https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 28 Jun 2013 04:06:35 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2104/static-workspaces/Is there a way to use static workspaces? Like if I wanted to have X number of workspaces that are always visable regardless if a client is on it or not?Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:36:10 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2104/static-workspaces/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2104/static-workspaces/?answer=2105#post-id-2105Apparently, this functionality is something which has been discussed quite often and has been rejected. I presume the following might work though: diff --git a/src/workspace.c b/src/workspace.c index 17f5ac3..64ec8c3 100644 --- a/src/workspace.c +++ b/src/workspace.c @@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static void _workspace_show(Con *workspace) { con_focus(next); ipc_send_workspace_focus_event(workspace, current); - +#if 0 DLOG("old = %p / %s\n", old, (old ? old->name : "(null)")); /* Close old workspace if necessary. This must be done *after* doing * urgency handling, because tree_close() will do a con_focus() on the next @@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static void _workspace_show(Con *workspace) { ipc_send_event("workspace", I3_IPC_EVENT_WORKSPACE, "{\"change\":\"empty\"}"); } } - +#endif workspace->fullscreen_mode = CF_OUTPUT; LOG("focused now = %p / %s\n", focused, focused->name);Thu, 27 Jun 2013 21:06:43 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2104/static-workspaces/?answer=2105#post-id-2105https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2104/static-workspaces/?comment=2107#comment-2107I'll give it a shot, if it doesn't work its no big deal.Fri, 28 Jun 2013 04:06:35 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2104/static-workspaces/?comment=2107#comment-2107