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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 21 Apr 2015 04:46:26 +0000Creating empty container with a specific layouthttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/2400/creating-empty-container-with-a-specific-layout/I'd like to create an empty container that acts like an empty workspace so that I can set the layout *before* opening an application within it. If I start with an empty workspace (say $mod+8), I can press $mod+w to make it tabbed before opening applications within it. Then, any applications I open will open in a tabbed-layout container. I can't figure out how to do the same when I'm not in an empty workspace. I have to split the workspace (i.e., $mod+h), open an application, and then set the layout to tabbed ($mod+w). In the end, I'd like to be able to bind this action -- create an empty container with tabbed layout -- to a key. Is this (or will this be) possible?Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:25:00 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2400/creating-empty-container-with-a-specific-layout/Comment by airblader for I'd like to create an empty container that acts like an empty workspace so that I can set the layout before opening an application within it. If I start with an empty workspace (say $mod+8), I can press $mod+w to make it tabbed before opening applications within it. Then, any applications I open will open in a tabbed-layout container. I can't figure out how to do the same when I'm not in an empty workspace. I have to split the workspace (i.e., $mod+h), open an application, and then set the layout to tabbed ($mod+w). In the end, I'd like to be able to bind this action -- create an empty container with tabbed layout -- to a key. Is this (or will this be) possible? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2400/creating-empty-container-with-a-specific-layout/?comment=5844#comment-5844Having empty workspaces violates i3's concept, so I doubt that will ever be possible. Would assigning a default layout per workspace help you? There's a script for that. Tue, 21 Apr 2015 04:46:26 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2400/creating-empty-container-with-a-specific-layout/?comment=5844#comment-5844Answer by peterN for I'd like to create an empty container that acts like an empty workspace so that I can set the layout before opening an application within it. If I start with an empty workspace (say $mod+8), I can press $mod+w to make it tabbed before opening applications within it. Then, any applications I open will open in a tabbed-layout container. I can't figure out how to do the same when I'm not in an empty workspace. I have to split the workspace (i.e., $mod+h), open an application, and then set the layout to tabbed ($mod+w). In the end, I'd like to be able to bind this action -- create an empty container with tabbed layout -- to a key. Is this (or will this be) possible? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2400/creating-empty-container-with-a-specific-layout/?answer=5841#post-id-5841you can save and restore layouts of workspaces as documented on [http://i3wm.org/docs/layout-saving.html](http://i3wm.org/docs/layout-saving.html). This includes setting the layout (tabbed, splitv, splith, ...). Until now I have only used this when assigning the slots to specific applications (the swallow part). Not sure on how it works out in a generic way. you can also set the default layout mode for new containers like so: [https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_layout_mode_for_new_containers](https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_layout_mode_for_new_containers) however, this is probably a global setting that can't be changed per workspace both pointers should give you some help Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:26:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2400/creating-empty-container-with-a-specific-layout/?answer=5841#post-id-5841