https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 17 Dec 2014 13:09:06 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3604/custom-order-of-workspaces/Hi. I'm using the programmer dvorak keyboard layout. This means my numbers are "7531902468". This doesn't fit well with the current workspace layout scheme in i3bar as they're ordered 1-10. Is there a way to change the ordering of the workspaces in i3bar?Tue, 01 Apr 2014 09:48:32 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3604/custom-order-of-workspaces/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3604/custom-order-of-workspaces/?answer=5193#post-id-5193I know this is old question, but I had the same problem which I solved today. From some time (not sure from when), it is possible to hide number in the workspace name (if you use i3bar). Here is the relevant configuration parts that set up reordering of workspaces for me in dvorak programmers style: To hide number from workspace name: bar { ... strip_workspace_numbers yes ... } Then naming and assigning keys: # assign workspaces to screens workspace "1:$" output HDMI3 workspace "2:&" output HDMI3 workspace "3:7" output HDMI3 workspace "4:5" output HDMI3 workspace "5:3" output HDMI3 workspace "6:1" output HDMI3 workspace "7:9" output HDMI3 workspace "8:0" output HDMI3 workspace "9:2" output HDMI3 workspace "10:4" output HDMI3 workspace "11:6" output HDMI3 workspace "12:8" output HDMI3 workspace "13:#" output HDMI3 # switch to workspace bindcode $myModC+$dollarC workspace "1:$" bindcode $myModC+$ampC workspace "2:&" bindcode $myModC+$sevenC workspace "3:7" bindcode $myModC+$fiveC workspace "4:5" bindcode $myModC+$threeC workspace "5:3" bindcode $myModC+$oneC workspace "6:1" bindcode $myModC+$nineC workspace "7:9" bindcode $myModC+$zeroC workspace "8:0" bindcode $myModC+$twoC workspace "9:2" bindcode $myModC+$fourC workspace "10:4" bindcode $myModC+$sixC workspace "11:6" bindcode $myModC+$eightC workspace "12:8" bindcode $myModC+$hashC workspace "13:#" # move focused container to workspace bindcode $myModC+Shift+$dollarC move workspace "1:$" bindcode $myModC+Shift+$ampC move workspace "2:&" bindcode $myModC+Shift+$sevenC move workspace "3:7" bindcode $myModC+Shift+$fiveC move workspace "4:5" bindcode $myModC+Shift+$threeC move workspace "5:3" bindcode $myModC+Shift+$oneC move workspace "6:1" bindcode $myModC+Shift+$nineC move workspace "7:9" bindcode $myModC+Shift+$zeroC move workspace "8:0" bindcode $myModC+Shift+$twoC move workspace "9:2" bindcode $myModC+Shift+$fourC move workspace "10:4" bindcode $myModC+Shift+$sixC move workspace "11:6" bindcode $myModC+Shift+$eightC move workspace "12:8" bindcode $myModC+Shift+$hashC move workspace "13:#" And finally definition of keys: set $myModC Mod4 set $dollarC 49 set $ampC 10 set $sevenC 11 set $fiveC 12 set $threeC 13 set $oneC 14 set $nineC 15 set $zeroC 16 set $twoC 17 set $fourC 18 set $sixC 19 set $eightC 20 set $hashC 21 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 13:09:06 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3604/custom-order-of-workspaces/?answer=5193#post-id-5193https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3604/custom-order-of-workspaces/?answer=3668#post-id-3668No, you cannot change the order, and it is unlikely to come. I didn’t even know that programmer dvorak changed the order of the numbers, I think no other keyboard layout does that :). I’d recommend to write a patch for i3bar to use a custom sort order that corresponds with your numbers.Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:39:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3604/custom-order-of-workspaces/?answer=3668#post-id-3668