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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:16:20 +0000Find where program is running and blink workspacehttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/3710/find-where-program-is-running-and-blink-workspace/I have two questions in one: 1. How do I "blink" a workspace? (such as when you open a program in a workspace that doesn't have focus)? 2. Is it possible to find out in which workspace(s) a program is running? Ultimately, my goal is to set a notification whenever I receive an email. I have offlineimap syncing my email every 5 minutes and mutt running (usually) in workspace 9. So I'd set an offlineimap hook that would call a script that if there was new email, would find out if (and where) mutt is running. If mutt is running, blink that workspace. Thanks.Tue, 22 Apr 2014 21:31:09 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3710/find-where-program-is-running-and-blink-workspace/Comment by iomartin for I have two questions in one: <ol> <li>How do I "blink" a workspace? (such as when you open a program in a workspace that doesn't have focus)?</li> <li>Is it possible to find out in which workspace(s) a program is running?</li> </ol> Ultimately, my goal is to set a notification whenever I receive an email. I have offlineimap syncing my email every 5 minutes and mutt running (usually) in workspace 9. So I'd set an offlineimap hook that would call a script that if there was new email, would find out if (and where) mutt is running. If mutt is running, blink that workspace. Thanks. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3710/find-where-program-is-running-and-blink-workspace/?comment=3720#comment-3720@TonyC, thanks, I'll have a look at dunst. I hadn't looked into knowing if I have new email, I thought there should be some option in offlineimap/mutt that would allow that.Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:16:20 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3710/find-where-program-is-running-and-blink-workspace/?comment=3720#comment-3720Comment by TonyC for I have two questions in one: <ol> <li>How do I "blink" a workspace? (such as when you open a program in a workspace that doesn't have focus)?</li> <li>Is it possible to find out in which workspace(s) a program is running?</li> </ol> Ultimately, my goal is to set a notification whenever I receive an email. I have offlineimap syncing my email every 5 minutes and mutt running (usually) in workspace 9. So I'd set an offlineimap hook that would call a script that if there was new email, would find out if (and where) mutt is running. If mutt is running, blink that workspace. Thanks. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3710/find-where-program-is-running-and-blink-workspace/?comment=3712#comment-3712How would you go about writing the imap hook for new mail?Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:40:15 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3710/find-where-program-is-running-and-blink-workspace/?comment=3712#comment-3712Answer by TonyC for I have two questions in one: <ol> <li>How do I "blink" a workspace? (such as when you open a program in a workspace that doesn't have focus)?</li> <li>Is it possible to find out in which workspace(s) a program is running?</li> </ol> Ultimately, my goal is to set a notification whenever I receive an email. I have offlineimap syncing my email every 5 minutes and mutt running (usually) in workspace 9. So I'd set an offlineimap hook that would call a script that if there was new email, would find out if (and where) mutt is running. If mutt is running, blink that workspace. Thanks. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3710/find-where-program-is-running-and-blink-workspace/?answer=3711#post-id-3711Let me recommend using a notification daemon for this instead, such as [dunst](https://github.com/knopwob/dunst)Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:38:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3710/find-where-program-is-running-and-blink-workspace/?answer=3711#post-id-3711