https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 03 Mar 2014 23:03:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2593/tabbed-layout-for-skype-chats/I would like placed skype windows in such case:<br> - contact list in left side in tiling mode<br> - chats in right side in tabbed mode<br> How I can change mode for some windows?<br> Thank you.<br> <pre> ------------------------------------------------------------<br> | chat1 | chat2 | chat3 | | Contacts |<br> ------------------------------------------------------------<br> | | |<br> | | |<br> | | |<br> | | |<br> | | |<br> | | |<br> | | |<br> ------------------------------------------------------------<br> </pre>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 05:40:08 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2593/tabbed-layout-for-skype-chats/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2593/tabbed-layout-for-skype-chats/?answer=2602#post-id-2602I think the easiest way is to enter tabbed mode (Mod+w in the default config), open the chat windows, then move the contacts window to the right (Mod+Shift+Right arrow in the default config) repeatedly until it pops out. Afterwards resize the boundary between the tabbed container and the contacts window with the mouse.Thu, 26 Sep 2013 16:42:05 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2593/tabbed-layout-for-skype-chats/?answer=2602#post-id-2602https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2593/tabbed-layout-for-skype-chats/?comment=3469#comment-3469Thanks Michael, that's one more lesson in "doing things the i3 way" I've learned.Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:50:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2593/tabbed-layout-for-skype-chats/?comment=3469#comment-3469https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2593/tabbed-layout-for-skype-chats/?comment=2619#comment-2619Thank you, Michael, I can do it manually, but I want that new Skype Chat window opened in tabbed container. How I can write this rule in cofig file? (for_window may be)Fri, 27 Sep 2013 08:18:34 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2593/tabbed-layout-for-skype-chats/?comment=2619#comment-2619https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2593/tabbed-layout-for-skype-chats/?answer=3470#post-id-3470OK, this isn't a way to automate, as you and I would like, but it's a workaround. It relies on the observation that one's Skype username is in the title of the Contacts Window. The Contacts Window is in the scratchpad, so you can toggle its visibility with a key; the Chat Windows remain tiled. Thus, when you lay out the tiled Chat Windows as tabbed or stacked, you exclude the Contacts Window. # Skype. for_window [instance="skype" title="G12ES"] floating enable, move scratchpad, scratchpad show; bindsym $mod+backslash [instance="skype" title="G12ES"] scratchpad show; Unfortunately it seems one can't assign the floating scratchpad window to a workspace, but one can assign the tiled Chat windows to a workspace. ### UPDATE ### I have abandoned the floating window approach. I now (1) fire up Skype in a workspace (2) enter my special "workspace layout" mode (3) type 's k y' and hey presto I have the contacts window on the left and a stacking container on the left (a terminal). If I then (4) open a chat window, it appears stacked in the terminal container. This is a vile hack ... mode "Layout" { # Skype. # https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2593/tabbed-layout-for-skype-chats/ # The terminal acts as a stacked container for chat windows. # The contacts window is moved to the right of the terminal. # Chat windows are configured to appear inside the stacked container. # See "Define workspace layouts ..." elsewhere in this file. bindsym s exec i3-sensible-terminal --title "Skype™ Chat" bindsym k layout stacking bindsym y [instance="skype"] focus, move right, mode "default" # Go back to normal. bindsym Return mode "default" bindsym Escape mode "default" bindsym Tab mode "default" } # Define workspace layouts in conjunction with layout mode. assign [title="Skype™ Chat"] sk assign [instance="skype"] sk for_window [instance="skype" title="Skype™ Chat"] move left, move left Mon, 03 Mar 2014 23:03:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2593/tabbed-layout-for-skype-chats/?answer=3470#post-id-3470