i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:18:44 +0000How to bind a key to start an app in a specific workspacehttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/3195/how-to-bind-a-key-to-start-an-app-in-a-specific-workspace/We autostart applications in the workspaces we want like this: > exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace xxx; exec /usr/bin/x' We'd start an application via a key-bind: > bindsym a+b exec /usr/bin/x What I want is to specify the workspace which the new window will appear in the last key-binding scheme. I tried > bindsym a+b exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace xxx; exec /usr/bin/x' > bindsym a+b exec i3-msg --no-startup-id 'workspace xxx; exec /usr/bin/x' > bindsym a+b exec i3-msg 'workspace xxx; exec /usr/bin/x' Sarcastically enough, > i3-msg --no-startup-id 'workspace xxx; exec /usr/bin/x' This executed in a bash without hassle. Any tricks I am missing?Sat, 11 Jan 2014 09:37:08 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3195/how-to-bind-a-key-to-start-an-app-in-a-specific-workspace/Answer by Michael for <p>We autostart applications in the workspaces we want like this:</p> <blockquote> <p>exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace xxx; exec /usr/bin/x'</p> </blockquote> <p>We'd start an application via a key-bind:</p> <blockquote> <p>bindsym a+b exec /usr/bin/x</p> </blockquote> <p>What I want is to specify the workspace which the new window will appear in the last key-binding scheme.</p> <p>I tried</p> <blockquote> <p>bindsym a+b exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace xxx; exec /usr/bin/x'</p> <p>bindsym a+b exec i3-msg --no-startup-id 'workspace xxx; exec /usr/bin/x'</p> <p>bindsym a+b exec i3-msg 'workspace xxx; exec /usr/bin/x'</p> </blockquote> <p>Sarcastically enough,</p> <blockquote> <p>i3-msg --no-startup-id 'workspace xxx; exec /usr/bin/x'</p> </blockquote> <p>This executed in a bash without hassle. Any tricks I am missing?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3195/how-to-bind-a-key-to-start-an-app-in-a-specific-workspace/?answer=3196#post-id-3196You don’t need to use i3-msg in a key binding. Just use this: bindsym a+b workspace 3; exec urxvtSat, 11 Jan 2014 09:48:05 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3195/how-to-bind-a-key-to-start-an-app-in-a-specific-workspace/?answer=3196#post-id-3196Comment by Adaephon for <p>You don’t need to use i3-msg in a key binding. Just use this:</p> <pre><code>bindsym a+b workspace 3; exec urxvt </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3195/how-to-bind-a-key-to-start-an-app-in-a-specific-workspace/?comment=3221#comment-3221`bindsym a+b workspace xxx; exec /usr/bin/x; workspace back_and_forth` works for startup notification aware apps for example gnome tools (do **not** use `--no-startup-id`). These will be opened on 'xxx' even though i3 switches to back_and_forth without waiting for the window to be created.Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:18:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3195/how-to-bind-a-key-to-start-an-app-in-a-specific-workspace/?comment=3221#comment-3221Comment by Gulver for <p>You don’t need to use i3-msg in a key binding. Just use this:</p> <pre><code>bindsym a+b workspace 3; exec urxvt </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3195/how-to-bind-a-key-to-start-an-app-in-a-specific-workspace/?comment=3198#comment-3198Any chance to run the exec without automatically switching to the specified workspace?Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:42:05 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3195/how-to-bind-a-key-to-start-an-app-in-a-specific-workspace/?comment=3198#comment-3198