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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 26 Sep 2013 17:46:28 +0000Idea for Restoring Windows on Loginhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/2425/idea-for-restoring-windows-on-login/I have an idea for restoring a specific window setup on login. for a given window setup, there is a sequence of key combinations which should yield this setup. My idea is to store this sequence in a script to be run on login. Catch is, I have no idea how to store this sequence of key combinations. I'm wondering if anyone knows how this might be done?Mon, 26 Aug 2013 16:26:43 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2425/idea-for-restoring-windows-on-login/Answer by drak3 for I have an idea for restoring a specific window setup on login. for a given window setup, there is a sequence of key combinations which should yield this setup. My idea is to store this sequence in a script to be run on login. Catch is, I have no idea how to store this sequence of key combinations. I'm wondering if anyone knows how this might be done? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2425/idea-for-restoring-windows-on-login/?answer=2426#post-id-2426Ok, so far I've managed to kinda figure this out. I use `xdotool` to issue commands to X through a shell script. It would have to be run on login. (I have to do it manually, but I think thats bc Ubuntu is stupid) The example below switches to tabbed layout, uses dmenu to search for gnome-terminal, opens it, then runs `archey`. xdotool key Alt_L+w xdotool key Alt_L+d xdotool type gnome-terminal xdotool key Return sleep .5 #small delay to allow terminal to open xdotool type archey xdotool key Return Use `xev` to determine what the key codes are. For some unknown reason `xdotool key Alt_L+Return` does not open a new terminal... Obviously change things as needed, for you, but this seems to work. I hope this will be useful to somebody.Mon, 26 Aug 2013 20:49:46 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2425/idea-for-restoring-windows-on-login/?answer=2426#post-id-2426Comment by drak3 for Ok, so far I've managed to kinda figure this out. I use <code>xdotool</code> to issue commands to X through a shell script. It would have to be run on login. (I have to do it manually, but I think thats bc Ubuntu is stupid) The example below switches to tabbed layout, uses dmenu to search for gnome-terminal, opens it, then runs <code>archey</code>. <pre><code>xdotool key Alt_L+w xdotool key Alt_L+d xdotool type gnome-terminal xdotool key Return sleep .5 #small delay to allow terminal to open xdotool type archey xdotool key Return </code></pre> Use <code>xev</code> to determine what the key codes are. For some unknown reason <code>xdotool key Alt_L+Return</code> does not open a new terminal... Obviously change things as needed, for you, but this seems to work. I hope this will be useful to somebody. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2425/idea-for-restoring-windows-on-login/?comment=2613#comment-2613Thanks! this makes launching utilities much less awkward, but how would it be used to reposition windows?Thu, 26 Sep 2013 17:46:28 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2425/idea-for-restoring-windows-on-login/?comment=2613#comment-2613Comment by Michael for Ok, so far I've managed to kinda figure this out. I use <code>xdotool</code> to issue commands to X through a shell script. It would have to be run on login. (I have to do it manually, but I think thats bc Ubuntu is stupid) The example below switches to tabbed layout, uses dmenu to search for gnome-terminal, opens it, then runs <code>archey</code>. <pre><code>xdotool key Alt_L+w xdotool key Alt_L+d xdotool type gnome-terminal xdotool key Return sleep .5 #small delay to allow terminal to open xdotool type archey xdotool key Return </code></pre> Use <code>xev</code> to determine what the key codes are. For some unknown reason <code>xdotool key Alt_L+Return</code> does not open a new terminal... Obviously change things as needed, for you, but this seems to work. I hope this will be useful to somebody. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2425/idea-for-restoring-windows-on-login/?comment=2606#comment-2606You don’t pass Alt+Enter, you pass whatever you would bind to Alt+Enter to it. E.g., if Alt+Enter is bound to “exec urxvt”, just send “exec urxvt”. This works with every key binding.Thu, 26 Sep 2013 16:48:06 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2425/idea-for-restoring-windows-on-login/?comment=2606#comment-2606Comment by drak3 for Ok, so far I've managed to kinda figure this out. I use <code>xdotool</code> to issue commands to X through a shell script. It would have to be run on login. (I have to do it manually, but I think thats bc Ubuntu is stupid) The example below switches to tabbed layout, uses dmenu to search for gnome-terminal, opens it, then runs <code>archey</code>. <pre><code>xdotool key Alt_L+w xdotool key Alt_L+d xdotool type gnome-terminal xdotool key Return sleep .5 #small delay to allow terminal to open xdotool type archey xdotool key Return </code></pre> Use <code>xev</code> to determine what the key codes are. For some unknown reason <code>xdotool key Alt_L+Return</code> does not open a new terminal... Obviously change things as needed, for you, but this seems to work. I hope this will be useful to somebody. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2425/idea-for-restoring-windows-on-login/?comment=2436#comment-2436tbh, passing the key sequences to the WM seems simpler, and I haven't the slightest clue how i'd go about using this to pass something like alt+enter to i3. maybe its just way too late, but the example of issuing "exit" seems overly simple.Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:11:22 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2425/idea-for-restoring-windows-on-login/?comment=2436#comment-2436Comment by Michael for Ok, so far I've managed to kinda figure this out. I use <code>xdotool</code> to issue commands to X through a shell script. It would have to be run on login. (I have to do it manually, but I think thats bc Ubuntu is stupid) The example below switches to tabbed layout, uses dmenu to search for gnome-terminal, opens it, then runs <code>archey</code>. <pre><code>xdotool key Alt_L+w xdotool key Alt_L+d xdotool type gnome-terminal xdotool key Return sleep .5 #small delay to allow terminal to open xdotool type archey xdotool key Return </code></pre> Use <code>xev</code> to determine what the key codes are. For some unknown reason <code>xdotool key Alt_L+Return</code> does not open a new terminal... Obviously change things as needed, for you, but this seems to work. I hope this will be useful to somebody. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2425/idea-for-restoring-windows-on-login/?comment=2429#comment-2429You can also use the i3 ipc interface to do this more easily: http://i3wm.org/docs/ipc.htmlTue, 27 Aug 2013 06:49:26 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2425/idea-for-restoring-windows-on-login/?comment=2429#comment-2429Comment by Michael for Ok, so far I've managed to kinda figure this out. I use <code>xdotool</code> to issue commands to X through a shell script. It would have to be run on login. (I have to do it manually, but I think thats bc Ubuntu is stupid) The example below switches to tabbed layout, uses dmenu to search for gnome-terminal, opens it, then runs <code>archey</code>. <pre><code>xdotool key Alt_L+w xdotool key Alt_L+d xdotool type gnome-terminal xdotool key Return sleep .5 #small delay to allow terminal to open xdotool type archey xdotool key Return </code></pre> Use <code>xev</code> to determine what the key codes are. For some unknown reason <code>xdotool key Alt_L+Return</code> does not open a new terminal... Obviously change things as needed, for you, but this seems to work. I hope this will be useful to somebody. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2425/idea-for-restoring-windows-on-login/?comment=2430#comment-2430see also https://github.com/drbig/i3-exec-waitTue, 27 Aug 2013 06:49:54 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2425/idea-for-restoring-windows-on-login/?comment=2430#comment-2430