README.md

i3 configuration

My configuration file for the i3 window manager.

Window movement

Instead of the arrow keys or the i3 default keys j k l + this configuration uses VIM style keys (h, j, k, l) for window movement.

Example

WIN + {h, j, k, l} = Move focus {left, down, up, right}

WIN + SHIFT + {h, j, k, l} = Move focused window {left, down, up, right}

Color Scheme

Window borders and i3status use a solarized dark colorscheme.

i3-config

# ~/.config/i3/config

set $mod Mod4 # windows key
set $alt Mod1 # alt key

font pango:Segoe UI 8

# Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
floating_modifier $mod

## Solarized dark colorscheme
# class                 border  backgr. text    indicator
client.focused          #b58900 #b58900 #fdf6e3 #cb4b16
client.focused_inactive #073642 #073642 #fdf6e3 #073642
client.unfocused        #073642 #073642 #fdf6e3 #073642

##  Hide top bar of window
new_window pixel 1

## Set per-application border
for_window [instance="urxvt"] border pixel 1
for_window [class="Chromium" title=" - Chromium$"] border pixel 0
for_window [class="Firefox"] border pixel 0
for_window [class="Spotify"] border pixel 0

assign [class="Chromium"] 1
assign [class="Firefox"] 1
#assign [class="jetbrains-phpstorm"] 2
assign [class="Spotify"] 4

# Enable or disable floating
for_window [class="Gnome-screenshot"] floating enable
for_window [class="Gmrun"] floating enable
for_window [window_role="pop-up"] floating enable

# workspace switching
bindsym $mod+Tab workspace back_and_forth
workspace_auto_back_and_forth no

# disable focus follows mouse
focus_follows_mouse no

# kill focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
bindsym ctrl+q kill

# border changing
bindsym $mod+b border toggle

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

# split in horizontal orientation
bindsym $mod+shift+v split h

# split in vertical orientation
bindsym $mod+v split v

# enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
bindsym $mod+f fullscreen

# 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+a focus parent

# focus the child container
#bindsym $mod+d focus child

# switch to workspace
bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1
bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2
bindsym $mod+3 workspace 3
bindsym $mod+4 workspace 4
bindsym $mod+5 workspace 5
bindsym $mod+6 workspace 6
bindsym $mod+7 workspace 7
bindsym $mod+8 workspace 8
bindsym $mod+9 workspace 9
bindsym $mod+0 workspace 10

bindsym $mod+F1 workspace 11
bindsym $mod+F2 workspace 12
bindsym $mod+F3 workspace 13
bindsym $mod+F4 workspace 14

# move focused container to workspace
bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace 1
bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace 2
bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace 3
bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace 4
bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace 5
bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace 6
bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace 7
bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace 8
bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace 9
bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace 10

bindsym $mod+Shift+F1 move container to workspace 11
bindsym $mod+Shift+F2 move container to workspace 12
bindsym $mod+Shift+F3 move container to workspace 13
bindsym $mod+Shift+F4 move container to workspace 14

# reload the configuration file
bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload

# restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3)
bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart

# 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)
bindsym $alt+r mode "resize"
mode "resize" {
        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

        # back to normal: Enter or Escape
        bindsym Return mode "default"
        bindsym Escape mode "default"
}


# Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
# finds out, if available)
bar {
        mode hide
        hidden_state hide
        modifier $mod

        position top
        status_command i3status -c ~/.config/i3/i3status.conf
        tray_output eDP1
        font pango:Consolas 10
        colors {
            ## solarized
            background #073642
            statusline #eee8d5
            focused_workspace #cb4b16 #cb4b16 #eee8d5
            active_workspace #cb4b16 #cb4b16 #eee8d5
            inactive_workspace #b58900 #b58900 #eee8d5
        }
}