i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:54:23 +0000resize floating windows on starthttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/3327/resize-floating-windows-on-start/I want to turn URxvt into a drop down terminal, something similar to guake. but I want it to be a certain size. I set floating_maximum and floating_minimum_size to the size I wanted, (1366x350) but obviously that turned even the popup dialogs into that size. Is there anyway to resize URxvt automatically without resizing all floating windows?Wed, 29 Jan 2014 04:01:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3327/resize-floating-windows-on-start/Answer by joepd for <p>I want to turn URxvt into a drop down terminal, something similar to guake. but I want it to be a certain size. I set floating<em>maximum and floating</em>minimum_size to the size I wanted, (1366x350) but obviously that turned even the popup dialogs into that size. Is there anyway to resize URxvt automatically without resizing all floating windows?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3327/resize-floating-windows-on-start/?answer=3328#post-id-3328The key is to make a matcher that works. Have a look in the userguide at the [for_window command](http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_arbitrary_commands_for_specific_windows_for_window). Here is a nice [solution for a drop down terminal](https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2420/dropdown-terminal-in-i3/?answer=2626#post-id-2626). Wed, 29 Jan 2014 06:21:36 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3327/resize-floating-windows-on-start/?answer=3328#post-id-3328Answer by jared for <p>I want to turn URxvt into a drop down terminal, something similar to guake. but I want it to be a certain size. I set floating<em>maximum and floating</em>minimum_size to the size I wanted, (1366x350) but obviously that turned even the popup dialogs into that size. Is there anyway to resize URxvt automatically without resizing all floating windows?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3327/resize-floating-windows-on-start/?answer=3333#post-id-3333I was not aware you could use the resize options under the for_window command I thought they were only for keybindings. That solved my problem.Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:51:49 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3327/resize-floating-windows-on-start/?answer=3333#post-id-3333Answer by jared for <p>I want to turn URxvt into a drop down terminal, something similar to guake. but I want it to be a certain size. I set floating<em>maximum and floating</em>minimum_size to the size I wanted, (1366x350) but obviously that turned even the popup dialogs into that size. Is there anyway to resize URxvt automatically without resizing all floating windows?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3327/resize-floating-windows-on-start/?answer=3334#post-id-3334I did not know you could use resize under the for_window command. that fixed my problem.Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:54:23 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3327/resize-floating-windows-on-start/?answer=3334#post-id-3334