https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 26 Mar 2014 04:26:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3551/i-want-every-n-th-window-appear-on-next-empty-workspace/Let's say i want not to have more than 3 windows on a workspace. And if 4-th window appears it should open on next free workspace and focused. How to implement that?Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:31:09 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3551/i-want-every-n-th-window-appear-on-next-empty-workspace/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3551/i-want-every-n-th-window-appear-on-next-empty-workspace/?answer=3552#post-id-3552Gain some understanding about [IPC](http://i3wm.org/docs/ipc.html), and pick your favorite language that has a [i3 IPC library](http://i3wm.org/docs/ipc.html#_see_also_existing_libraries) listed here. Sat, 22 Mar 2014 11:31:57 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3551/i-want-every-n-th-window-appear-on-next-empty-workspace/?answer=3552#post-id-3552https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3551/i-want-every-n-th-window-appear-on-next-empty-workspace/?answer=3574#post-id-3574This is not difficult with the new [ipc project](https://github.com/acrisci/i3ipc-glib). This uses the [JavaScript](https://github.com/acrisci/i3ipc-gjs) version but the same API exists in many languages. The latest version of this script can be found [here](https://github.com/acrisci/i3ipc-gjs/blob/master/examples/max-windows-on-ws.js). #!/usr/bin/env gjs /* This example shows how to define a maximum number of windows per workspace. If a window is opened and the workspace has more than the defined number of maximum children containers, the new window will open on the next available workspace. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3551/i-want-every-n-th-window-appear-on-next-empty-workspace/ */ const i3ipc = imports.gi.i3ipc let conn = new i3ipc.Connection; const MAX_WINDOWS = 3; conn.on('window::new', function(conn, e) { let win = conn.get_tree().find_focused(); let ws = win.workspace(); if (ws.nodes.length > MAX_WINDOWS) { win.command('move to workspace next, focus'); } }); conn.main();Wed, 26 Mar 2014 04:26:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3551/i-want-every-n-th-window-appear-on-next-empty-workspace/?answer=3574#post-id-3574