i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 06 Dec 2014 22:40:02 +0000Assign conky to screenhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/4981/assign-conky-to-screen/Hello, I have two conkys that are started from i3 config. Right now, the conkys are placed on my first screen, how can I place them on my second screen? I assigned workspaces 1-5 to first screen and 6-10 to second screen (the one I want to have my conkys placed)Thu, 20 Nov 2014 18:34:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4981/assign-conky-to-screen/Answer by cee for <p>Hello, I have two conkys that are started from i3 config. Right now, the conkys are placed on my first screen, how can I place them on my second screen? I assigned workspaces 1-5 to first screen and 6-10 to second screen (the one I want to have my conkys placed)</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4981/assign-conky-to-screen/?answer=5003#post-id-5003You can assign any application or specific window to a certain workspace. Use `xprop` to get class-name, instance and title for your program. assign [class="Conky" title="whatever"] workspace 1 I highly recommend to use variable names for your workspaces to reduce typos. You can see an examle on my [github](https://github.com/andreatta/config/blob/master/i3/config)Sun, 23 Nov 2014 20:27:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4981/assign-conky-to-screen/?answer=5003#post-id-5003Comment by foo for <p>You can assign any application or specific window to a certain workspace. Use <code>xprop</code> to get class-name, instance and title for your program. </p> <pre><code>assign [class="Conky" title="whatever"] workspace 1 </code></pre> <p>I highly recommend to use variable names for your workspaces to reduce typos. You can see an examle on my <a href="https://github.com/andreatta/config/blob/master/i3/config">github</a></p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4981/assign-conky-to-screen/?comment=5004#comment-5004I have `own_window_type override` in my conkyrc, so conky does not run as own window but is drawed over my background. Therefore I was not able to find out the window class using xprop because it seems there is no window class. Sun, 23 Nov 2014 20:54:00 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4981/assign-conky-to-screen/?comment=5004#comment-5004Comment by cee for <p>You can assign any application or specific window to a certain workspace. Use <code>xprop</code> to get class-name, instance and title for your program. </p> <pre><code>assign [class="Conky" title="whatever"] workspace 1 </code></pre> <p>I highly recommend to use variable names for your workspaces to reduce typos. You can see an examle on my <a href="https://github.com/andreatta/config/blob/master/i3/config">github</a></p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4981/assign-conky-to-screen/?comment=5005#comment-5005Oh, I see.. That makes it a lot more difficult.Sun, 23 Nov 2014 21:38:57 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4981/assign-conky-to-screen/?comment=5005#comment-5005Answer by Michael for <p>Hello, I have two conkys that are started from i3 config. Right now, the conkys are placed on my first screen, how can I place them on my second screen? I assigned workspaces 1-5 to first screen and 6-10 to second screen (the one I want to have my conkys placed)</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4981/assign-conky-to-screen/?answer=5124#post-id-5124Since you stated in a comment that you’re specifying `own_window_type override` in your conkyrc, you’ll need to fix this within conky, or with a third-party tool that influences the conky window, perhaps `xdotool`. The reason is that the override hint entirely bypasses the window manager, i3 literally must not (and will not) manage that window :).Sat, 06 Dec 2014 22:40:02 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4981/assign-conky-to-screen/?answer=5124#post-id-5124