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i3 is a tiling window manager for GNU/Linux and BSD operating systems targeted at advanced users and developers. i3 QUESTIONS MUST BE PROGRAMMING RELATED.

i3 is a tiling window manager, completely written from scratch. The target platforms are GNU/Linux and BSD operating systems, our code is Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) under the BSD license. i3 is primarily targeted at advanced users and developers

Where to start

  • User Guide Official user guide providing an overview of the usage and configuration of the WM

  • GitHub Repo Official GitHub repo with the source code of the project in case you want to contribute or have a look

  • Issue Tracker To refer when you've found a bug or have an enhancement idea

  • Official Subreddit To follow-up and discuss

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Using passwords from kwallet in i3

I recently installed the i3 window manager on my kubuntu system. When I log in to i3, network manager will not automatically connect to wifi, as it doesn't have access to the passwords. I can run kwalletmanager and open the settings window. Here I…
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while executing make of i3-gaps, undefined reference to `g_utf8_make_valid' error

After following all instructions from Compiling and Installing page, I have successfully installed all the packages required. After performing ../configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --disable-sanitizers, I get build configured: i3 version:…
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i3: Starting mpv from ranger on different workspace

I would like to configure my i3wm and ranger file manager in such a way that when I choose a movie in ranger, it opens video in mpv on workspace 10 in fullscreen. The problem is that everything works fine without --fs (fullscreen option on mpv), but…
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urxvt real transparency not working in i3wm

I am running Arch Linux with i3wm. I have customized i3 a lot already, but I also wanted to try transparency in urxvt. The pseudo-transparency does work, but when I try real transparency, instead of making the terminal transparent, it just becomes…
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How to make Ubuntu 18.04 to auto login into i3

I want to have my Ubuntu 18.04.1 system autologin into i3, but all attempts were failures and gdm keeps booting into gnome :( Things I've tried: I've created .xinitrc that launched i3 (it worked with startx command, but wasn't a default variant for…
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Firefox windows overlap the i3status bar, how to fix?

My i3status bar overlaps the firefox windows but not other windows (gvim), this affects the ability to view some data at the bottom of web pages. My setup is Debian unstable, i3 version 4.15 and i3status version 2.12. The bar is setup with a rather…
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Launch system tray applet from i3blocks blocklett?

Using i3wm and i3blocks. I have the network manager and pulse audio applets running along side. I am wondering if there is a way to launch those applet from a block. Anyone done this or have seen this done?
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Some bindings no longer work after upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04

It seems some binding no longer work, in particular $mod+q and $mod+v. bindsym --release $mod+q kill bindsym $mod+v split v Other bindings still work fine. Any ideas? Ubuntu has switched from Unity to Gnome as the Desktop not sure if this is a…
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JavaFX Application in Eclipse doesn't open in floating mode correctly in i3wm

If I start my Main-Methode in my main-class in Eclipse, the program start correctly in tiling mode (i3wm). Now i try to move it to floating mode with Shift + mod4 + space, it goes to floating mode. But the window has only 5x5 pixels and don't open…
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Print statement prints twice in outer block in perl

The following is a code adapted from this link for getting the weather and displaying on i3blocks. #!/bin/bash METRIC=1 #Should be 0 or 1; 0 for F, 1 for C if [ -z $1 ]; then echo echo "USAGE: weather.sh " echo exit…
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i3wm | Open application on startup if not in weekend

I'm trying to configure i3 so that an application is opened only on working days. I understand that exec can be used to launch apps on startup as in exec --no-startup-id telegram-desktop However after reading and trying differents things I'm not…
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Launched apps through i3blocks in a auto-hide enabled i3bar are not responding to mouse/keyboard

I'm using (Linux) i3 window manager and in my settings I hold down the mod key to see my auto-hide enabled i3bar and then I click on an i3block to launch an app, then when I release the mod and i3bar is back to hidden state, the launched app isn't…
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i3 layout loading script with no effect

I saved the layout for my workspace following the docs: i3-save-tree --workspace 1 > ~/.i3/layouts/ws1.json Because my workspace name is a quoted string variable, I had to make a script (~/.i3/scripts/load_layout.sh) in order to call i3-msg…
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have trouble with markdown-preview.nvim in vim9

My desktop environment is i3 mainly with zsh ,chromium and vim9 where I have successfully installed markdown-preview.nvim pluggin. When a .md file is opened with vim,the plugin is auto-loaded ,but doesn't open chromium browser to preview and shows…
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when I run xrandr on the same machine under ubuntu gnome desktop or i3 I get two different display lists - why?

I am running a system76 ubuntu laptop I am trying to get 2 external monitors to play nicely with this laptop When booting into the machine with no external monitors all is fine/ normal in all cases When booting into ubuntu gnome desktop the…
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