i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 11 Aug 2014 11:00:14 +0000The window is blinking when pressing special keyshttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/4414/the-window-is-blinking-when-pressing-special-keys/I have the following entries in my config file : bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec amixer -c 0 set PCM 2+ bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec amixer -c 0 set PCM 2- Pressing them repeatedly causes the window to blink (which can be very disturbing). Is it a (known) thing, and is it avoidable? Thu, 07 Aug 2014 17:02:19 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4414/the-window-is-blinking-when-pressing-special-keys/Comment by Edelwin for <p>I have the following entries in my config file :</p> <p>bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec amixer -c 0 set PCM 2+ <br/> bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec amixer -c 0 set PCM 2- </p> <p>Pressing them repeatedly causes the window to blink (which can be very disturbing). Is it a (known) thing, and is it avoidable?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4414/the-window-is-blinking-when-pressing-special-keys/?comment=4441#comment-4441no, it's only related with the binds of my ~/.i3/config fileMon, 11 Aug 2014 11:00:14 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4414/the-window-is-blinking-when-pressing-special-keys/?comment=4441#comment-4441Comment by tigrezno for <p>I have the following entries in my config file :</p> <p>bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec amixer -c 0 set PCM 2+ <br/> bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec amixer -c 0 set PCM 2- </p> <p>Pressing them repeatedly causes the window to blink (which can be very disturbing). Is it a (known) thing, and is it avoidable?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4414/the-window-is-blinking-when-pressing-special-keys/?comment=4440#comment-4440If you use amixer from a terminal does it blink too?Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:58:53 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4414/the-window-is-blinking-when-pressing-special-keys/?comment=4440#comment-4440