i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:11:18 +0000Is there a way to force windows to be floating *except* if I explicitly launch the program that creates the window?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4769/is-there-a-way-to-force-windows-to-be-floating-except-if-i-explicitly-launch-the-program-that-creates-the-window/I'd like all the windows that I create myself (terminals, browsers, other programs) to be tiling, but all the windows that my OS nags me with (system updates, browser popups, network applets, etc) to appear as floating. Is there a way to do that? Thu, 16 Oct 2014 13:12:07 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4769/is-there-a-way-to-force-windows-to-be-floating-except-if-i-explicitly-launch-the-program-that-creates-the-window/Comment by TonyC for <p>I'd like all the windows that I create myself (terminals, browsers, other programs) to be tiling, but all the windows that my OS nags me with (system updates, browser popups, network applets, etc) to appear as floating. Is there a way to do that? </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4769/is-there-a-way-to-force-windows-to-be-floating-except-if-i-explicitly-launch-the-program-that-creates-the-window/?comment=4813#comment-48134.8 does a better job at detecting whether a window should be floating. I think updating will resolve your issues.Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:11:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4769/is-there-a-way-to-force-windows-to-be-floating-except-if-i-explicitly-launch-the-program-that-creates-the-window/?comment=4813#comment-4813Comment by ANOKNUSA for <p>I'd like all the windows that I create myself (terminals, browsers, other programs) to be tiling, but all the windows that my OS nags me with (system updates, browser popups, network applets, etc) to appear as floating. Is there a way to do that? </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4769/is-there-a-way-to-force-windows-to-be-floating-except-if-i-explicitly-launch-the-program-that-creates-the-window/?comment=4775#comment-4775This is an odd question, as any notification or pop-up windows should (unless I'm mistaken) pass the correct EWMH info to the window manager and appear as floating. What applications cause problems? Are you perhaps using an outdated i3 version?Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:31:36 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4769/is-there-a-way-to-force-windows-to-be-floating-except-if-i-explicitly-launch-the-program-that-creates-the-window/?comment=4775#comment-4775Comment by jon.reeve for <p>I'd like all the windows that I create myself (terminals, browsers, other programs) to be tiling, but all the windows that my OS nags me with (system updates, browser popups, network applets, etc) to appear as floating. Is there a way to do that? </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4769/is-there-a-way-to-force-windows-to-be-floating-except-if-i-explicitly-launch-the-program-that-creates-the-window/?comment=4779#comment-4779Windows that aren't floating properly for me include (but aren't limited to): Firefox dialogs, Chrome/ium apps like Google Hangouts and Ubuntu's Software Updater. Pretty much everything, really. I'm using the standard i3 from the Ubuntu repos for 14.04, version 4.7.2-1. Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:53:02 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4769/is-there-a-way-to-force-windows-to-be-floating-except-if-i-explicitly-launch-the-program-that-creates-the-window/?comment=4779#comment-4779