i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:23:38 +0000mouse cursor remains 'waiting' after closing last tilehttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/118/mouse-cursor-remains-waiting-after-closing-last-tile/when I start i3 wm, or close the last tile on a workspace, the mouse cursor remains in a 'waiting' state. how to avoid this? (ubuntu 12.04)Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:11:23 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/118/mouse-cursor-remains-waiting-after-closing-last-tile/Answer by Michael for <p>when I start i3 wm, or close the last tile on a workspace, the mouse cursor remains in a 'waiting' state. how to avoid this? (ubuntu 12.04)</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/118/mouse-cursor-remains-waiting-after-closing-last-tile/?answer=120#post-id-120This is due to startup notifications which are still running for some application. After 1 minute, the startup notification will time out. To avoid this, use applications which support startup-notification (basically everything which is GTK/Qt, but also urxvt, …). If your application does not support it, start it using exec --no-startup-id, for example: bindsym $mod+x exec --no-startup-id xterm Note that this is not the default because you lose some functionality without startup notifications: 1. Your cursor will no longer indicate that an application is starting. 2. i3 will not be able to place the corresponding window on the same workspace on which the application was started.Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:44:50 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/118/mouse-cursor-remains-waiting-after-closing-last-tile/?answer=120#post-id-120Comment by srepmub for <p>This is due to startup notifications which are still running for some application. After 1 minute, the startup notification will time out.</p> <p>To avoid this, use applications which support startup-notification (basically everything which is GTK/Qt, but also urxvt, …). If your application does not support it, start it using exec --no-startup-id, for example:</p> <pre><code>bindsym $mod+x exec --no-startup-id xterm </code></pre> <p>Note that this is not the default because you lose some functionality without startup notifications:</p> <ol> <li>Your cursor will no longer indicate that an application is starting.</li> <li>i3 will not be able to place the corresponding window on the same workspace on which the application was started.</li> </ol> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/118/mouse-cursor-remains-waiting-after-closing-last-tile/?comment=133#comment-133thanks! confirming that the waiting state indeed times out after a minute, and that --no-startup-id xterm works.Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:23:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/118/mouse-cursor-remains-waiting-after-closing-last-tile/?comment=133#comment-133Answer by michaeltest for <p>when I start i3 wm, or close the last tile on a workspace, the mouse cursor remains in a 'waiting' state. how to avoid this? (ubuntu 12.04)</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/118/mouse-cursor-remains-waiting-after-closing-last-tile/?answer=119#post-id-119This is due to startup notifications which are still running for some application. After 1 minute, the startup notification will time out. To avoid this, use applications which support startup-notification (basically everything which is GTK/Qt, but also urxvt, …). If your application does not support it, start it using exec --no-startup-id, for example: bindsym $mod+x exec --no-startup-id xterm Note that this is not the default because you lose some functionality without startup notifications: 1. Your cursor will no longer indicate that an application is starting. 2. i3 will not be able to place the corresponding window on the same workspace on which the application was started.Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:44:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/118/mouse-cursor-remains-waiting-after-closing-last-tile/?answer=119#post-id-119