i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 08 May 2014 17:21:33 +0000How to disable shortcuts in fullscreen app?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3779/how-to-disable-shortcuts-in-fullscreen-app/Hello, how can I disable some or all shotcuts in fullscreen app? i.e.: gamesWed, 07 May 2014 12:03:24 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3779/how-to-disable-shortcuts-in-fullscreen-app/Answer by Adaephon for <p>Hello, how can I disable some or all shotcuts in fullscreen app? i.e.: games</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3779/how-to-disable-shortcuts-in-fullscreen-app/?answer=3781#post-id-3781You can use a `mode` to achieve that: mode "passthrough" { bindsym Mod4+Escape mode "default" } bindsym Mod4+Escape mode "passthrough" Pressing **Mod4**+**Escape** will enter the mode *"passthrough"* in which only **Mod4**+**Escape** will be available as binding to return to the *"default"* mode. If you want to enter the mode automatically you could then use a short wrapper script, `passthrough.sh`: #!/bin/sh i3-msg 'mode "passthrough"' "$@" i3-msg 'mode "default"' Instead of `game -option1 -option2` you then can use `passthrough.sh game -option1 -option2` to start the game.Thu, 08 May 2014 10:43:40 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3779/how-to-disable-shortcuts-in-fullscreen-app/?answer=3781#post-id-3781Comment by KJ44 for <p>You can use a <code>mode</code> to achieve that:</p> <pre><code>mode "passthrough" { bindsym Mod4+Escape mode "default" } bindsym Mod4+Escape mode "passthrough" </code></pre> <p>Pressing <strong>Mod4</strong>+<strong>Escape</strong> will enter the mode <em>"passthrough"</em> in which only <strong>Mod4</strong>+<strong>Escape</strong> will be available as binding to return to the <em>"default"</em> mode. </p> <p>If you want to enter the mode automatically you could then use a short wrapper script, <code>passthrough.sh</code>:</p> <pre><code>#!/bin/sh i3-msg 'mode "passthrough"' "$@" i3-msg 'mode "default"' </code></pre> <p>Instead of <code>game -option1 -option2</code> you then can use <code>passthrough.sh game -option1 -option2</code> to start the game.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3779/how-to-disable-shortcuts-in-fullscreen-app/?comment=3783#comment-3783This is a powerful technique. If you're familiar with Emacs and how it uses Ctrl-z and z, I'm interested in how I can use the mouse with one hand (my left) and unmodified keys with the other (my right). Modes in i3 are cool.Thu, 08 May 2014 17:21:33 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3779/how-to-disable-shortcuts-in-fullscreen-app/?comment=3783#comment-3783