# i3 config file (v4) # # Please see http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference! set $mod Mod4 set $alt Mod1 # This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left # text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango). font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8 # Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position floating_modifier $mod # start a terminal bindsym $mod+Return exec i3-sensible-terminal # kill focused window bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill # start dmenu (a program launcher) bindsym $mod+d exec dmenu_run # 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+Shift+d exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop # move focus bindsym $mod+Left focus left bindsym $mod+Down focus down bindsym $mod+Up focus up bindsym $mod+Right focus right # move windows bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right # split in horizontal orientation bindsym $mod+h split h # split in vertical orientation bindsym $mod+v 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+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 # 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 # 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) mode "resize" { # These bindings trigger as soon as you enter the resize mode 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 to toggle bindsym Return mode "default" bindsym Escape mode "default" bindsym $mod+r mode "default" } bindsym $mod+r mode "resize" # Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status # finds out, if available) bar { status_command bash -c "i3status -c <(~/.config/i3status/build_config.sh)" } # Cycle through workspaces like cinnamon bindsym $alt+Control+Right workspace next bindsym $alt+Control+Left workspace prev # i3 lock exec --no-startup-id ~/bin/i3lock.sh & bindsym $mod+l exec "i3lock -c 000000 -d && (sleep 2; xset dpms force off) &" bindsym $alt+Control+l exec \ "i3lock -c 000000 -d && (sleep 2; xset dpms force off) &" # things to start quickly bindsym $mod+g exec /usr/bin/google-chrome-beta --password-store=gnome # kill a window with middle click + mod bindsym --whole-window $mod+button2 kill # float a window with right click + mod bindsym --whole-window $mod+button3 floating toggle # media keys # Pulse Audio controls bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 0 +5% bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 0 -5% bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle # Screen brightness controls bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec --no-startup-id xbacklight -inc 10 bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec --no-startup-id xbacklight -dec 10 # screenshots set $scrotformat %F-%T.png set $screendir ~/Pictures/Screenshots # whole screen bindsym Print exec --no-startup-id \ mkdir -p $screendir && \ /usr/bin/scrot $screendir/$scrotformat # current window bindsym Shift+Print exec --no-startup-id \ mkdir -p $screendir && \ /usr/bin/scrot -u $screendir/$scrotformat # selection bindsym --release $alt+Print exec --no-startup-id \ mkdir -p $screendir && \ /usr/bin/scrot -s $screendir/$scrotformat # useful utilities exec --no-startup-id \ (which xss-lock >/dev/null || /usr/bin/cinnamon-settings-daemon) & exec --no-startup-id gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=pkcs11,secrets exec --no-startup-id (sleep 2; nm-applet) & exec --no-startup-id xset r rate 200 20 exec --no-startup-id ~/bin/autostart.py # customize windows for_window [window_role="pop-up"] floating enable for_window [window_role="bubble"] floating enable for_window [window_role="task_dialog"] floating enable for_window [window_role="Preferences"] floating enable for_window [window_type="dialog"] floating enable for_window [window_type="menu"] floating enable for_window [class="^google-chrome$"] border pixel for_window [class="^Google-chrome-beta$"] border pixel for_window [class="^burp-StartBurp$" title="^(?!Burp Suite)"] floating enable # no need for borders on the edge of the screen hide_edge_borders both # vim:filetype=i3