https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 28 Nov 2014 06:41:54 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/I've customized the value of color_separator in my `/etc/i3status.conf` to make it easier to see, but it won't take effect when I restart or reload. Here's what I have exactly: general { colors = true color_separator = "#C400AD" #color_separator = "#FFFFFF" interval = 5 } Do I need to move it into `~/.i3/i3status.conf`, or something similar?Thu, 27 Nov 2014 23:47:53 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/?comment=5042#comment-5042@airblader: No, the `#` is not interpreted as start of a comment as it is already quoted with `""`. Besides, this is the way how colors are defined in the manual, so it should be the correct syntax.Fri, 28 Nov 2014 06:29:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/?comment=5042#comment-5042https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/?comment=5039#comment-5039No, there isn't either of those present on my system. Other changes do take effect, I've tinkered with the order and content of items on it before.Fri, 28 Nov 2014 01:35:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/?comment=5039#comment-5039https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/?comment=5038#comment-5038Is there a `~/.i3status.conf` or `~/.conf/i3status/config`? These might override `/etc/i3status.conf`. Also, do any other changes in the configuration take affect?Fri, 28 Nov 2014 01:10:19 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/?comment=5038#comment-5038https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/?comment=5043#comment-5043Yeah, I noticed that after posting it and deleted my comment. Not quickly enough, apparently :) Fri, 28 Nov 2014 06:31:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/?comment=5043#comment-5043https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/?answer=5041#post-id-5041The `color_separator` option has no effect, if the output format `i3bar` is used, which is also the default. The [manpage of the current development version](http://code.stapelberg.de/git/i3status/tree/man/i3status.man?id=f817e3b4c085a13d876968af499973b4349ef4f6) of `i3status` says: > Likewise, you can use the `color_separator` directive to specify the color that will be used to paint the separator bar. The separator is always output in color, even when colors are disabled by the `colors` directive. This option has no effect when `output_format` is set to `i3bar` or `none`. Unfortunately the last sentence is still missing in the last released version (2.8). --- You can still configure the color of the separator in the `color` section of the `bar` configuration in `~/.i3/config` (or `/etc/i3/config`, if you prefer global configurations): bar { # [...] colors { separator #C400AD # [...] } }Fri, 28 Nov 2014 06:24:09 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/?answer=5041#post-id-5041https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/?comment=5044#comment-5044But the color can at least be set in the i3 configuration, though only globally for all separators. Fri, 28 Nov 2014 06:34:53 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/?comment=5044#comment-5044https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/?comment=5045#comment-5045@airblader: Thanks for the hint, I entirely forgot about that.Fri, 28 Nov 2014 06:41:54 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5037/color_separator-customization-not-taking/?comment=5045#comment-5045