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i3status on secondary monitor only?

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 08:15:25 +0000

I'm using a setup with dual portrait displays, and I'm wondering if there is a way to have i3status on the 2nd display only. Having the same thing displayed twice makes it look cluttered, not mention it's redundant. Here's what my bar section looks like: `bar { mode dock position top font pango: cure 10 workspace_buttons yes tray_output none status ~/.i3./conky.sh }`

Answer by mschaefer for
I'm using a setup with dual portrait displays, and I'm wondering if there is a way to have i3status on the 2nd display only. Having the same thing displayed twice makes it look cluttered, not mention it's redundant. Here's what my bar section looks like:

`bar { mode dock position top font pango: cure 10 workspace_buttons yes tray_output none status ~/.i3./conky.sh }`

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:39:47 +0000

You can use output [output name] in the bar section of your i3 config file to specify where the bar should be shown. See [i3 user's guide](http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_configuring_i3bar), section 5.6 Edit: Okay, this way also the workspace buttons are removed. If you don't want that but just remove the status bar, just create a second bar section in the config without a status command, c.f. the complete example in section 5.6 of the user's guide.

Comment by Adaephon for
You can use `output [output name]` in the bar section of your i3 config file to specify where the bar should be shown. See i3 user's guide, section 5.6

Edit: Okay, this way also the workspace buttons are removed. If you don't want that but just remove the status bar, just create a second bar section in the config without a status command, c.f. the complete example in section 5.6 of the user's guide.

Tue, 05 Nov 2013 11:49:55 +0000

Could you check if you have `force_xinerama yes` somewhere in your config? In that case the outputs would be named `xinerama-0` and `xinerama-1` no matter what `xrandr` says. This was [needed for older nVidia drivers](http://i3wm.org/docs/multi-monitor.html) and you may no longer need it.

Comment by mschaefer for
You can use `output [output name]` in the bar section of your i3 config file to specify where the bar should be shown. See i3 user's guide, section 5.6

Edit: Okay, this way also the workspace buttons are removed. If you don't want that but just remove the status bar, just create a second bar section in the config without a status command, c.f. the complete example in section 5.6 of the user's guide.

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:54:43 +0000

Could you post the bar sections of your config in your initial post? Could be helpful

Comment by Greymon for
You can use `output [output name]` in the bar section of your i3 config file to specify where the bar should be shown. See i3 user's guide, section 5.6

Edit: Okay, this way also the workspace buttons are removed. If you don't want that but just remove the status bar, just create a second bar section in the config without a status command, c.f. the complete example in section 5.6 of the user's guide.

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:30:01 +0000

Sorry, I'm really bad at troubleshooting. When I use output DVI-I-3 in the bar section and reload i3, i3bar disappears. I can still move between workspaces, but the bar is gone entirely. I've tried DVI-I-2, as well, with same results, as well as DVI2 and DVI3.

Comment by Greymon for
You can use `output [output name]` in the bar section of your i3 config file to specify where the bar should be shown. See i3 user's guide, section 5.6

Edit: Okay, this way also the workspace buttons are removed. If you don't want that but just remove the status bar, just create a second bar section in the config without a status command, c.f. the complete example in section 5.6 of the user's guide.

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:07:16 +0000

This actually highlights another issue I've been having. xrandr lists my monitor outputs as DVI-I-2 and DVI-I-3, but i3 doesn't accepts that as correct, and thus I can't put my bar on a single monitor. What am I doing wrong?

Comment by mschaefer for
You can use `output [output name]` in the bar section of your i3 config file to specify where the bar should be shown. See i3 user's guide, section 5.6

Edit: Okay, this way also the workspace buttons are removed. If you don't want that but just remove the status bar, just create a second bar section in the config without a status command, c.f. the complete example in section 5.6 of the user's guide.

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:18:00 +0000

what do you mean by "doesn't accept that as correct"? It just doesn't work, or do you get some kind of an error? Sure you wrote it correct? I think there are people here that are working with devices exactly named like yours...