https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 06 Dec 2014 22:54:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/I've been playing around with colors and themes and I've realized I can't seem to not have an indicator. It follows the color of the background, which seems to contradict section 4.15 of the docs: > The indicator color is used for indicating where a new window will be opened. For horizontal split containers, the right border will be painted in indicator color, for vertical split containers, the bottom border. I'd prefer it not follow that color (the background). Does anyone know a way around this? info: I also have borders disabled. UPDATE: i3 -v: `i3 version 4.8 (2014-06-15, branch "4.8") © 2009-2014 Michael Stapelberg and contributors` #colors: border backgr. text ind. client.focused #007030 #007030 #ffffff #222222 client.focused_inactive #888888 #222222 #ffffff #222222 client.unfocused #888888 #222222 #ffffff #222222 client.urgent #900000 #900000 #ffffff #222222 #no window borders hide_edge_borders both Fri, 21 Nov 2014 23:33:55 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/?comment=5017#comment-5017Um, I am confused: if you have borders disabled how do you even see the indicator? Could you please post your border settings, too?Wed, 26 Nov 2014 06:00:41 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/?comment=5017#comment-5017https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/?comment=5126#comment-5126You should report this as a bug at http://bugs.i3wm.org/Sat, 06 Dec 2014 22:54:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/?comment=5126#comment-5126https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/?comment=5022#comment-5022updated OP. It confused me as well. 3 possibilities jump out at me: 1, there is an extra command needed to hide the indicator. 2, one can't hide the indicator. 3, there is a defect wherein the indicator color setting doesn't work, and it gets shown when borders are disabled.Wed, 26 Nov 2014 11:19:03 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/?comment=5022#comment-5022https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/?answer=5023#post-id-5023Try this: #colors: border backgr. text ind. client.focused #007030 #007030 #ffffff #007030 client.focused_inactive #888888 #222222 #ffffff #222222 client.unfocused #888888 #222222 #ffffff #222222 client.urgent #900000 #900000 #ffffff #900000 The reason you can see the indicatoris, that it is actually **not** following the background color for focused and urgent windows. The background color is the one actually used for the window borders whereas the border color is only for the borders of the title bar.Wed, 26 Nov 2014 12:09:06 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/?answer=5023#post-id-5023https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/?comment=5025#comment-5025So if you have a red window, you get a red indicator and with a blue window a blue indicator?Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:07:06 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/?comment=5025#comment-5025https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/?comment=5024#comment-5024i think you may misunderstand. setting the indicator color does absolutely nothing, it always follows the background. for me, its always following the window background color. changing the other colors does what the docs describe. the changes you described have no apparent change.Wed, 26 Nov 2014 14:16:24 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/?comment=5024#comment-5024https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/?comment=5026#comment-5026yes, that is correct. It doesn't make sense to me...Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:12:46 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4996/cant-seem-to-get-rid-of-indicator/?comment=5026#comment-5026