How to launch application with rofi using i3wm's exec?

Question

I had this issue and now I know how to solve it. I need to launch applications with i3wm's exec command.

ButI use rofi as launchmenu and I have no idea how to make it lauch applications with i3wm's exec command ?

I have binded rofi menu using this config:

 bindsym $mod+space exec --no-startup-id rofi -show combi -show-icons

How can I chive it ?
Thank you for help

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 19 '22 at 17:49

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To launch rofi using i3, you have to set a key binding with exec in your i3 config:

bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id rofi -show drun

$mod is set to your modifier key (e.g., Alt or Super).

The key binding will open your application list in rofi where you can select and launch your applications.

answered Jan 19 '22 at 17:49

Snake

I have no problem launching application. The problem is I want them to launch throw i3's exec. I do not think your suggestion does that. – Jan Černý Jan 19 '22 at 23:02
It is not clear how you want to launch your applications. If you want to use `rofi` then you would launch applications from `rofi`'s application list. If you want to simply use `exec` in i3 to launch applications directly then `rofi` is not needed. Example to launch Firefox: `bindsym $mod+F1 exec firefox` – Snake Jan 19 '22 at 23:32
The point is when I launch application using rofi it is equivalent as running it from terminal. So if I launch `arandr` using rofi it same as runnig `arandr` in terminal. But I want to make it so launching it from rofi would be equivalent to `i3-msg exec arandr` – Jan Černý Jan 19 '22 at 23:36

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 20 '22 at 15:13

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Solution was to change my i3 config rofi call to this:

bindsym $mod+space exec --no-startup-id rofi -show combi -run-command "i3-msg exec '{cmd}'" -show-icons

answered Jan 20 '22 at 15:13

Jan Černý

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