle fullscreen mode for the focused container

bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle

TODO Change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)

# bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
# bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed
# bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split

TODO Toggle tiling / floating

  bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle

TODO Change focus between tiling / floating windows

  # bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle

TODO Toggle sticky

  bindsym $mod+Shift+s sticky toggle

TODO Focus the parent container

  bindsym $mod+a focus parent

Scratchpad

  # move the currently focused window to the scratchpad
  bindsym $mod+Shift+BackSpace move scratchpad

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

Custom Cratchpad for Quick Access

Weechat

  # for_window [instance="scratch-weechat"] scratchpad show;
  # exec termite --name="scratch-weechat" --exec="weechat"
  # for_window [instance="scratch-weechat"] floating enable;
  # for_window [instance="scratch-weechat"] move position 240 px 125 px;
  # for_window [instance="scratch-weechat"] resize set 1200 px 800 px;
  # for_window [instance="scratch-weechat"] move scratchpad;

Music with ncmpcpp

  for_window [instance="scratch-ncmpcpp"] scratchpad show;
  exec termite --name="scratch-ncmpcpp" --exec="ncmpcpp"
  for_window [instance="scratch-ncmpcpp"] floating enable;
  for_window [instance="scratch-ncmpcpp"] move position 440 px 225 px;
  for_window [instance="scratch-ncmpcpp"] resize set 800 px 600 px;
  for_window [instance="scratch-ncmpcpp"] move scratchpad;

RSS Feed with NewsBoat

  for_window [instance="scratch-newsboat"] scratchpad show;
  exec termite --name="scratch-newsboat" --exec="tmuxinator start newsboat"
  for_window [instance="scratch-newsboat"] floating enable;
  for_window [instance="scratch-newsboat"] move position 240 px 125 px;
  for_window [instance="scratch-newsboat"] resize set 1200 px 800 px;
  for_window [instance="scratch-newsboat"] move scratchpad;

Calculator with insect

  for_window [instance="scratch-insect"] scratchpad show;
  exec termite --name="scratch-insect" --exec="insect"
  for_window [instance="scratch-insect"] floating enable;
  for_window [instance="scratch-insect"] move position 440 px 225 px;
  for_window [instance="scratch-insect"] resize set 800 px 600 px;
  for_window [instance="scratch-insect"] move scratchpad;

Mails with Neomutt

  for_window [instance="scratch-neomutt"] scratchpad show;
  exec termite --name="scratch-neomutt" --exec="neomutt"
  for_window [instance="scratch-neomutt"] floating enable;
  for_window [instance="scratch-neomutt"] move position 240 px 125 px;
  for_window [instance="scratch-neomutt"] resize set 1200 px 800 px;
  for_window [instance="scratch-neomutt"] move scratchpad;

Ranger

  for_window [instance="scratch-ranger"] scratchpad show;
  exec urxvt -name scratch-ranger -e ranger
  for_window [instance="scratch-ranger"] floating enable;
  for_window [instance="scratch-ranger"] move position 240 px 125 px;
  for_window [instance="scratch-ranger"] resize set 1200 px 800 px;
  for_window [instance="scratch-ranger"] move scratchpad;

Terminal

  for_window [instance="scratch-termite"] scratchpad show;
  exec termite --name="scratch-termite"
  for_window [instance="scratch-termite"] floating enable;
  for_window [instance="scratch-termite"] move position 440 px 225 px;
  for_window [instance="scratch-termite"] resize set 800 px 600 px;
  for_window [instance="scratch-termite"] move scratchpad;

TODO Stratchpad Mode - Add scripts that is there is no windows with that name runs the windows and then displays it

bindsym $mod+s mode "$mode_stratchpad"
set $mode_stratchpad (w)eechat (m)ails (p)layer (c)alc (s)hell (n)ews (r)anger
mode "$mode_stratchpad" {
    bindsym w [instance="scratch-weechat"] scratchpad show; mode "default"
    bindsym p [instance="scratch-ncmpcpp"] scratchpad show; mode "default"
    bindsym n [instance="scratch-newsboat"] scratchpad show; mode "default"
    bindsym s [instance="scratch-termite"] scratchpad show; mode "default"
    bindsym c [instance="scratch-insect"] scratchpad show; mode "default"
    bindsym m [instance="scratch-neomutt"] scratchpad show; mode "default"
    bindsym r [instance="scratch-ranger"] scratchpad show; mode "default"

    # exit system mode: "Enter" or "Escape"
    bindsym Return mode "default"
    bindsym Escape mode "default"
}

TODO [A] 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:.

  set $ws1 1:
  set $ws2 2:
  set $ws3 3:
  set $ws4 4:
  set $ws5 5:
  set $ws6 6:
  set $ws7 7:
  set $ws8 8:

Switch to workspace

  bindsym $mod+1 workspace $ws1
  bindsym $mod+2 workspace $ws2
  bindsym $mod+3 workspace $ws3
  bindsym $mod+4 workspace $ws4
  bindsym $mod+5 workspace $ws5
  bindsym $mod+6 workspace $ws6
  bindsym $mod+7 workspace $ws7
  bindsym $mod+8 workspace $ws8

Navigate Workspace

Workspace back and forth (with/without active container)

  workspace_auto_back_and_forth yes
  bindsym $mod+b workspace back_and_forth
  bindsym $mod+Shift+b move container to workspace back_and_forth; workspace back_and_forth

Move to prev/next workspace

  bindsym $mod+n workspace next
  bindsym $mod+p workspace prev

Move focused container to workspace

  bindsym $mod+Ctrl+1 move container to workspace $ws1
  bindsym $mod+Ctrl+2 move container to workspace $ws2
  bindsym $mod+Ctrl+3 move container to workspace $ws3
  bindsym $mod+Ctrl+4 move container to workspace $ws4
  bindsym $mod+Ctrl+5 move container to workspace $ws5
  bindsym $mod+Ctrl+6 move container to workspace $ws6
  bindsym $mod+Ctrl+7 move container to workspace $ws7
  bindsym $mod+Ctrl+8 move container to workspace $ws8

Move to workspace with focused container

  bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace $ws1; workspace $ws1
  bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace $ws2; workspace $ws2
  bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace $ws3; workspace $ws3
  bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace $ws4; workspace $ws4
  bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace $ws5; workspace $ws5
  bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace $ws6; workspace $ws6
  bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace $ws7; workspace $ws7
  bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace $ws8; workspace $ws8

Open applications on specific workspaces

  # Matlab Figures
  assign[title="^Fig"] $ws6
  for_window [title="^Fig"] layout tabbed
  assign[title="^HG_Peer"] $ws6 # Name of window when export figure with matlab

Open specific applications in floating mode

  for_window [title="alsamixer"] floating enable border pixel 1
  for_window [class="calamares"] floating enable border normal
  for_window [class="Clipgrab"] floating enable
  for_window [title="File Transfer*"] floating enable
  for_window [class="Galculator"] floating enable border pixel 1
  for_window [class="GParted"] floating enable border normal
  for_window [title="i3_help"] floating enable sticky enable border normal
  for_window [class="Lightdm-settings"] floating enable
  for_window [class="Lxappearance"] floating enable sticky enable border normal
  for_window [class="Manjaro Settings Manager"] floating enable border normal
  for_window [title="MuseScore: Play Panel"] floating enable
  for_window [class="Nitrogen"] floating enable sticky enable border normal
  for_window [class="Oblogout"] fullscreen enable
  for_window [class="octopi"] floating enable
  for_window [class="Pamac-manager"] floating enable
  for_window [class="Pavucontrol"] floating enable
  for_window [class="qt5ct"] floating enable sticky enable border normal
  for_window [class="Qtconfig-qt4"] floating enable sticky enable border normal
  for_window [class="Simple-scan"] floating enable border normal
  for_window [class="(?i)System-config-printer.py"] floating enable border normal
  for_window [class="Skype"] floating enable border normal
  for_window [class="Timeset-gui"] floating enable border normal
  for_window [class="(?i)virtualbox"] floating enable border normal
  for_window [class="Xfburn"] floating enable
  for_window [title="^Documentation -"] floating enable border normal
  for_window [class="Yad"] floating enable

Restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3)

  bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart

Set shut down, restart and locking features

  bindsym $mod+0 mode "$mode_system"
  # TODO - Power Key, if "ignored" in /etc/systemd/logind.conf
  bindcode 124 mode "$mode_system"

  set $mode_system (l)ock, (e)xit, switch_(u)ser, (s)uspend, (h)ibernate, (r)eboot, (Shift+s)hutdown
  mode "$mode_system" {
  bindsym l exec --no-startup-id i3exit lock, mode "default"
  bindsym s exec --no-startup-id i3exit suspend, mode "default"
  bindsym u exec --no-startup-id i3exit switch_user, mode "default"
  bindsym e exec --no-startup-id i3exit logout, mode "default"
  bindsym h exec --no-startup-id i3exit hibernate, mode "default"
  bindsym r exec --no-startup-id i3exit reboot, mode "default"
  bindsym Shift+s exec --no-startup-id i3exit shutdown, mode "default"

  # exit system mode: "Enter" or "Escape"
  bindsym Return mode "default"
  bindsym Escape mode "default"
  }

Command Mode

  bindsym $mod+space mode "command"

  mode "command" {
  # Command line Calendar Client (khal)
  bindsym c exec termite -e "khal interactive"; mode "default"
  # GUI Calendar (Google Calendar)
  bindsym Shift+c exec qutebrowser https://calendar.google.com/; mode "default"
  # Ranger
  bindsym r exec urxvt -e "ranger"; mode "default"
  # pcmanfm: GUI file manager
  bindsym Shift+r exec pcmanfm; mode "default"
  # Mails with neomutt
  bindsym m exec termite -e "tmuxinator start neomutt"; mode "default"
  # Music with ncmpcpp
  bindsym p exec termite --exec="ncmpcpp"; mode "default"
  # Browser with qutebrowser
  bindsym i exec qutebrowser; mode "default"
  # Browser with firefox
  bindsym Shift+i exec firefox; mode "default"
  # Emacs Client
  bindsym e exec emacsclient -create-frame --alternate-editor=""; mode "default"
  # Full Emacs - Usefull when installing packages
  bindsym Shift+e exec emacs; mode "default"

  # exit resize mode: Enter or Escape
  bindsym Escape mode "default"
  }

Resize

  bindsym $mod+Shift+y resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
  bindsym $mod+Shift+u resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
  bindsym $mod+Shift+i resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
  bindsym $mod+Shift+o resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

Autostart Background Applications

  # Authentication agent
  # exec --no-startup-id /usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1

  # Set custom wallpaper script
  # exec --no-startup-id $HOME/scripts/wallpaper.sh

  # Run Compton
  exec --no-startup-id compton -b

  # Start Network Management Framework
  exec --no-startup-id nm-applet

  # Start Power Manager
  exec --no-startup-id xfce4-power-manager

  # Bluetooth Manager
  exec --no-startup-id blueman-applet

  # Autolock screen after x minutes
  # exec --no-startup-id xautolock -time 30 -locker blurlock
  exec --no-startup-id xautolock -detectsleep -time 30 -locker blurlock -notify 60 -notifier "notify-send -u critical -t 10000 -- 'LOCKING screen in 60 seconds'"

  # Autostart udiskie that is used to automount devices
  exec --no-startup-id udiskie

  # Screen options
  exec --no-startup-id xrandr --output eDP1 --mode 1920x1080 --dpi 192

  # Redshift
  exec --no-startup-id redshift

  # Start mopidy
  # exec --no-startup-id mopidy

  # Emacs Daemon
  exec --no-startup-id /usr/bin/emacs --fg-daemon

  # TODO - Start polybar
  exec_always --no-startup-id $HOME/.config/polybar/scripts/launch.sh

Start Foreground Applications

  # Emacs
  # exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'exec emacsclient -create-frame --alternate-editor=""'

  # Megasync
  exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'exec megasync'

Old autostart Applications

  # Used to display shortcuts in the background
  # exec --no-startup-id start_conky_live_solarized
  # Tray keyboard indicator
  # exec_always --no-startup-id sbxkb
  # Clipboard Manager
  # exec --no-startup-id clipit
  # Tray Icon with update notifications
  # exec --no-startup-id pamac-tray
  # Sound Icon
  # exec --no-startup-id volumeicon
  # Find what this does
  # exec_always --no-startup-id fix_xcursor

Color palette used for the terminal ( ~/.Xresources file )

Colors are gathered based on the documentation https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#xresources.

  set_from_resource $darkred     color1  #000000
  set_from_resource $red         color9  #000000
  set_from_resource $darkgreen   color2  #000000
  set_from_resource $green       color10 #000000
  set_from_resource $darkyellow  color3  #000000
  set_from_resource $yellow      color11 #000000
  set_from_resource $darkblue    color4  #000000
  set_from_resource $blue        color12 #000000
  set_from_resource $darkmagenta color5  #000000
  set_from_resource $magenta     color13 #000000
  set_from_resource $darkcyan    color6  #000000
  set_from_resource $cyan        color14 #000000
  set_from_resource $darkwhite   color7  #000000
  set_from_resource $white       color15 #000000

  # Use custom colors for black
  set $black       #282828
  set $darkblack   #1d2021
  set $transparent #00000000

  # set_from_resource $term_background background
  # set_from_resource $term_foreground foreground
  # set_from_resource $term_color0     color0
  # set_from_resource $term_color1     color1
  # set_from_resource $term_color2     color2
  # set_from_resource $term_color3     color3
  # set_from_resource $term_color4     color4
  # set_from_resource $term_color5     color5
  # set_from_resource $term_color6     color6
  # set_from_resource $term_color7     color7
  # set_from_resource $term_color8     color8
  # set_from_resource $term_color9     color9
  # set_from_resource $term_color10    color10
  # set_from_resource $term_color11    color11
  # set_from_resource $term_color12    color12
  # set_from_resource $term_color13    color13
  # set_from_resource $term_color14    color14
  # set_from_resource $term_color15    color15

TODO Theme colors

  # class                 border  backgr. text    indic.   child_border
  client.focused          #2F3D44 #2F3D44 #1ABC9C #454948
  client.focused_inactive #2F3D44 #2F3D44 #1ABC9C #454948
  client.urgent           #CB4B16 #FDF6E3 #1ABC9C #268BD2
  client.unfocused        #556064 #556064 #80FFF9 #FDF6E3
  client.placeholder      #000000 #0c0c0c #ffffff #000000

  client.background       #2B2C2B

Settings for i3-gaps

  # Set inner/outer gaps
  gaps inner 10
  gaps outer -2

  # Additionally, you can issue commands with the following syntax. This is useful to bind keys to changing the gap size.
  # gaps inner|outer current|all set|plus|minus <px>
  # gaps inner all set 10
  # gaps outer all plus 5

  # Smart gaps (gaps used if only more than one container on the workspace)
  # smart_gaps on

  # Smart borders (draw borders around container only if it is not the only container on this workspace)
  # on|no_gaps (on=always activate and no_gaps=only activate if the gap size to the edge of the screen is 0)
  smart_borders on

  # Press $mod+Shift+g to enter the gap mode. Choose o or i for modifying outer/inner gaps. Press one of + / - (in-/decrement for current workspace) or 0 (remove gaps for current workspace). If you also press Shift with these keys, the change will be global for all workspaces.
  set $mode_gaps Gaps: (o) outer, (i) inner
  set $mode_gaps_outer Outer Gaps: +|-|0 (local), Shift + +|-|0 (global)
  set $mode_gaps_inner Inner Gaps: +|-|0 (local), Shift + +|-|0 (global)
  bindsym $mod+Shift+g mode "$mode_gaps"

  mode "$mode_gaps" {
    bindsym o      mode "$mode_gaps_outer"
    bindsym i      mode "$mode_gaps_inner"
    bindsym Return mode "default"
    bindsym Escape mode "default"
  }
  mode "$mode_gaps_inner" {
    bindsym plus  gaps inner current plus 5
    bindsym minus gaps inner current minus 5

    bindsym 0     gaps inner current set 0

    bindsym Shift+plus  gaps inner all plus 5
    bindsym Shift+minus gaps inner all minus 5
    bindsym Shift+0     gaps inner all set 0

    bindsym Return mode "default"
    bindsym Escape mode "default"
  }
  mode "$mode_gaps_outer" {
    bindsym plus  gaps outer current plus 5
    bindsym minus gaps outer current minus 5
    bindsym 0     gaps outer current set 0

    bindsym Shift+plus  gaps outer all plus 5
    bindsym Shift+minus gaps outer all minus 5
    bindsym Shift+0     gaps outer all set 0

    bindsym Return mode "default"
    bindsym Escape mode "default"
  }

Keyboard Configuration

  # Set repetition keyboard rate
  exec --no-startup-id xset r rate 200 40
  # Set International US keyboard layout
  exec --no-startup-id setxkbmap -layout us -variant intl -option caps:escape
  # Default numpad on
  # exec --no-startup-id numlockx &