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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, 27 May 2015 14:03:23 +0000How can I change the position of i3-input prompt?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/I have four monitors, and regardless of the active workspace, i3-input prompt always opens up on top left monitor. Why is it so, since it hasn't even been defined as primary monitor? Is it possible to re-position it? Tue, 10 Jun 2014 04:12:17 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/Answer by Adaephon for I have four monitors, and regardless of the active workspace, i3-input prompt always opens up on top left monitor. Why is it so, since it hasn't even been defined as primary monitor? Is it possible to re-position it? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/?answer=3942#post-id-3942TL;DR You cannot without changing the source code. ---- The position of the `i3-input` window is hardcoded to geometry `500x(fontheight+8)+50+50`. That means upper left corner of the virtual screen spanning all displays. There are no configuration or command line options that allow changing that. As far as I can tell, it is not mapped in the i3 window tree (`i3-msg -t get_tree`). Therefore it cannot be moved to a specific workspace or output with i3 commands. It even will remain visible if the workspace on the display, on which it is displayed, is changed. While the window could theoretically be moved with `xdotool`, it does not have a title or window class, which could be used to reference the window. At the moment, if you really want to change the position you can do so only in the source code in `i3-input/main.c`, search for "dimensions": 50, 50, 500, font.height + 8, /* dimensions */ Even better would be if you could give the window a name, so that it can be found with `xdotool` or similar programs. Maybe you could even submit a patch for that. ###Update version 4.11 As of version 4.11 the placement of the *i3-input* window is improved. While still not configurable the i3-input window now appears inside the currently focused window. Tue, 10 Jun 2014 07:04:00 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/?answer=3942#post-id-3942Comment by montiainen for TL;DR You cannot without changing the source code. <hr/> The position of the <code>i3-input</code> window is hardcoded to geometry <code>500x(fontheight+8)+50+50</code>. That means upper left corner of the virtual screen spanning all displays. There are no configuration or command line options that allow changing that. As far as I can tell, it is not mapped in the i3 window tree (<code>i3-msg -t get_tree</code>). Therefore it cannot be moved to a specific workspace or output with i3 commands. It even will remain visible if the workspace on the display, on which it is displayed, is changed. While the window could theoretically be moved with <code>xdotool</code>, it does not have a title or window class, which could be used to reference the window. At the moment, if you really want to change the position you can do so only in the source code in <code>i3-input/main.c</code>, search for "dimensions": <pre><code>50, 50, 500, font.height + 8, /* dimensions */ </code></pre> Even better would be if you could give the window a name, so that it can be found with <code>xdotool</code> or similar programs. Maybe you could even submit a patch for that. <h3>Update version 4.11</h3> As of version 4.11 the placement of the i3-input window is improved. While still not configurable the i3-input window now appears inside the currently focused window. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/?comment=3951#comment-3951I don't have enough karma to post links.Wed, 11 Jun 2014 06:21:23 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/?comment=3951#comment-3951Comment by montiainen for TL;DR You cannot without changing the source code. <hr/> The position of the <code>i3-input</code> window is hardcoded to geometry <code>500x(fontheight+8)+50+50</code>. That means upper left corner of the virtual screen spanning all displays. There are no configuration or command line options that allow changing that. As far as I can tell, it is not mapped in the i3 window tree (<code>i3-msg -t get_tree</code>). Therefore it cannot be moved to a specific workspace or output with i3 commands. It even will remain visible if the workspace on the display, on which it is displayed, is changed. While the window could theoretically be moved with <code>xdotool</code>, it does not have a title or window class, which could be used to reference the window. At the moment, if you really want to change the position you can do so only in the source code in <code>i3-input/main.c</code>, search for "dimensions": <pre><code>50, 50, 500, font.height + 8, /* dimensions */ </code></pre> Even better would be if you could give the window a name, so that it can be found with <code>xdotool</code> or similar programs. Maybe you could even submit a patch for that. <h3>Update version 4.11</h3> As of version 4.11 the placement of the i3-input window is improved. While still not configurable the i3-input window now appears inside the currently focused window. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/?comment=3950#comment-3950Based on your answer I made a [patch](http://cr.i3wm.org/patch/570) using my very limited C know-how. It seems to be working: #!/bin/sh xdotool search --sync test windowmove 1000 1000 & i3-input -n test , prompt opens up on different location. Thank you very much for your fine answer!Wed, 11 Jun 2014 06:15:19 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/?comment=3950#comment-3950Answer by gurkensalat for I have four monitors, and regardless of the active workspace, i3-input prompt always opens up on top left monitor. Why is it so, since it hasn't even been defined as primary monitor? Is it possible to re-position it? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/?answer=6023#post-id-6023 To answer the question directly, it is possible to reposition i3-input using xdotool with a short delay (in this case 0.1s): #!/bin/bash i3-input "$@" & pid=$! sleep 0.1 xdotool getwindowfocus windowmove 500 500 # xdotool getwindowfocus windowmove $(($RANDOM%1420)) $(($RANDOM%1060)) wait $pid Wed, 27 May 2015 14:03:23 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/?answer=6023#post-id-6023Answer by GenghisKen for I have four monitors, and regardless of the active workspace, i3-input prompt always opens up on top left monitor. Why is it so, since it hasn't even been defined as primary monitor? Is it possible to re-position it? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/?answer=6005#post-id-6005Zenity++. I put the renaming logic into a script, enhanced to maintain the workspace number: #! /bin/bash # # Script to prompt to rename the current workspace. # # Cadged from # https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/ # WSNUMBER=$(ruby -rjson -e 'puts(JSON.parse(`i3-msg -t get_workspaces`).find { |ws| ws["focused"] }["num"])') NEWNAME="`zenity --entry --text 'Rename workspace to: '`" if [[ ! "${NEWNAME}" =~ ^[0-9]+: ]] ; then NEWNAME="${WSNUMBER}:${NEWNAME}" fi i3-msg "rename workspace to \"${NEWNAME}\"" Tue, 19 May 2015 14:52:03 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/?answer=6005#post-id-6005Comment by Airblader for Zenity++. I put the renaming logic into a script, enhanced to maintain the workspace number: <pre><code>#! /bin/bash # # Script to prompt to rename the current workspace. # # Cadged from # https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/ # WSNUMBER=$(ruby -rjson -e 'puts(JSON.parse(`i3-msg -t get_workspaces`).find { |ws| ws["focused"] }["num"])') NEWNAME="`zenity --entry --text 'Rename workspace to: '`" if [[ ! "${NEWNAME}" =~ ^[0-9]+: ]] ; then NEWNAME="${WSNUMBER}:${NEWNAME}" fi i3-msg "rename workspace to \"${NEWNAME}\"" </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/?comment=6006#comment-6006In case you don't know: with the next release of i3, the i3-input window will be positioned at the currently focused window.Tue, 19 May 2015 15:49:50 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/?comment=6006#comment-6006Answer by charon_bz for I have four monitors, and regardless of the active workspace, i3-input prompt always opens up on top left monitor. Why is it so, since it hasn't even been defined as primary monitor? Is it possible to re-position it? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/?answer=5968#post-id-5968My workaround is using zenity + i3-msg As an exmaple for renaming workspace, instead of: bindsym $mod+Shift+A exec i3-input -F 'rename workspace to "%s"' -P 'New name: ' I use: bindsym $mod+Shift+A exec i3-msg rename workspace to `zenity --entry --text "Rename workspace to:"`Fri, 08 May 2015 09:46:14 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3936/how-can-i-change-the-position-of-i3-input-prompt/?answer=5968#post-id-5968