https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:22:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/360/emacs-like-keybinding/ I would like to make a couple of Emacs-like keybindings. For instance I would like to do $mod-t t ("$mod" and "t" down, release, and then "t") to bring up scrathpad-urxvt and $mod-t e to focus on Emacs. I can somewhat do this using: bindsym $mod+t t mode "scratchpad" mode "scratchpad" { bindsym t [class="(?i)urxvt"] scratchpad show bindsym e [class="(?i)emacs"] focus bindsym f [class="(?i)aurora"] focus bindsym Return mode "default" bindsym Escape mode "default"} But I have to exit the scrathpad-mode using Enter which is annoying. Can I somehow make a "$mod-t t" key binding or make i3 exit a mode after a single one key? Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:17:43 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/360/emacs-like-keybinding/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/360/emacs-like-keybinding/?answer=361#post-id-361You can exit the mode like this: bindsym $mod+t t mode "scratchpad" mode "scratchpad" { bindsym t [class="(?i)urxvt"] scratchpad show; mode "default" bindsym e [class="(?i)emacs"] focus; mode "default" bindsym f [class="(?i)aurora"] focus; mode "default" bindsym Return mode "default" bindsym Escape mode "default" } Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:22:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/360/emacs-like-keybinding/?answer=361#post-id-361