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i3 is a dynamic tiling window manager inspired by wmii. It supports tiling, stacking, and tabbing layouts.

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i3wm : start applications on specific workspaces when i3 starts

How can I start applications on specific workspaces in i3 when it starts? Why is this not working in my config file? : workspace 1; exec firefox; workspace 2; exec chromium; workspace 1
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How do I scale i3 window manager for my HiDPI display?

I have a Dell XPS 13 9343 2015 with a resolution of 3200x1800 pixels. I am trying to use i3 windows manager on it but everything is tiny and hardly readable. I managed to scale every applications (firefox, terminal, etc...) using .Xresources : !…
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How can I easily make screenshots of screen regions on Arch Linux with i3 WM?

About a month ago I switched from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to Arch and I'm quite happy with this decision. However, I miss some features with my new distro, especially Shift+printscr which in Unity allows selection of a screen region to be captured. I use…
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i3wm: How to move workspaces between monitors?

In a multiple monitor set-up, is there a way to transfer entire workspaces (as opposed to single applications) to a different monitor?
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Resizing windows in i3 (without resize mode)

I am trying to set up my computer (running Crunchbang Linux Waldorf and i3) so that it is always, by default, configured so that pressing Ctrl + Shift and arrow keys resizes the window according to the direction of the arrows. The i3 user guide…
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Print Screen key in i3

By default, i3 ignores the Print Screen key available in most keyboards. How can it be activated?
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How to move a window up to the level of its parent window in i3wm?

Suppose I have window w1, w2 open, and sub-window w1-a, w1-b with w1 as their parent window. Is there a way to move w1-a up to its parent window level?
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How do you implement layout with the autostarting of applications in the i3 window manager?

This is a follow-up on a prior question on how to autostart applications on individual workspaces with the i3 window manager and what can and can't be done inside the ~/.i3/config configuration file. First, the provided solution based on Arch Linux…
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Assign workspaces on i3 to multiple displays

I've switched on using i3 on my Linux laptop. I'm usually using only the laptop's internal monitor (display eDP1), but when I'm at work I tend to connect a secondary monitor to my computer's HDMI port (display HDMI2). So far, I've made this work…
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i3wm: more than 10 workspaces with double modifier key?

Recently, I started to use i3wm and fell in love with it. However, one thing bothers me: controlling more than 10 workspaces. In my config $mod+1 to $mod+9 switches between the workspaces 1 to 9 (and $mod+0 for 10), but sometimes 10 workspaces just…
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i3 dmenu does not browse $PATH

I want to run a shell script ~/.local/bin/test.sh via dmenu. If I run dmenu via $mod+D and browse for the entry test.sh I couldn't find it. The path ~/.local/bin is already set to my $PATH variable in ~/.profile $ echo…
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Control screen brightness in i3

I would like to control the screen brightness in i3, in Intel laptops that come with Fn keys for the purpose. These keys function with any other DE. First making sure devices available are Intel: $ ls -l /sys/class/backlight/ total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1…
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Indicate mute/unmute with i3status

Is there a way to indicate if the sound is set to mute or not using i3status? I know how to show the volume (as explained in man i3status), but it doesn't distinguish between mute or just 0% volume.
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How can I make media keys work with i3?

I've moved from Gnome to i3 on Manjaro, and I'm almost done with configuring the window manager, and terminal colors and whatnot. After some time I just decided to listen to some music, and after a couple of minutes I realized that the volume keys…
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How to set GTK icon theme in i3?

How to change icon theme in i3? If this matters, I'm working on Arch Linux. I googled, but I can only find info about GTK theme, not icons.
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