https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 21 Jun 2015 22:11:45 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3107/disable-border-if-only-one-window-is-opened-on-a-workspace/I'm looking for a way to automatically disable borders if a window is alone on a workspace. My current setup is "border pixel 1", so I can distinguish between more opened windows on one workspace. Anybody knows what should I do?Thu, 26 Dec 2013 21:50:24 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3107/disable-border-if-only-one-window-is-opened-on-a-workspace/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3107/disable-border-if-only-one-window-is-opened-on-a-workspace/?comment=6169#comment-6169I actually have the same question, only hideedgeborders both doesn't cut it for me. That setting only gives me what I want when having only one container/window open: no borders. If I have say two stacked terminals open, this setting will only show a border inbetween those terminals. Using pixel 1Sun, 21 Jun 2015 22:11:45 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3107/disable-border-if-only-one-window-is-opened-on-a-workspace/?comment=6169#comment-6169https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3107/disable-border-if-only-one-window-is-opened-on-a-workspace/?answer=6168#post-id-6168I actually have the same question, only hide_edge_borders both doesn't cut it for me. That setting only gives me what I want when having only one container/window open: no borders. If I have say two stacked terminals open, this setting will only show a border inbetween those terminals. Using pixel 1 for a border, still makes it hard to distinguish which of both windows is the active one. AFAICS, only some IPC script would solve this case. If anyone has some pointer on how to start looking at the problem... Sun, 21 Jun 2015 22:11:17 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3107/disable-border-if-only-one-window-is-opened-on-a-workspace/?answer=6168#post-id-6168https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3107/disable-border-if-only-one-window-is-opened-on-a-workspace/?answer=3116#post-id-3116I guess this answers your question: hide_edge_borders <none|vertical|horizontal|both> More info in [the user guide](http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_hiding_vertical_borders). Fri, 27 Dec 2013 21:20:23 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3107/disable-border-if-only-one-window-is-opened-on-a-workspace/?answer=3116#post-id-3116https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3107/disable-border-if-only-one-window-is-opened-on-a-workspace/?comment=3126#comment-3126Seems like I have to read the documentation more carefully. I totally missed this, probably thought it's just another option to set normal border size. Thanks for answering, by the way.Sat, 28 Dec 2013 20:19:26 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3107/disable-border-if-only-one-window-is-opened-on-a-workspace/?comment=3126#comment-3126