i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:07:27 +0000moving a window across multiple monitorshttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/1999/moving-a-window-across-multiple-monitors/is there any patch that allows me to grab a window which automatically will detect the mouse button holding on the window title and it changes for scratchpad layout then it allows move a window accross the monitors and after release the mouse button in a specific monitor, the window would change the layout again to fit the entirelly screen in the workspace. is there any patch that does something like that?Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:48:49 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1999/moving-a-window-across-multiple-monitors/Answer by V0id for <p>is there any patch that allows me to grab a window which automatically will detect the mouse button holding on the window title and it changes for scratchpad layout then it allows move a window accross the monitors and after release the mouse button in a specific monitor, the window would change the layout again to fit the entirelly screen in the workspace. is there any patch that does something like that?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1999/moving-a-window-across-multiple-monitors/?answer=2000#post-id-2000Since i3 is keyboard oriented, using the mouse isn't the most efficient way. Why not binding a shortcut to move the current container to another workspace, with that workspace assigned to only display on your other monitor?Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:50:07 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1999/moving-a-window-across-multiple-monitors/?answer=2000#post-id-2000Comment by killown for <p>Since i3 is keyboard oriented, using the mouse isn't the most efficient way. Why not binding a shortcut to move the current container to another workspace, with that workspace assigned to only display on your other monitor?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1999/moving-a-window-across-multiple-monitors/?comment=2001#comment-2001with mouse would be more comfortable but for a while I am using bindsym $mod+Tab move workspace to output left, thanks for replyWed, 12 Jun 2013 17:07:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1999/moving-a-window-across-multiple-monitors/?comment=2001#comment-2001