i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:46:59 +0000how How to close window and instantly open new on the same place? [closed]https://faq.i3wm.org/question/289/how-how-to-close-window-and-instantly-open-new-on-the-same-place-closed/... with size save.Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:21:14 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/289/how-how-to-close-window-and-instantly-open-new-on-the-same-place-closed/Answer by ShadowPrince for <p>... with size save.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/289/how-how-to-close-window-and-instantly-open-new-on-the-same-place-closed/?answer=293#post-id-293Sorry for anonymous question, thought that checkbox let me ask without registration. #!/usr/bin/python # close window and open new at the same place # uses i3-py, pip install i3-py import os import i3 import sys def wait_for_new_window(windows): return i3.get_tree() == windows if __name__ == '__main__': os.system(sys.argv[1]) os.system('i3 split h') windows = i3.get_tree() while wait_for_new_window(windows): pass os.system('i3 focus left') os.system('i3 kill') Thank for answer, I made that script on python, bind $mod+Shift+D to him with param dmenu_run, bind $mod+Shift+Enter to him with param terminal and use. P.S. Thanks for cool WM! Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:57:40 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/289/how-how-to-close-window-and-instantly-open-new-on-the-same-place-closed/?answer=293#post-id-293Comment by joepd for <p>Sorry for anonymous question, thought that checkbox let me ask without registration. </p> <pre><code>#!/usr/bin/python # close window and open new at the same place # uses i3-py, pip install i3-py import os import i3 import sys def wait_for_new_window(windows): return i3.get_tree() == windows if __name__ == '__main__': os.system(sys.argv[1]) os.system('i3 split h') windows = i3.get_tree() while wait_for_new_window(windows): pass os.system('i3 focus left') os.system('i3 kill') </code></pre> <p>Thank for answer, I made that script on python, bind $mod+Shift+D to him with param dmenu_run, bind $mod+Shift+Enter to him with param terminal and use. P.S. Thanks for cool WM!</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/289/how-how-to-close-window-and-instantly-open-new-on-the-same-place-closed/?comment=296#comment-296That's a sweet trick: The wait_for_new_window function. This is handy for a whole lot of ideas. Thanks for sharing :) Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:46:59 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/289/how-how-to-close-window-and-instantly-open-new-on-the-same-place-closed/?comment=296#comment-296Answer by joepd for <p>... with size save.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/289/how-how-to-close-window-and-instantly-open-new-on-the-same-place-closed/?answer=292#post-id-292You could try and hack this, with splitting the container, create the new window, focus the previous one, and kill it. You might need to put a sleep command between the make-new-window and the focus-previous phases (or possibly a nicer hack involving parsing the window name if you can predict it reliably). Hope this helps, I did not try it myself :) Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:25:48 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/289/how-how-to-close-window-and-instantly-open-new-on-the-same-place-closed/?answer=292#post-id-292Answer by Michael for <p>... with size save.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/289/how-how-to-close-window-and-instantly-open-new-on-the-same-place-closed/?answer=290#post-id-290Not possible in i3.Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:52:09 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/289/how-how-to-close-window-and-instantly-open-new-on-the-same-place-closed/?answer=290#post-id-290