https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:32:39 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/As an example, when a container is nested inside a container in tabbed or stacked mode, its title is displayed as `i3: V[title1 title2 ...]` Is it possible to change that name? I would be happy enough with changing the "i3" part to some custom text with some command. I would find this useful because it would allow for a clear hierarchical (tree-like) organization of tabs,Sat, 05 Jul 2014 16:19:54 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/?comment=4139#comment-4139+1, because this actually is an excellent question, and I did not find some feature request for it. Maybe just file a report at bugs.i3wm.org. Sat, 05 Jul 2014 23:26:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/?comment=4139#comment-4139https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/?comment=5796#comment-5796In the next release, marks will be displayed in a container's decoration. It won't change the "i3", but instead be visible on the right side of the decoration.Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:32:39 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/?comment=5796#comment-5796https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/?comment=5388#comment-5388+1 would really like this feature. Find e.g. H[H[xterm xterm] not a very useful title for my workflow, and figuring out where I have relevant programs running. Would love to be able to control manually.Sun, 25 Jan 2015 09:45:24 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/?comment=5388#comment-5388https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/?comment=4164#comment-4164@tigrezno thanks for the suggestion. I haven't tried it in depth, but I just tried mark'ing a container with a name, and the "i3" label didn't change.Mon, 07 Jul 2014 22:43:00 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/?comment=4164#comment-4164https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/?comment=4155#comment-4155Have you looked for the "mark" builtin? I've not tried it yet so I don't really know if it works that way.Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:16:30 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/?comment=4155#comment-4155https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/?comment=4198#comment-4198I guess that would be an acceptable feature request: To display a mark in the title. I know I would love it. Thu, 10 Jul 2014 19:56:28 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/?comment=4198#comment-4198https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/?answer=5795#post-id-5795Not an answer, but as a dity workaround, I'm using this: 1. I create a process with custom name, 2. start a container, 3. keep the sleeper as first. The hack is based on the fact that i3 uses process name--not window title--as item in the list. For example, when working on a bug 123: 1. I call my script below as `mkprocn BUG123`, which creates "sleeper" process called BUG123 (just as if the executable was called that way), 2. I create a sub-container, keeping the sleeper as first child 3. I move all relevant windows there. I end up with something like `i3: T[BUG123 title1 title2 ...]`. Disadvantage is that I have to keep the process running, but with tabbed layout this is not much of a deal. --- The script (**use at your own risk**). #!/bin/bash # mkprocn name="FOO" action="__fork__" usage() { echo "usage: $(basename $0) NAME" >&2; exit 2 } while true; do case "$1" in __*__) action="$1"; break ;; "") break ;; -*) usage ;; *) name="$1"; shift 1 ;; esac done case "$action" in __sleep__) sleep 10000000000; ;; __fork__) $0 "$name" __exec__ & ;; __exec__) exec -a "$name" urxvt -title "$name" -e "$0" __sleep__; break ;; *) usage ;; esac You might want to * replace the *urxvt* syntax with some other terminal, * replace `-e "$0" __sleep__` with something useful like `-e vim notes-$name.txt`, * add decorations to the name to make it more visible.Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:29:53 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4136/setting-container-names/?answer=5795#post-id-5795