i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:36:53 +0000Assigning wallpaper to workspaceshttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/5346/assigning-wallpaper-to-workspaces/Is it possible to assign specific wallaper to workspaces?Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:16:05 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5346/assigning-wallpaper-to-workspaces/Answer by lasers for <p>Is it possible to assign specific wallaper to workspaces?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5346/assigning-wallpaper-to-workspaces/?answer=5347#post-id-5347You could do something like this. # alias set $feh exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale # switch workspace bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1 ; $feh ~/wp/1.jpg bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2 ; $feh ~/wp/2.jpg bindsym $mod+3 workspace 3 ; $feh ~/wp/3.jpg bindsym $mod+4 workspace 4 ; $feh ~/wp/4.jpg bindsym $mod+5 workspace 5 ; $feh ~/wp/5.jpg bindsym $mod+6 workspace 6 ; $feh ~/wp/6.jpg bindsym $mod+7 workspace 7 ; $feh ~/wp/7.jpg bindsym $mod+8 workspace 8 ; $feh ~/wp/8.jpg bindsym $mod+9 workspace 9 ; $feh ~/wp/9.jpg bindsym $mod+0 workspace 10 ; $feh ~/wp/10.jpg Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:32:16 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5346/assigning-wallpaper-to-workspaces/?answer=5347#post-id-5347Comment by boy_with_duckfeet for <p>You could do something like this.</p> <pre><code># alias set $feh exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale # switch workspace bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1 ; $feh ~/wp/1.jpg bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2 ; $feh ~/wp/2.jpg bindsym $mod+3 workspace 3 ; $feh ~/wp/3.jpg bindsym $mod+4 workspace 4 ; $feh ~/wp/4.jpg bindsym $mod+5 workspace 5 ; $feh ~/wp/5.jpg bindsym $mod+6 workspace 6 ; $feh ~/wp/6.jpg bindsym $mod+7 workspace 7 ; $feh ~/wp/7.jpg bindsym $mod+8 workspace 8 ; $feh ~/wp/8.jpg bindsym $mod+9 workspace 9 ; $feh ~/wp/9.jpg bindsym $mod+0 workspace 10 ; $feh ~/wp/10.jpg </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5346/assigning-wallpaper-to-workspaces/?comment=5348#comment-5348so changing the wallpaper each time I switch workspace? Mon, 19 Jan 2015 13:16:05 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5346/assigning-wallpaper-to-workspaces/?comment=5348#comment-5348Comment by Adaephon for <p>You could do something like this.</p> <pre><code># alias set $feh exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale # switch workspace bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1 ; $feh ~/wp/1.jpg bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2 ; $feh ~/wp/2.jpg bindsym $mod+3 workspace 3 ; $feh ~/wp/3.jpg bindsym $mod+4 workspace 4 ; $feh ~/wp/4.jpg bindsym $mod+5 workspace 5 ; $feh ~/wp/5.jpg bindsym $mod+6 workspace 6 ; $feh ~/wp/6.jpg bindsym $mod+7 workspace 7 ; $feh ~/wp/7.jpg bindsym $mod+8 workspace 8 ; $feh ~/wp/8.jpg bindsym $mod+9 workspace 9 ; $feh ~/wp/9.jpg bindsym $mod+0 workspace 10 ; $feh ~/wp/10.jpg </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5346/assigning-wallpaper-to-workspaces/?comment=5349#comment-5349Nice idea, but it does not work when switching workspaces by other means: `workspace back_and_forth`, `workspace_auto_back_and_forth`, clicking in the i3-bar, `[some_criteria] focus`, etc. Mon, 19 Jan 2015 14:06:41 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5346/assigning-wallpaper-to-workspaces/?comment=5349#comment-5349Answer by mschaefer for <p>Is it possible to assign specific wallaper to workspaces?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5346/assigning-wallpaper-to-workspaces/?answer=5354#post-id-5354For me, just having `exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-max <path-to-image>` in the config (not bound to any keyboard shortcut, must as a single line in the config) is working.Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:36:53 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5346/assigning-wallpaper-to-workspaces/?answer=5354#post-id-5354