i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 13 Apr 2014 19:28:35 +0000Exit from select parent modehttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/3643/exit-from-select-parent-mode/Suppose I press `$mod+A`(default key) several times to select all the windows in current workspace. Now I change my mind and want to go back to previously selected window. How can I do that without switching to another workspace?Sun, 13 Apr 2014 16:54:16 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3643/exit-from-select-parent-mode/Answer by joepd for <p>Suppose I press <code>$mod+A</code>(default key) several times to select all the windows in current workspace. Now I change my mind and want to go back to previously selected window.</p> <p>How can I do that without switching to another workspace?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3643/exit-from-select-parent-mode/?answer=3644#post-id-3644It's all in [6.4. Focusing/Moving containers](http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_focusing_moving_containers): Use ``focus child`` for that. For some reason, the default ``$mod+d`` shortcut is commented out in the default config: #bindsym Mod1+d focus child Just remove the ``#``. Sun, 13 Apr 2014 19:20:05 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3643/exit-from-select-parent-mode/?answer=3644#post-id-3644Comment by axper for <p>It's all in <a href="http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_focusing_moving_containers">6.4. Focusing/Moving containers</a>: Use <code>focus child</code> for that. </p> <p>For some reason, the default <code>$mod+d</code> shortcut is commented out in the default config: </p> <pre><code> #bindsym Mod1+d focus child </code></pre> <p>Just remove the <code>#</code>. </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3643/exit-from-select-parent-mode/?comment=3645#comment-3645I guess it's commented because `$mod+d` is for dmenuSun, 13 Apr 2014 19:28:35 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3643/exit-from-select-parent-mode/?comment=3645#comment-3645