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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 13 Mar 2014 07:32:56 +0000Setting up floating pop up windowhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/3516/setting-up-floating-pop-up-window/I'm trying to set up a key binding to run a command to spawn a terminal with a media player as a floating window. I've tried both `urxvt -e mocp && i3-msg floating toggle` and `urxvt -e mocp & i3-msg floating toggle`; the former waits until the window is closed to cause my previously focused window to start floating, the latter causes my focused window to start floating while the terminal spawns in behind it.Thu, 13 Mar 2014 02:28:43 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3516/setting-up-floating-pop-up-window/Answer by joepd for I'm trying to set up a key binding to run a command to spawn a terminal with a media player as a floating window. I've tried both <code>urxvt -e mocp && i3-msg floating toggle</code> and <code>urxvt -e mocp & i3-msg floating toggle</code>; the former waits until the window is closed to cause my previously focused window to start floating, the latter causes my focused window to start floating while the terminal spawns in behind it. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3516/setting-up-floating-pop-up-window/?answer=3517#post-id-3517One way of fixing this is the following: You can launch urxvt with the following option: ``-title text``. This sets the window title to `text`. Then you can match this title with a ``for_window`` matcher in your i3-config. When this window is active, the normal shortcuts for toggling a float are valid. If you want to be able to toggle this property if also the window is not active, to my knowledge, you should get into an i3 scripting library to select the window and define an action on it. Thu, 13 Mar 2014 07:15:28 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3516/setting-up-floating-pop-up-window/?answer=3517#post-id-3517Comment by Artifix for One way of fixing this is the following: You can launch urxvt with the following option: <code>-title text</code>. This sets the window title to <code>text</code>. Then you can match this title with a <code>for_window</code> matcher in your i3-config. When this window is active, the normal shortcuts for toggling a float are valid. If you want to be able to toggle this property if also the window is not active, to my knowledge, you should get into an i3 scripting library to select the window and define an action on it. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3516/setting-up-floating-pop-up-window/?comment=3518#comment-3518Thanks a ton! I think the `for_window` bit solved the problem, though the `-title $string` option to urxvt caused the terminaly to only flash on the screen and disappear immediately(Could be a version thing, Arch does that sometimes).Thu, 13 Mar 2014 07:32:56 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3516/setting-up-floating-pop-up-window/?comment=3518#comment-3518