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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 24 May 2013 12:12:16 +0000Toggle i3's Listening Behaviorhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/1679/toggle-i3s-listening-behavior/I was wondering if it would be possible to create a keybinding that would toggle on/off all of i3's keybindings (except the same toggle key)? The reason I am asking is that I think this would be a good way to implement a sort of "video game mode" where you wouldn't need to worry about your i3 keybindings clobbering those of the application. The most ideal situation would be the ability to add a line in the config file like: `i3_listen_toggle $mod+t` Though I am not opposed to a solution using i3-msg and scripting. Thank you!Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:02:30 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1679/toggle-i3s-listening-behavior/Answer by vandannen for I was wondering if it would be possible to create a keybinding that would toggle on/off all of i3's keybindings (except the same toggle key)? The reason I am asking is that I think this would be a good way to implement a sort of "video game mode" where you wouldn't need to worry about your i3 keybindings clobbering those of the application. The most ideal situation would be the ability to add a line in the config file like: <code>i3_listen_toggle $mod+t</code> Though I am not opposed to a solution using i3-msg and scripting. Thank you! https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1679/toggle-i3s-listening-behavior/?answer=1681#post-id-1681You could create a binding mode for that with no keybinding defined except for switching back to default mode: mode "pass-through" { bindsym $mod+t mode "default" } bindsym $mod+t mode "pass-through"Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:17:35 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1679/toggle-i3s-listening-behavior/?answer=1681#post-id-1681Comment by vandannen for You could create a binding mode for that with no keybinding defined except for switching back to default mode: <pre><code>mode "pass-through" { bindsym $mod+t mode "default" } bindsym $mod+t mode "pass-through" </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1679/toggle-i3s-listening-behavior/?comment=1885#comment-1885Currently there is no ipc event to react to when a window is focused, so I do not know a nice solution for this.Fri, 24 May 2013 12:12:16 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1679/toggle-i3s-listening-behavior/?comment=1885#comment-1885Comment by Matt for You could create a binding mode for that with no keybinding defined except for switching back to default mode: <pre><code>mode "pass-through" { bindsym $mod+t mode "default" } bindsym $mod+t mode "pass-through" </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1679/toggle-i3s-listening-behavior/?comment=1683#comment-1683This works perfectly! Thanks so much!Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:05:43 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1679/toggle-i3s-listening-behavior/?comment=1683#comment-1683Comment by teto for You could create a binding mode for that with no keybinding defined except for switching back to default mode: <pre><code>mode "pass-through" { bindsym $mod+t mode "default" } bindsym $mod+t mode "pass-through" </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1679/toggle-i3s-listening-behavior/?comment=1813#comment-1813I would like this mode to be triggered on specific window instances. For isntance my vim shortcuts would be the same as i3 and each time I focused a vim terminal, I would like to go in passthrough mode. Is that possible ? that is to react on focus events ?Wed, 15 May 2013 11:37:39 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1679/toggle-i3s-listening-behavior/?comment=1813#comment-1813Answer by joepd for I was wondering if it would be possible to create a keybinding that would toggle on/off all of i3's keybindings (except the same toggle key)? The reason I am asking is that I think this would be a good way to implement a sort of "video game mode" where you wouldn't need to worry about your i3 keybindings clobbering those of the application. The most ideal situation would be the ability to add a line in the config file like: <code>i3_listen_toggle $mod+t</code> Though I am not opposed to a solution using i3-msg and scripting. Thank you! https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1679/toggle-i3s-listening-behavior/?answer=1680#post-id-1680Not possible, except with ugly hacks. One ugly hack could look like this: Make two config files, one for each situation that you desire. i3.conf would be a symlink to one of the two. Make a command that toggles where your i3.conf-symlink refers to, before reloading the config. Maybe you need to make sure in your startup file that the one with the key syms is loaded. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:41:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1679/toggle-i3s-listening-behavior/?answer=1680#post-id-1680Comment by Matt for Not possible, except with ugly hacks. One ugly hack could look like this: Make two config files, one for each situation that you desire. i3.conf would be a symlink to one of the two. Make a command that toggles where your i3.conf-symlink refers to, before reloading the config. Maybe you need to make sure in your startup file that the one with the key syms is loaded. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1679/toggle-i3s-listening-behavior/?comment=1682#comment-1682I had considered something along those lines, but I was really hoping for something cleaner.Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:05:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1679/toggle-i3s-listening-behavior/?comment=1682#comment-1682