https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 03 Dec 2013 08:07:28 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1803/fixed-window-width-percentage/Hello, When running Skype, I usually have two windows open: one for my contacts and one with the actual converstations. By default, each occupies 50% of the screen width, but I would like to set, say, the contacts to 30% of the screen width and the conversation to 70%. How can I achieve that, preferentially storing it somewhere in the config so that I don't have to adjust it every time? Thank youMon, 13 May 2013 14:28:28 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1803/fixed-window-width-percentage/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1803/fixed-window-width-percentage/?answer=1805#post-id-1805Has been discussed on the [mailing list](http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.window-managers.i3.general/938) and on the [bug tracker](http://bugs.i3wm.org/query/ticket/789). Feel free to post your IPC solution if you create any :) Mon, 13 May 2013 21:47:36 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1803/fixed-window-width-percentage/?answer=1805#post-id-1805https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1803/fixed-window-width-percentage/?comment=3009#comment-3009Is there any way to just *set* the width of a window to a percentage of the total screen size? I'd be happy to use IPC but I don't think there is any such mechanism.Mon, 02 Dec 2013 19:55:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1803/fixed-window-width-percentage/?comment=3009#comment-3009https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1803/fixed-window-width-percentage/?comment=3011#comment-3011Well, using IPC (but really with any host of tools) you can get the output resolution (`i3-msg -t get_outputs`). Making a calculation based on this, how many pixels some border should move in `$direction` should be your easiest problem ;) Tue, 03 Dec 2013 08:07:28 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1803/fixed-window-width-percentage/?comment=3011#comment-3011