https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 30 Oct 2014 22:01:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4892/associate-all-displays-to-a-single-i3-workspace/I'm new to i3 and I really like i3 so far, but I want to be able to associate all displays to single workspaces. When I switch from workspace 1 to workspace 2, I want all my displays to be on the new workspace. All displays should switch together. I want this `application -> display -> workspace` instead of the way it currently works `application -> workspace -> display`. I tried using 'fake-outputs', but the problem with that is that tiling does not work properly causing windows to be split across screens. I saw this question here, but it's old and didn't provide a usable solution. (couldn't post a link so here's the end of the url: force-one-i3-instanceworkspace-across-multiple-monitors) I've been using ssokolow's quicktile for years on gnome systems and I would like to switch to i3 if I can get this to work. Thu, 30 Oct 2014 21:50:14 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4892/associate-all-displays-to-a-single-i3-workspace/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4892/associate-all-displays-to-a-single-i3-workspace/?answer=4893#post-id-4893It is trivial to make key bindings that switch both workspaces at once. Basically you just bind a binding to multiple commands separated by commas. bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1a, workspace 1b bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2a, workspace 2b ... bindsym $mod+n workspace na, workspace nb you are then free to assign a given app to a given workspace on the a or b side You might want to consider giving the i3 way of managing multiple monitors a try though. I thought the same as you until I started using it.Thu, 30 Oct 2014 22:01:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4892/associate-all-displays-to-a-single-i3-workspace/?answer=4893#post-id-4893