# Please see https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference! # this sets the mod button -> windows key set $mod Mod4 # Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font # is used in the bar {} block below. # font pango:monospace 8 # overrides title bars -> makes sure i3-gaps can do its thing for_window [class="^.*"] border pixel 2 # for jetbrains windows... focus on dialogs! for_window [class="^jetbrains-.+"][window_type=dialog] focus # fix citrix windows for_window [class="Wfica_Seamless"] floating enable # border radius for the rounded windows # border_radius 0 # Define names for default workspaces for which we configure key bindings later on. # We use variables to avoid repeating the names in multiple places. # Using the prefix of workspaces in order to be able to define ordering for special workspaces. set $ws1 "1:1" set $ws2 "2:2" set $ws3 "3:3" set $ws4 "4:4" set $ws5 "5:5" set $ws6 "6:6" set $ws7 "7:7" set $ws8 "8:8" set $ws9 "9:9" set $ws10 "10:10" set $wsleft "11:" set $wsright "12:" # automatically assign programs to workspace # using workspace names here, otherwise doesn't work as expected # assign [class="Chromium"] $ws1 assign [class="Thunderbird"] $ws2 # workspace 9: chat assign [class="Slack"] $ws9 assign [class="Mattermost"] $ws9 assign [class="Hamsket"] $ws9 assign [class="discord"] $ws9 assign [class="signal"] $ws9 assign [class="microsoft teams - preview"] $ws9 assign [class="Wfica_Seamless"] $ws10 #assign [class="jetbrains-idea"] 7 #assign [class="jetbrains-webstorm"] 8 #assign [class="jetbrains-datagrip"] 9 exec --no-startup-id "i3-msg 'workspace 9:9; append_layout /home/joachim/.config/i3/workspace-9.json'" # i3-gaps gaps inner 10 gaps outer 5 # Disallow endless looping of focus: extreme right is extreme right, don't flip to extreme left whenever you want... focus_wrapping no # font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8 # font xft:Fantasque Sans Mono 9 font xft:FuraCode Nerd Font 8 # Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position floating_modifier $mod # start a terminal bindsym $mod+Return exec urxvt bindsym $mod+Shift+Return exec kitty # TODO make this help window a bit fancier bindsym $mod+F1 exec urxvt -e chezmoi edit ~/.dotfiles/README.md # screenshotting # Desktop screenshot #bindsym --release Print exec "scrot ~/Bilder/Bildschirmfotos/$(date --iso-8601='seconds').png -m -e 'xclip -selection c -t image/png < $f'" # Choose window #bindsym --release Mod1+Sys_Req exec "import -window `xwininfo | awk '/.*Window id:.*/ {print $4}'` ~/Bilder/Bildschirmfotos/$(date --iso-8601='seconds').png" # Selection screenshot #bindsym --release Shift+Print exec "scrot ~/Bilder/Bildschirmfotos/$(date --iso-8601='seconds').png -s -e 'xclip -selection c -t image/png < $f'" bindsym --release Print exec ~/.config/i3/screenshot.sh # kill focused window bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill # start dmenu (a program launcher) # bindsym $mod+d exec dmenu_run bindsym $mod+d exec ~/.config/rofi/runrofi.sh # this uses the output of greenclip (see here https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Greenclip) to show clipboard history in rofi bindsym $mod+c exec rofi -modi "clipboard:greenclip print" -show clipboard -run-command '{cmd}' # do a nice menu with mode # lock / logout / sleep / hibernate / restart / poweroff set $mode_system System  l e s鈴 h rﰇ וּsﮤ mode "$mode_system" { bindsym l exec --no-startup-id ~/.config/i3/i3exit.sh lock, mode "default" bindsym e exec --no-startup-id ~/.config/i3/i3exit.sh logout, mode "default" bindsym s exec --no-startup-id ~/.config/i3/i3exit.sh suspend, mode "default" bindsym h exec --no-startup-id ~/.config/i3/i3exit.sh hibernate, mode "default" bindsym r exec --no-startup-id ~/.config/i3/i3exit.sh reboot, mode "default" bindsym Shift+s exec --no-startup-id ~/.config/i3/i3exit.sh shutdown, mode "default" # back to normal: Enter or Escape bindsym Return mode "default" bindsym Escape mode "default" } bindsym $mod+Pause mode "$mode_system" bindsym $mod+F12 mode "$mode_system" # do a nice menu for redshift values set $mode_redshift Redshift <2,3,4,5,6,7,8>k mode "$mode_redshift" { bindsym 2 exec --no-startup-id redshift -P -O 2000 bindsym 3 exec --no-startup-id redshift -P -O 3000 bindsym 4 exec --no-startup-id redshift -P -O 4000 bindsym 5 exec --no-startup-id redshift -P -O 5000 bindsym 6 exec --no-startup-id redshift -P -O 6000 bindsym 7 exec --no-startup-id redshift -P -O 7000 bindsym 8 exec --no-startup-id redshift -P -O 8000 # back to normal: Enter or Escape bindsym Return mode "default" bindsym Escape mode "default" } bindsym $mod+F9 mode "$mode_redshift" # do a nice menu for keyboard layouts set $mode_xkbmap Layout aus bus-intl cus-altgr dgb egb-intl fdvorak mode "$mode_xkbmap" { bindsym a exec --no-startup-id setxkbmap us, mode "default" bindsym b exec --no-startup-id setxkbmap us intl, mode "default" bindsym c exec --no-startup-id setxkbmap us altgr-intl, mode "default" bindsym d exec --no-startup-id setxkbmap gb, mode "default" bindsym e exec --no-startup-id setxkbmap gb intl, mode "default" bindsym f exec --no-startup-id setxkbmap dvorak, mode "default" # back to normal: Enter or Escape bindsym Return mode "default" bindsym Escape mode "default" } bindsym $mod+Ctrl+k mode "$mode_xkbmap" # this is a menu dedicated to audio stuff # some nice symbols to try here: 0|    論b籠i錄  set $mode_audio Audio    - + 0 y mode "$mode_audio" { # Pulse Audio controls # Increase sound volume bindsym plus exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 0 +5% # Decrease sound volume bindsym minus exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 0 -5% # Mute sound bindsym 0 exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle # Start mps-youtube bindsym y exec --no-startup-id urxvt -e mpsyt, mode "default" # Media player controls # Toggle pause/play bindsym space exec playerctl play-pause #bindsym XF86AudioPause exec playerctl pause #bindsym XF86AudioNext exec playerctl next #bindsym XF86AudioPrev exec playerctl previous # back to normal: Enter or Escape bindsym Return mode "default" bindsym Escape mode "default" } bindsym $mod+F11 mode "$mode_audio" # do a nice menu for custom launches set $mode_launch  adefault start-up bnoise-fix cdual dhorizontal etearing mode "$mode_launch" { # These are all the default programs launching at startup. bindsym a exec slack, exec thunderbird, exec teams, exec signal-desktop, mode "default" # This fixes audio noise (lenovo) # bindsym b exec sudo hda-verb /dev/snd/hwC*D0 0x1d SET_PIN_WIDGET_CONTROL 0x0, mode "default" # This bypasses weird xrandr bug, resets to single display, then goes back to triple monitor setup (use autorandr profile here, needs to be set up in advance) #bindsym c exec xrandr --output eDP1 --mode 2560x1440, exec autorandr triple, mode "default" bindsym c exec autorandr dual2k, mode "default" # execute default horizontal layout of monitors bindsym d exec autorandr horizontal, mode "default" # this fixes tearing on nvidia # bindsym e exec nvidia-settings --assign CurrentMetaMode="nvidia-auto-select +0+0 { ForceFullCompositionPipeline = On }" # back to normal: Enter or Escape bindsym Return mode "default" bindsym Escape mode "default" } bindsym $mod+F10 mode "$mode_launch" # There also is the (new) i3-dmenu-desktop which only displays applications # shipping a .desktop file. It is a wrapper around dmenu, so you need that # installed. # bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop # these are shortcuts for programs bindsym $mod+Ctrl+t exec urxvt bindsym $mod+Ctrl+e exec thunar # 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 # move workspace to left and right monitors bindsym $mod+Shift+bracketleft move workspace to output left bindsym $mod+Shift+bracketright move workspace to output right # explicit bindings for arandr's setups: might not need these anymore... using autorandr now # bindsym $mod+Shift+Ctrl+1 exec ~/.screenlayout/laptop-only.sh # bindsym $mod+Shift+Ctrl+2 exec ~/.screenlayout/work-desk.sh # split in horizontal orientation bindsym $mod+m split h # split in vertical orientation bindsym $mod+n split v # enter fullscreen mode for the focused container bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle # change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split) bindsym $mod+s layout stacking bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split # toggle tiling / floating bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle # change focus between tiling / floating windows bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle # focus the parent container bindsym $mod+i focus parent # do some gaps magic: win+shift+g 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" } # focus the child container bindsym $mod+u focus child # 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 bindsym $mod+9 workspace $ws9 bindsym $mod+0 workspace $ws10 bindsym $mod+comma workspace $wsleft bindsym $mod+period workspace $wsright # Scratchpad bindsym $mod+Shift+BackSpace move scratchpad bindsym $mod+BackSpace scratchpad show # generic switch #bindcode 49+34 workspace $ws9 #bindsym $mod+grave workspace $ws9 #bindsym $mod+shift+grave workspace $ws9 # check this out: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/338228/i3wm-more-than-10-workspaces-with-double-modifier-key#339985 bindsym $mod+grave exec i3-input -F 'workspace %s' -P 'go to workspace: ' bindsym $mod+shift+grave exec i3-input -F 'move container to workspace %s' -P 'move to workspace: ' # move focused container to workspace bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace $ws1 bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace $ws2 bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace $ws3 bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace $ws4 bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace $ws5 bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace $ws6 bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace $ws7 bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace $ws8 bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace $ws9 bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace $ws10 bindsym $mod+Shift+comma move container to workspace $wsleft bindsym $mod+Shift+period move container to workspace $wsright # reload the configuration file bindsym $mod+Shift+c exec "i3-msg reload && notify-send ' i3' 'Reloaded config.' -u low" # restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3) bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart #bindsym $mod+Shift+r exec "i3-msg 'restart' && sleep 3 && notify-send ' i3' 'Restarted.' -u low" # exit i3 (logs you out of your X session) bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcut. Do you really want to exit i3? This will end your X session.' -b 'Yes, exit i3' 'i3-msg exit'" # resize window (you can also use the mouse for that) mode "resize" { # These bindings trigger as soon as you enter the resize mode # Pressing left will shrink the window’s width. # Pressing right will grow the window’s width. # Pressing up will shrink the window’s height. # Pressing down will grow the window’s height. bindsym h resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym j resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym k resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym l resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt # same bindings, but for the arrow keys bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym Down resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym Up resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt # back to normal: Enter or Escape or $mod+r bindsym Return mode "default" bindsym Escape mode "default" bindsym $mod+r mode "default" } bindsym $mod+r mode "resize" # Edit config files bindsym XF86Tools exec --no-startup-id urxvt -e vim ~/.config/i3/config # Pulse Audio controls bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 0 +5% #increase sound volume bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 0 -5% #decrease sound volume bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle # mute sound bindsym $mod+XF86AudioPlay exec --no-startup-id urxvt -e mpsyt # start terminal youtube player #bindsym $mod+F11 exec --no-startup-id urxvt -e mpsyt # start terminal youtube player # Media player controls bindsym XF86AudioPlay exec playerctl play-pause #bindsym XF86AudioPause exec playerctl pause bindsym XF86AudioNext exec playerctl next bindsym XF86AudioPrev exec playerctl previous # Screen brightness keys # (This should work for both acpilight or xbacklight.) bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec xbacklight -inc 20 bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec xbacklight -dec 20 # Dunst controls bindsym Ctrl+space exec dunstctl close bindsym Ctrl+Shift+space exec dunstctl close-all # start multi touch support exec --no-startup-id libinput-gestures-setup start # start polybar exec_always --no-startup-id ~/.config/polybar/launch-multi.sh # start the network manager applet exec --no-startup-id nm-applet # start bluetooth applet exec --no-startup-id blueman-applet # start the xfce4-power-manager -> helping us do lid / laptop things exec --no-startup-id xfce4-power-manager # load the wallpaper exec_always --no-startup-id sh ~/.fehbg # start picom: compositor that allows, for example, transparency exec_always --no-startup-id picom --experimental-backends # start greenclip, this somehow fails to start at launch (sometimes?) exec --no-startup-id systemctl --user start greenclip # reload the walpaper / color configuratin using pywal # exec --no-startup-id wal -R -q # change the wallpaper exec_always feh --bg-scale ~/Documents/private/img/mars-wallpaper-23.jpg # GAPS i3-gaps specific things... # smart gaps: only one window? no gaps! # smart_gaps on # this removes borders when there's no gaps, nice! # smart_borders on|no_gaps smart_borders no_gaps # gruvbox colors set $dark0_hard #1d2021 set $dark0 #282828 set $dark0_soft #32302f set $dark1 #3c3836 set $dark2 #504945 set $dark3 #665c54 set $dark4 #7c6f64 set $gray_245 #928374 set $gray_244 #928374 set $light0_hard #f9f5d7 set $light0 #fbf1c7 set $light0_soft #f2e5bc set $light1 #ebdbb2 set $light2 #d5c4a1 set $light3 #bdae93 set $light4 #a89984 set $bright_red #fb4934 set $bright_green #b8bb26 set $bright_yellow #fabd2f set $bright_blue #83a598 set $bright_purple #d3869b set $bright_aqua #8ec07c set $bright_orange #fe8019 set $neutral_red #cc241d set $neutral_green #98971a set $neutral_yellow #d79921 set $neutral_blue #458588 set $neutral_purple #b16286 set $neutral_aqua #689d6a set $neutral_orange #d65d0e set $faded_red #9d0006 set $faded_green #79740e set $faded_yellow #b57614 set $faded_blue #076678 set $faded_purple #8f3f71 set $faded_aqua #427b58 set $faded_orange #af3a03 set $transparent #ffffff00 # Current color set # This is how you would get a colors from xrdb # set_from_resource $color0 i3wm.color0 #000000 # window color class [border| backgr.| text| indicator| child_border] client.focused $gray_245 $dark0_hard $light0_hard $bright_orange $bright_green client.focused_inactive $dark0_hard $dark0_hard $light0_hard $dark0_hard $dark0_hard client.unfocused $dark0_hard $dark0_hard $light0_hard $dark0_hard #FFFFFF00 client.urgent $dark0_hard $dark0 $light0_hard $dark0_hard $bright_orange client.placeholder $dark0_hard $dark0_hard $light0_hard $dark0_hard $dark0_hard client.background $dark0_hard # Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status # finds out, if available) # # bar { # status_command i3status # # colors { # background $dark0_hard # statusline $gruv_darkred # separator #666666 # # focused_workspace $gruv_yellow $gruv_green $light0_hard # active_workspace #333333 $gruv_darkgreen $light0_hard # inactive_workspace #333333 $gruv_darkgreen $light0_hard # urgent_workspace $bright_red $gruv_darkgreen $light0_hard # binding_mode #2f343a #900000 #ffffff # } # }