i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 07 Apr 2014 22:26:38 +0000Split in vertical orientation does not work (using $mod + v).https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3622/split-in-vertical-orientation-does-not-work-using-mod-v/Hi all, I am facing a strange problem. I cannot change splitting-orientation (using $mod + v) though I have following lines in my `~/.i3/config` file: bindsym $mod+h split h bindsym $mod+v split v Nevertheless I am able to change orientation this way: $ i3-msg split h # or split v, it works. Can you suggest me a solution, please? :)Sat, 05 Apr 2014 07:00:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3622/split-in-vertical-orientation-does-not-work-using-mod-v/Comment by joepd for <p>Hi all, I am facing a strange problem. I cannot change splitting-orientation (using $mod + v) though I have following lines in my <code>~/.i3/config</code> file:</p> <pre><code>bindsym $mod+h split h bindsym $mod+v split v </code></pre> <p>Nevertheless I am able to change orientation this way:</p> <pre><code>$ i3-msg split h # or split v, it works. </code></pre> <p>Can you suggest me a solution, please? :)</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3622/split-in-vertical-orientation-does-not-work-using-mod-v/?comment=3628#comment-3628What is the output of ``grep '+h' ~/.config/i3/config``? Sat, 05 Apr 2014 21:36:02 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3622/split-in-vertical-orientation-does-not-work-using-mod-v/?comment=3628#comment-3628Comment by joepd for <p>Hi all, I am facing a strange problem. I cannot change splitting-orientation (using $mod + v) though I have following lines in my <code>~/.i3/config</code> file:</p> <pre><code>bindsym $mod+h split h bindsym $mod+v split v </code></pre> <p>Nevertheless I am able to change orientation this way:</p> <pre><code>$ i3-msg split h # or split v, it works. </code></pre> <p>Can you suggest me a solution, please? :)</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3622/split-in-vertical-orientation-does-not-work-using-mod-v/?comment=3632#comment-3632This should provide all necessary facts: ``grep -E '\+[hv]' ~/.{,config/}i3/config 2>/dev/null``:) but the Bigger Than sign (>) gets HTMLized in code brackets... Mon, 07 Apr 2014 22:26:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3622/split-in-vertical-orientation-does-not-work-using-mod-v/?comment=3632#comment-3632Comment by Adaephon for <p>Hi all, I am facing a strange problem. I cannot change splitting-orientation (using $mod + v) though I have following lines in my <code>~/.i3/config</code> file:</p> <pre><code>bindsym $mod+h split h bindsym $mod+v split v </code></pre> <p>Nevertheless I am able to change orientation this way:</p> <pre><code>$ i3-msg split h # or split v, it works. </code></pre> <p>Can you suggest me a solution, please? :)</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3622/split-in-vertical-orientation-does-not-work-using-mod-v/?comment=3631#comment-3631it probably should be `grep '+v' ~/.i3/config`. Although if there really is a `~/.config/i3/config` it would have precedence over `~/.i3/config`.Mon, 07 Apr 2014 06:03:11 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3622/split-in-vertical-orientation-does-not-work-using-mod-v/?comment=3631#comment-3631