i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:52:18 +0000Focus on last focused window when jump back to monitorhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/4826/focus-on-last-focused-window-when-jump-back-to-monitor/Here the scenario: - Focus is on left screen, in tabular mode, with three tabed windows opened. Focus in on the lefter tabulation. - Jump to workspace 6 (Mod+6) which is on right screen. - If I jump left (Mod+Left) focus goes on left monitor, but it focuses the most right tabulation. I already have a binding to `focus output right`, but I frequently forget to use it. I would prefer a behavior which says: When jumping left or right, if it jumps to another monitor, focus on the last focused window on this monitor. Does this behavior exists?Wed, 22 Oct 2014 08:33:15 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4826/focus-on-last-focused-window-when-jump-back-to-monitor/Answer by lasers for <p>Here the scenario:</p> <ul> <li>Focus is on left screen, in tabular mode, with three tabed windows opened. Focus in on the lefter tabulation.</li> <li>Jump to workspace 6 (Mod+6) which is on right screen.</li> <li>If I jump left (Mod+Left) focus goes on left monitor, but it focuses the most right tabulation.</li> </ul> <p>I already have a binding to <code>focus output right</code>, but I frequently forget to use it.</p> <p>I would prefer a behavior which says: When jumping left or right, if it jumps to another monitor, focus on the last focused window on this monitor.</p> <p>Does this behavior exists?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4826/focus-on-last-focused-window-when-jump-back-to-monitor/?answer=4828#post-id-4828I think you're looking for `workspace back_and_forth` when it comes to workspace. For outputs, try something like `focus output right` Wed, 22 Oct 2014 08:40:41 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4826/focus-on-last-focused-window-when-jump-back-to-monitor/?answer=4828#post-id-4828Comment by ANOKNUSA for <p>I think you're looking for <code>workspace back_and_forth</code> when it comes to workspace. For outputs, try something like <code>focus output right</code> </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4826/focus-on-last-focused-window-when-jump-back-to-monitor/?comment=4834#comment-4834**Try it.** `back_and_forth` does exactly what you want, just not exactly the way you want it done. The only scenario in which what you want would be useful is when the left-most window on right screen is focused. `back_and_forth` always works the same, no matter where current focus is.Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:52:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4826/focus-on-last-focused-window-when-jump-back-to-monitor/?comment=4834#comment-4834Comment by klub for <p>I think you're looking for <code>workspace back_and_forth</code> when it comes to workspace. For outputs, try something like <code>focus output right</code> </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4826/focus-on-last-focused-window-when-jump-back-to-monitor/?comment=4831#comment-4831back_and_forth is not what I am looking for. I want to force a focus to a given widow in the output, I don't want to focus to the last output.Wed, 22 Oct 2014 13:22:20 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4826/focus-on-last-focused-window-when-jump-back-to-monitor/?comment=4831#comment-4831