i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 15 Sep 2013 15:04:48 +0000new_window 1pixel ignored in confighttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/2459/new_window-1pixel-ignored-in-config/I am running i3 4.6 from sur5r's ubuntu ppa. When I change my .i3/config and alter the new_window variable, the only values which are honored are 'normal' and 'pixel 2'. Any other value which does not cause an error simply does the same thing as 'pixel 2'. I can do i3-msg border pixel 1, and get an actual 1 pixel border, or a 10 pixel border if I wish, but if I use the same value in the .i3/config, still only normal and two-pixel borders.Fri, 30 Aug 2013 02:22:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2459/new_window-1pixel-ignored-in-config/Comment by DocOC for <p>I am running i3 4.6 from sur5r's ubuntu ppa. When I change my .i3/config and alter the new_window variable, the only values which are honored are 'normal' and 'pixel 2'. Any other value which does not cause an error simply does the same thing as 'pixel 2'. </p> <p>I can do i3-msg border pixel 1, and get an actual 1 pixel border, or a 10 pixel border if I wish, but if I use the same value in the .i3/config, still only normal and two-pixel borders.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2459/new_window-1pixel-ignored-in-config/?comment=2468#comment-2468From i3-dump-log: 08/31/2013 09:04:30 PM - con.c:con_border_style_rect:1076 - The border width for con is set to: -1 08/31/2013 09:04:30 PM - con.c:con_border_style_rect:1080 - Effective border width is set to: 2Sun, 01 Sep 2013 01:36:32 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2459/new_window-1pixel-ignored-in-config/?comment=2468#comment-2468Answer by DocOC for <p>I am running i3 4.6 from sur5r's ubuntu ppa. When I change my .i3/config and alter the new_window variable, the only values which are honored are 'normal' and 'pixel 2'. Any other value which does not cause an error simply does the same thing as 'pixel 2'. </p> <p>I can do i3-msg border pixel 1, and get an actual 1 pixel border, or a 10 pixel border if I wish, but if I use the same value in the .i3/config, still only normal and two-pixel borders.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2459/new_window-1pixel-ignored-in-config/?answer=2469#post-id-2469I don't know why i3 thinks the default container border width is set to -1, but it does. I have, however, found a work-around, in case this will help anyone else. I put this in my .i3/config for_window [class="\w*"] border pixel 1 It also works with values like pixel 3 or pixel 9.Sun, 01 Sep 2013 02:18:55 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2459/new_window-1pixel-ignored-in-config/?answer=2469#post-id-2469Comment by Havoc for <p>I don't know why i3 thinks the default container border width is set to -1, but it does. I have, however, found a work-around, in case this will help anyone else. I put this in my .i3/config</p> <p>for_window [class="\w*"] border pixel 1</p> <p>It also works with values like pixel 3 or pixel 9.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2459/new_window-1pixel-ignored-in-config/?comment=2530#comment-2530Hi this works, but it will overwrite "new_float normal". How to set tiling window for 1 pixel, and floating window with window title bar? Thanks. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 15:04:48 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2459/new_window-1pixel-ignored-in-config/?comment=2530#comment-2530