i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:25:15 +0000Different configs depending on number of screenshttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/1097/different-configs-depending-on-number-of-screens/Is it possible to have different config options apply depending on the number of screens? Also, I'm wishing to change which workspace outputs on which screen based upon the number of screens, but I don't know the X output names beforehand. Is there some way to say "screen 1" instead of something like `workspace 1 output LVDS1`? Thanks! :-)Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:02:21 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1097/different-configs-depending-on-number-of-screens/Answer by Michael for <p>Is it possible to have different config options apply depending on the number of screens?</p> <p>Also, I'm wishing to change which workspace outputs on which screen based upon the number of screens, but I don't know the X output names beforehand. Is there some way to say "screen 1" instead of something like <code>workspace 1 output LVDS1</code>?</p> <p>Thanks! :-)</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1097/different-configs-depending-on-number-of-screens/?answer=1099#post-id-1099In the future, please ask precisely one question per post. > Is it possible to have different config options apply depending on the number of screens? By using an external script/program to generate your config file: sure. It might help if you could edit your question and provide an example. > Also, I'm wishing to change which workspace outputs on which screen based upon the number of screens, but I don't know the X output names beforehand. Is there some way to say "screen 1" instead of something like workspace 1 output LVDS1? No, since screens are not ordered deterministically, this method has been abandoned when i3 started to support RandR. Again, a script might help here.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:25:15 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1097/different-configs-depending-on-number-of-screens/?answer=1099#post-id-1099Answer by Hailiang for <p>Is it possible to have different config options apply depending on the number of screens?</p> <p>Also, I'm wishing to change which workspace outputs on which screen based upon the number of screens, but I don't know the X output names beforehand. Is there some way to say "screen 1" instead of something like <code>workspace 1 output LVDS1</code>?</p> <p>Thanks! :-)</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1097/different-configs-depending-on-number-of-screens/?answer=1098#post-id-1098X output names can be shown with xrandr. You can say "workspace 1 output left" and "workspace 2 output right". Tue, 22 Jan 2013 02:00:22 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1097/different-configs-depending-on-number-of-screens/?answer=1098#post-id-1098