i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 08 May 2015 12:19:39 +0000Open a program in floating mode, just once.https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2759/open-a-program-in-floating-mode-just-once/Sometimes when I'm trouble shooting some program it's better to have it in floating mode because that's the more "standard" environment. Is there a simple way to execute a program in floating mode just for a single execution?Mon, 21 Oct 2013 23:40:28 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2759/open-a-program-in-floating-mode-just-once/Comment by KJ44 for <p>Sometimes when I'm trouble shooting some program it's better to have it in floating mode because that's the more "standard" environment. Is there a simple way to execute a program in floating mode just for a single execution?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2759/open-a-program-in-floating-mode-just-once/?comment=2771#comment-2771Sorry, I put my answer here originally, by mistake,Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:45:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2759/open-a-program-in-floating-mode-just-once/?comment=2771#comment-2771Answer by npostavs for <p>Sometimes when I'm trouble shooting some program it's better to have it in floating mode because that's the more "standard" environment. Is there a simple way to execute a program in floating mode just for a single execution?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2759/open-a-program-in-floating-mode-just-once/?answer=2760#post-id-2760The application I had in mind happens to be Emacs; I found a solution that works for this case at least. In `~/.config/i3/config`: for_window [title="^floatme$"] floating enable Then to get a floating Emacs, run: emacs -Q -T floatme It would be nice to have a solution that didn't rely on the application being able to set its title though.Mon, 21 Oct 2013 23:59:49 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2759/open-a-program-in-floating-mode-just-once/?answer=2760#post-id-2760Comment by msx for <p>The application I had in mind happens to be Emacs; I found a solution that works for this case at least.</p> <p>In <code>~/.config/i3/config</code>:</p> <pre><code>for_window [title="^floatme$"] floating enable </code></pre> <p>Then to get a floating Emacs, run:</p> <pre><code>emacs -Q -T floatme </code></pre> <p>It would be nice to have a solution that didn't rely on the application being able to set its title though.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2759/open-a-program-in-floating-mode-just-once/?comment=5969#comment-5969You can use [Class="Emacs"] instead; use the cli tool xprops to find out information about your open applications' windows.Fri, 08 May 2015 12:19:39 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2759/open-a-program-in-floating-mode-just-once/?comment=5969#comment-5969Answer by KJ44 for <p>Sometimes when I'm trouble shooting some program it's better to have it in floating mode because that's the more "standard" environment. Is there a simple way to execute a program in floating mode just for a single execution?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2759/open-a-program-in-floating-mode-just-once/?answer=2772#post-id-2772There's a keybinding to toggle a window between tiling and floating modes and one to move focus between tiling and floating windows,Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:46:59 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2759/open-a-program-in-floating-mode-just-once/?answer=2772#post-id-2772Comment by jrichter for <p>There's a keybinding to toggle a window between tiling and floating modes and one to move focus between tiling and floating windows,</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2759/open-a-program-in-floating-mode-just-once/?comment=3024#comment-3024Mod1 + Shift + Space I believe is the defaultSat, 07 Dec 2013 23:44:09 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2759/open-a-program-in-floating-mode-just-once/?comment=3024#comment-3024Comment by qed for <p>There's a keybinding to toggle a window between tiling and floating modes and one to move focus between tiling and floating windows,</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2759/open-a-program-in-floating-mode-just-once/?comment=2856#comment-2856What is the keybinding?Sun, 10 Nov 2013 14:26:14 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2759/open-a-program-in-floating-mode-just-once/?comment=2856#comment-2856