https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 12 Oct 2015 07:34:31 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1817/how-to-floating-a-window-in-front-of-all-the-workspaces/Is this possible and how?Wed, 15 May 2013 17:05:50 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1817/how-to-floating-a-window-in-front-of-all-the-workspaces/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1817/how-to-floating-a-window-in-front-of-all-the-workspaces/?answer=6903#post-id-6903Now it's possible to have a window on all workspaces much easier with **i3 v4.11**, just set the sticky modifier on the selected window and you get it on all your workspaces: bindsym $mod+w sticky toggle Mon, 12 Oct 2015 07:34:31 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1817/how-to-floating-a-window-in-front-of-all-the-workspaces/?answer=6903#post-id-6903https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1817/how-to-floating-a-window-in-front-of-all-the-workspaces/?answer=1819#post-id-1819I can just guess what you mean, but I think you search for a way to have a certain window inside of a floating container that is independent of a specific workspace. In that case, the [scratchpad](http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_scratchpad) may be just the solution you are looking for.Wed, 15 May 2013 22:21:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1817/how-to-floating-a-window-in-front-of-all-the-workspaces/?answer=1819#post-id-1819https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1817/how-to-floating-a-window-in-front-of-all-the-workspaces/?answer=1936#post-id-1936Using the previous answer about a scratchpad, I've modified my config to the following: #switch to workspace bindsym $mod+1 exec "i3-msg workspace 1; i3-msg scratchpad show" bindsym $mod+2 exec "i3-msg workspace 2; i3-msg scratchpad show" bindsym $mod+3 exec "i3-msg workspace 3; i3-msg scratchpad show" bindsym $mod+4 exec "i3-msg workspace 4; i3-msg scratchpad show" bindsym $mod+5 exec "i3-msg workspace 5; i3-msg scratchpad show" bindsym $mod+6 exec "i3-msg workspace 6; i3-msg scratchpad show" bindsym $mod+7 exec "i3-msg workspace 7; i3-msg scratchpad show" bindsym $mod+8 exec "i3-msg workspace 8; i3-msg scratchpad show" bindsym $mod+9 exec "i3-msg workspace 9; i3-msg scratchpad show" bindsym $mod+0 exec "i3-msg workspace 10; i3-msg scratchpad show" bindsym $mod+minus scratchpad show bindsym $mod+Shift+minus move scratchpad This way, I simply send a floating window to the scratchpad with $mod+- and it's always visible when I switch workspaces.Sun, 02 Jun 2013 13:54:52 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1817/how-to-floating-a-window-in-front-of-all-the-workspaces/?answer=1936#post-id-1936