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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:40:06 +0000scratchpad not working on Ubuntu 14https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4888/scratchpad-not-working-on-ubuntu-14/Hello everyone. I have Ubuntu 14.04 and everything works fine except Scratchpad. No matter what i try, nothing happens whenever i try to send a window to the Scratchpad. Like that function doesn't exists at all. Tried `i3-msg move scratchpad` on console and in dmenu and it worked! However, i can't seem to get it work using key shortcuts... I've tried already bindsym $mod+Shift+minus exec --no-startup-id i3-msg move scratchpad and bindsym "$mod+Shift+minus exec i3-msg move scratchpad Recently i upgraded to 14.10 but having the exact same problem. Any idea? Further information: - i3 version 4.8 (2014-06-15, branch "4.8") - my ~/.i3/config: pastebin.com/3uCfquwZWed, 29 Oct 2014 23:54:03 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4888/scratchpad-not-working-on-ubuntu-14/Comment by takoinche for Hello everyone. I have Ubuntu 14.04 and everything works fine except Scratchpad. No matter what i try, nothing happens whenever i try to send a window to the Scratchpad. Like that function doesn't exists at all. Tried <code>i3-msg move scratchpad</code> on console and in dmenu and it worked! However, i can't seem to get it work using key shortcuts... I've tried already <pre><code>bindsym $mod+Shift+minus exec --no-startup-id i3-msg move scratchpad </code></pre> and <pre><code>bindsym "$mod+Shift+minus exec i3-msg move scratchpad </code></pre> Recently i upgraded to 14.10 but having the exact same problem. Any idea? Further information: <ul> <li>i3 version 4.8 (2014-06-15, branch "4.8") </li> <li>my ~/.i3/config: pastebin.com/3uCfquwZ</li> </ul> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4888/scratchpad-not-working-on-ubuntu-14/?comment=4890#comment-4890Tried i3-msg move scratchpad on console and in dmenu and it worked! However, i can't seem to get it work using key shortcuts... I've tried already "bindsym $mod+Shift+minus exec --no-startup-id i3-msg move scratchpad", bindsym "$mod+Shift+minus exec i3-msg move scratchpad". Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:31:15 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4888/scratchpad-not-working-on-ubuntu-14/?comment=4890#comment-4890Comment by Adaephon for Hello everyone. I have Ubuntu 14.04 and everything works fine except Scratchpad. No matter what i try, nothing happens whenever i try to send a window to the Scratchpad. Like that function doesn't exists at all. Tried <code>i3-msg move scratchpad</code> on console and in dmenu and it worked! However, i can't seem to get it work using key shortcuts... I've tried already <pre><code>bindsym $mod+Shift+minus exec --no-startup-id i3-msg move scratchpad </code></pre> and <pre><code>bindsym "$mod+Shift+minus exec i3-msg move scratchpad </code></pre> Recently i upgraded to 14.10 but having the exact same problem. Any idea? Further information: <ul> <li>i3 version 4.8 (2014-06-15, branch "4.8") </li> <li>my ~/.i3/config: pastebin.com/3uCfquwZ</li> </ul> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4888/scratchpad-not-working-on-ubuntu-14/?comment=4889#comment-4889Did you try running `i3-msg move scratchpad` from a terminal? Any error messages from that? "No matter what i try" is a bit to vague to help tracking down the problem.Thu, 30 Oct 2014 06:44:39 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4888/scratchpad-not-working-on-ubuntu-14/?comment=4889#comment-4889Answer by Adaephon for Hello everyone. I have Ubuntu 14.04 and everything works fine except Scratchpad. No matter what i try, nothing happens whenever i try to send a window to the Scratchpad. Like that function doesn't exists at all. Tried <code>i3-msg move scratchpad</code> on console and in dmenu and it worked! However, i can't seem to get it work using key shortcuts... I've tried already <pre><code>bindsym $mod+Shift+minus exec --no-startup-id i3-msg move scratchpad </code></pre> and <pre><code>bindsym "$mod+Shift+minus exec i3-msg move scratchpad </code></pre> Recently i upgraded to 14.10 but having the exact same problem. Any idea? Further information: <ul> <li>i3 version 4.8 (2014-06-15, branch "4.8") </li> <li>my ~/.i3/config: pastebin.com/3uCfquwZ</li> </ul> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4888/scratchpad-not-working-on-ubuntu-14/?answer=4895#post-id-4895This should work: bindsym $mod+Shift+minus move scratchpad (You do not need `exec i3-msg`) If this does *not* work it may be that `$mod+Shift+minus` is already bound to the same key. Although *i3* warns if two bindings have the same key combination it does not recognize when `bindsym` and `bindcode` point to the same key. So check if there is a line in your config that starts like this: bindcode $mod+Shift+61 Also test if any other command works on this shortcut: bindsym $mod+Shift+minus fullscreen It is possible (although admittedly unlikely) that your keyboard just cannot produce this key combination (2-key rollover, 2KRO). Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:40:06 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4888/scratchpad-not-working-on-ubuntu-14/?answer=4895#post-id-4895