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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, 22 Apr 2015 10:13:21 +0000launch in floating modehttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/4550/launch-in-floating-mode/I would like to do something like bindsym $mod+k exec keepassX inFloatingMode This would be handy since I only need this programs (like passwordmanager, calculator ect) for a few seconds and it shouldn't destroy my current windows arrangement. (I don't know whether the scratchpad is a solution, I wasn't able to make this happen.) Could anyone give me a hint?Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:49:07 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4550/launch-in-floating-mode/Answer by cee for I would like to do something like <pre><code>bindsym $mod+k exec keepassX inFloatingMode </code></pre> This would be handy since I only need this programs (like passwordmanager, calculator ect) for a few seconds and it shouldn't destroy my current windows arrangement. (I don't know whether the scratchpad is a solution, I wasn't able to make this happen.) Could anyone give me a hint? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4550/launch-in-floating-mode/?answer=4551#post-id-4551You could define a rule for your applications (e.g keepassx) like this: for_window [class="Keepassx"] floating enable Note the capitol 'K' which is necessary as the rules are case sensitive. with `xprop` you can find out the class and instance of any program you would like to define a rule for. Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:51:39 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4550/launch-in-floating-mode/?answer=4551#post-id-4551Comment by cee for You could define a rule for your applications (e.g keepassx) like this: <pre><code>for_window [class="Keepassx"] floating enable </code></pre> Note the capitol 'K' which is necessary as the rules are case sensitive. with <code>xprop</code> you can find out the class and instance of any program you would like to define a rule for. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4550/launch-in-floating-mode/?comment=5868#comment-5868I took the freedom to create a question from your comment (https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5866/two-keybindings-for-starting-terminal-normally-and-floating/?answer=5867#post-id-5867) to preserve the question-answer format of this site.Wed, 22 Apr 2015 10:13:21 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4550/launch-in-floating-mode/?comment=5868#comment-5868Comment by cee for You could define a rule for your applications (e.g keepassx) like this: <pre><code>for_window [class="Keepassx"] floating enable </code></pre> Note the capitol 'K' which is necessary as the rules are case sensitive. with <code>xprop</code> you can find out the class and instance of any program you would like to define a rule for. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4550/launch-in-floating-mode/?comment=5865#comment-5865You could start your terminal with a given name. e.g. `urxvt -name floating` and then add a rule to your i3config. `for_window [class="URxvt" instance"floating"] floating enable`Wed, 22 Apr 2015 09:49:21 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4550/launch-in-floating-mode/?comment=5865#comment-5865Comment by Kaligule for You could define a rule for your applications (e.g keepassx) like this: <pre><code>for_window [class="Keepassx"] floating enable </code></pre> Note the capitol 'K' which is necessary as the rules are case sensitive. with <code>xprop</code> you can find out the class and instance of any program you would like to define a rule for. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4550/launch-in-floating-mode/?comment=4563#comment-4563It works, thank you. It is not exactly what I wanted (since I hoped there was a way to have it only floated when called by my shortcut), but its good enough for me. Might not work for other purposes, though.Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:43:10 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4550/launch-in-floating-mode/?comment=4563#comment-4563Comment by x3nu for You could define a rule for your applications (e.g keepassx) like this: <pre><code>for_window [class="Keepassx"] floating enable </code></pre> Note the capitol 'K' which is necessary as the rules are case sensitive. with <code>xprop</code> you can find out the class and instance of any program you would like to define a rule for. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4550/launch-in-floating-mode/?comment=5849#comment-5849I'd like to do exactly this have a schortcut to launch a terminal normaly as a tiled window And have another shortcut to open it as a floating window: Since i'm completly new to i3 a simply solution as: bindsym $mod+shift+enter exec xterm inFloatingMode would be niceTue, 21 Apr 2015 16:12:56 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4550/launch-in-floating-mode/?comment=5849#comment-5849