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Auto start terminals in 4x4 layout

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:26:45 +0000

Hi folks, Love i3, trying to get i3 to launch 4 terminal windows and have them in a 2x2 tiled layout. Here is what I have tried, however I just 4 terminals in a 4 columns. exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 3: Terms; exec urxvt' exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 3: Terms; split v' exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 3: Terms; exec urxvt' exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 3: Terms; split h' exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 3: Terms; exec urxvt' exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 3: Terms; split v' exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 3: Terms; exec urxvt'

Answer by cee for

Hi folks,

Love i3, trying to get i3 to launch 4 terminal windows and have them in a 2x2 tiled layout. Here is what I have tried, however I just 4 terminals in a 4 columns.

exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 3: Terms; exec urxvt'
exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 3: Terms; split v'
exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 3: Terms; exec urxvt'
exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 3: Terms; split h'
exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 3: Terms; exec urxvt'
exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 3: Terms; split v'
exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace 3: Terms; exec urxvt'

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:16:02 +0000

Hi, There is a similar question named ['How can I define my workspace on startup' from Bruno Braga](https://faq.i3wm.org/question/245/how-can-i-define-my-workspace-on-startup/). You have to give the called program some time to open, before calling split [v|h] and the next program. There is a script file on github that does something very similar and should be easily adapted to your use-case.
github.com/fhaun/config-misc/blob/master/i3-stuff/auto-start-for-i3

Comment by marky for
Hi,

There is a similar question named 'How can I define my workspace on startup' from Bruno Braga.

You have to give the called program some time to open, before calling split [v|h] and the next program.

There is a script file on github that does something very similar and should be easily adapted to your use-case.
github.com/fhaun/config-misc/blob/master/i3-stuff/auto-start-for-i3

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:45:55 +0000

Thanks cee, couldn't find the other question,but the script looks useful.

Comment by bruno.braga for
Hi,

There is a similar question named 'How can I define my workspace on startup' from Bruno Braga.

You have to give the called program some time to open, before calling split [v|h] and the next program.

There is a script file on github that does something very similar and should be easily adapted to your use-case.
github.com/fhaun/config-misc/blob/master/i3-stuff/auto-start-for-i3

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:25:25 +0000

That was the URL: https://faq.i3wm.org/question/245/how-can-i-define-my-workspace-on-startup/