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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 26 May 2014 10:18:29 +0000changing workspaces on two outputs at once?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3839/changing-workspaces-on-two-outputs-at-once/I'd like to replicate gnome's functionality of being able to change the workspace on both screens in a dual monitor setup at once (e.g.: control+alt + left/right) i've concocted the below two bindsym's but they don't seem to work: bindsym $mod+$alt+Left focus output $monitor_left; workspace prev; focus output $monitor_right; workspace prev bindsym $mod+$alt+Right focus output $monitor_left; workspace next; focus output $monitor_right; workspace next it just seems that each workspace numerically is iterated through as opposed to changing both on each input. any ideas what i'm missing here? Sun, 18 May 2014 02:25:59 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3839/changing-workspaces-on-two-outputs-at-once/Comment by Michael for I'd like to replicate gnome's functionality of being able to change the workspace on both screens in a dual monitor setup at once (e.g.: control+alt + left/right) i've concocted the below two bindsym's but they don't seem to work: bindsym $mod+$alt+Left focus output $monitorleft; workspace prev; focus output $monitorright; workspace prev bindsym $mod+$alt+Right focus output $monitorleft; workspace next; focus output $monitorright; workspace next it just seems that each workspace numerically is iterated through as opposed to changing both on each input. any ideas what i'm missing here? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3839/changing-workspaces-on-two-outputs-at-once/?comment=3879#comment-3879I think you want to use `workspace prev_on_output` instead of `workspace prev`.Sun, 25 May 2014 18:21:14 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3839/changing-workspaces-on-two-outputs-at-once/?comment=3879#comment-3879Answer by orangeotto for I'd like to replicate gnome's functionality of being able to change the workspace on both screens in a dual monitor setup at once (e.g.: control+alt + left/right) i've concocted the below two bindsym's but they don't seem to work: bindsym $mod+$alt+Left focus output $monitorleft; workspace prev; focus output $monitorright; workspace prev bindsym $mod+$alt+Right focus output $monitorleft; workspace next; focus output $monitorright; workspace next it just seems that each workspace numerically is iterated through as opposed to changing both on each input. any ideas what i'm missing here? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3839/changing-workspaces-on-two-outputs-at-once/?answer=3884#post-id-3884That was exactly it! This bit of config works. bindsym $mod+$alt+Left focus output left; workspace prev_on_output; focus output right; workspace prev_on_output bindsym $mod+$alt+Right focus output left; workspace next_on_output; focus output right; workspace next_on_output Thanks!Mon, 26 May 2014 10:18:29 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3839/changing-workspaces-on-two-outputs-at-once/?answer=3884#post-id-3884