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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 07 Dec 2014 18:48:02 +0000Multiple keybindings per bindsym command?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5133/multiple-keybindings-per-bindsym-command/I'm a lazy, lazy (lazy) man. I'm so lazy that I sometimes forget to lift my finger off of $mod when I enter a mode, so I like my bindings to cover both $key and $mod+$key. My config therefore repeats a a bit bit: set $mode_resize "RESIZE [←]width- [→]width+ [↑]height+ [↓]height-" bindsym $mod+r mode $mode_resize mode $mode_resize { bindsym Up resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym $mod+Up resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym Down resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym $mod+Down resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym $mod+Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym $mod+Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt ... I don't mind too much, as I keep things aligned so I can edit multiple lines painlessly in vim, but: **Is there a way for a single bindsym command to bind to 2 symbols? Some form of `bindsym {Right,$mod+Right} command`?**Sun, 07 Dec 2014 18:36:24 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5133/multiple-keybindings-per-bindsym-command/Answer by Michael for I'm a lazy, lazy (lazy) man. I'm so lazy that I sometimes forget to lift my finger off of $mod when I enter a mode, so I like my bindings to cover both $key and $mod+$key. My config therefore repeats a a bit bit: <pre><code>set $mode_resize "RESIZE [←]width- [→]width+ [↑]height+ [↓]height-" bindsym $mod+r mode $mode_resize mode $mode_resize { bindsym Up resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym $mod+Up resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym Down resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym $mod+Down resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym $mod+Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt bindsym $mod+Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt ... </code></pre> I don't mind too much, as I keep things aligned so I can edit multiple lines painlessly in vim, but: Is there a way for a single bindsym command to bind to 2 symbols? Some form of <code>bindsym {Right,$mod+Right} command</code>? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5133/multiple-keybindings-per-bindsym-command/?answer=5134#post-id-5134No. I also think we’ll want to keep it that way to keep the configuration file (and its parser) simple. Logic for not repeating yourself too often is consciously pushed out of the config mechanism itself, in this case either into your editor or, if you really wanted to, a shell script or other wrapper around the configuration file :).Sun, 07 Dec 2014 18:41:51 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5133/multiple-keybindings-per-bindsym-command/?answer=5134#post-id-5134Comment by tasinet for No. I also think we’ll want to keep it that way to keep the configuration file (and its parser) simple. Logic for not repeating yourself too often is consciously pushed out of the config mechanism itself, in this case either into your editor or, if you really wanted to, a shell script or other wrapper around the configuration file :). https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5133/multiple-keybindings-per-bindsym-command/?comment=5135#comment-5135Thanks for the prompt reply! No worries, I was just wondering if I was missing something.Sun, 07 Dec 2014 18:48:02 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5133/multiple-keybindings-per-bindsym-command/?comment=5135#comment-5135