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How can I move a workspace?

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:28:07 +0000

Is there any way (command) to move the entire workspace? Let's say, all windows in workspace 1 to workspace 2, as they are (size, etc). I caught myself doing this manually (moving window by window) a couple of times, so I decided to ask. Thanks,

Answer by Tucos for
Is there any way (command) to move the entire workspace? Let's say, all windows in workspace 1 to workspace 2, as they are (size, etc). I caught myself doing this manually (moving window by window) a couple of times, so I decided to ask.

Thanks,

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:38:18 +0000

The closes you can get is renaming the workspace with `rename workspace to ` (see [userguide: renaming workspaces](http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_renaming_workspaces)). This is equivalent to moving everything there if the workspace doesn't exist yet, but otherwise you can focus parent a bunch of times and move that container.

Comment by joepd for
The closes you can get is renaming the workspace with `rename workspace <old_name> to <new_name>` (see userguide: renaming workspaces). This is equivalent to moving everything there if the workspace doesn't exist yet, but otherwise you can focus parent a bunch of times and move that container.

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:54:04 +0000

For me, it works as of Version 4.4, also with unstacked/untabbed containers (it might have worked earlier).

Comment by bruno.braga for
The closes you can get is renaming the workspace with `rename workspace <old_name> to <new_name>` (see userguide: renaming workspaces). This is equivalent to moving everything there if the workspace doesn't exist yet, but otherwise you can focus parent a bunch of times and move that container.

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:48:13 +0000

Yep! Worked well!

Comment by bruno.braga for
The closes you can get is renaming the workspace with `rename workspace <old_name> to <new_name>` (see userguide: renaming workspaces). This is equivalent to moving everything there if the workspace doesn't exist yet, but otherwise you can focus parent a bunch of times and move that container.

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:53:11 +0000

Thanks. This is close, but unfortunately we can not define to which workspace I want to move on the fly, right? By putting this on config, I get stuck with this biding-action.

Comment by Tucos for
The closes you can get is renaming the workspace with `rename workspace <old_name> to <new_name>` (see userguide: renaming workspaces). This is equivalent to moving everything there if the workspace doesn't exist yet, but otherwise you can focus parent a bunch of times and move that container.

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 20:06:18 +0000

Hm. normally i3-input can be used for dynamic input, but it's limited to 1 value and there's no magic names for such as 'current', which means it's not possible to use i3-input in this case… guess you'll have to stick to focus parent + move

Comment by bruno.braga for
The closes you can get is renaming the workspace with `rename workspace <old_name> to <new_name>` (see userguide: renaming workspaces). This is equivalent to moving everything there if the workspace doesn't exist yet, but otherwise you can focus parent a bunch of times and move that container.

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 09:28:21 +0000

joepd answer looks promising, but I couldnt get it to work... can you?

Answer by joepd for
Is there any way (command) to move the entire workspace? Let's say, all windows in workspace 1 to workspace 2, as they are (size, etc). I caught myself doing this manually (moving window by window) a couple of times, so I decided to ask.

Thanks,

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:47:26 +0000

I do it like this: Select the master container of the workspace by pressing $mod+a a few times. Then throw in your move command. The whole lay-out is replicated on the new workspace :)

Comment by Tucos for
I do it like this:

Select the master container of the workspace by pressing $mod+a a few times.

Then throw in your move command. The whole lay-out is replicated on the new workspace :)

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 10:50:31 +0000

Turns out that you cannot move an entire workspace that way, so you'll have to somehow script your way around rename after all (unless you use workspace_layout stacked or so). that’s just a limitation in the code (and the debug log says so)

Comment by joepd for
I do it like this:

Select the master container of the workspace by pressing $mod+a a few times.

Then throw in your move command. The whole lay-out is replicated on the new workspace :)

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 12:07:44 +0000

Apparently i just use this occasionally when the main container is tabbed or stacked. So, a hacky solution is this. Focus the main container with $mod+a, create a new xterm or whatever next to it, make this layout tabbed. Now you can throw the container around to another workspace.

Comment by bruno.braga for
I do it like this:

Select the master container of the workspace by pressing $mod+a a few times.

Then throw in your move command. The whole lay-out is replicated on the new workspace :)

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 11:21:17 +0000

Thanks for looking into it!

Comment by bruno.braga for
I do it like this:

Select the master container of the workspace by pressing $mod+a a few times.

Then throw in your move command. The whole lay-out is replicated on the new workspace :)

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:54:29 +0000

Wow, I think this is where I want to go!!! But, after selecting it all, hitting mod+Shift+{new workspace} does nothing... could that be a different command, or an extra setting in config file?

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How can I move a workspace?

Answer by Tucos for Is there any way (command) to move the entire workspace? Let's say, all windows in workspace 1 to workspace 2, as they are (size, etc). I caught myself doing this manually (moving window by window) a couple of times, so I decided to ask. Thanks,

Answer by joepd for Is there any way (command) to move the entire workspace? Let's say, all windows in workspace 1 to workspace 2, as they are (size, etc). I caught myself doing this manually (moving window by window) a couple of times, so I decided to ask. Thanks,

Comment by Tucos for I do it like this: Select the master container of the workspace by pressing $mod+a a few times. Then throw in your move command. The whole lay-out is replicated on the new workspace :)

Comment by joepd for I do it like this: Select the master container of the workspace by pressing $mod+a a few times. Then throw in your move command. The whole lay-out is replicated on the new workspace :)

Comment by bruno.braga for I do it like this: Select the master container of the workspace by pressing $mod+a a few times. Then throw in your move command. The whole lay-out is replicated on the new workspace :)

Comment by bruno.braga for I do it like this: Select the master container of the workspace by pressing $mod+a a few times. Then throw in your move command. The whole lay-out is replicated on the new workspace :)

Answer by Tucos for
Is there any way (command) to move the entire workspace? Let's say, all windows in workspace 1 to workspace 2, as they are (size, etc). I caught myself doing this manually (moving window by window) a couple of times, so I decided to ask.

Thanks,

Answer by joepd for
Is there any way (command) to move the entire workspace? Let's say, all windows in workspace 1 to workspace 2, as they are (size, etc). I caught myself doing this manually (moving window by window) a couple of times, so I decided to ask.

Thanks,

Comment by Tucos for
I do it like this:

Select the master container of the workspace by pressing $mod+a a few times.

Then throw in your move command. The whole lay-out is replicated on the new workspace :)

Comment by joepd for
I do it like this:

Select the master container of the workspace by pressing $mod+a a few times.

Then throw in your move command. The whole lay-out is replicated on the new workspace :)

Comment by bruno.braga for
I do it like this:

Select the master container of the workspace by pressing $mod+a a few times.

Then throw in your move command. The whole lay-out is replicated on the new workspace :)

Comment by bruno.braga for
I do it like this:

Select the master container of the workspace by pressing $mod+a a few times.

Then throw in your move command. The whole lay-out is replicated on the new workspace :)