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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:52:38 +0000scratchpad with custom geometryhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/538/scratchpad-with-custom-geometry/Hi! Is there any way to define scratchpad window position in the config? I want it to appear in the right bottom corner. relevant strings from my config are following: bindsym $mod+x scratchpad show for_window [instance="scratchpad"] border 1pixel, floating enable; move scratchpad exec urxvtc -name scratchpad -geometry 80x20-2-50 why doesn't it work? thanksSat, 22 Sep 2012 21:52:55 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/538/scratchpad-with-custom-geometry/Answer by Michael for Hi! Is there any way to define scratchpad window position in the config? I want it to appear in the right bottom corner. relevant strings from my config are following: bindsym $mod+x scratchpad show for_window [instance="scratchpad"] border 1pixel, floating enable; move scratchpad exec urxvtc -name scratchpad -geometry 80x20-2-50 why doesn't it work? thanks https://faq.i3wm.org/question/538/scratchpad-with-custom-geometry/?answer=541#post-id-541Scratchpad currently (v4.3) resizes the window to be 75% of your output’s height and 50% of your output’s width. I agree that this should probably not be done for floating windows, patches welcome.Sat, 22 Sep 2012 21:57:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/538/scratchpad-with-custom-geometry/?answer=541#post-id-541Answer by Michael for Hi! Is there any way to define scratchpad window position in the config? I want it to appear in the right bottom corner. relevant strings from my config are following: bindsym $mod+x scratchpad show for_window [instance="scratchpad"] border 1pixel, floating enable; move scratchpad exec urxvtc -name scratchpad -geometry 80x20-2-50 why doesn't it work? thanks https://faq.i3wm.org/question/538/scratchpad-with-custom-geometry/?answer=540#post-id-540Scratchpad currently (v4.3) resizes the window to be 75% of your output’s height and 50% of your output’s width. I agree that this should probably not be done for floating windows, patches welcome.Sat, 22 Sep 2012 21:57:20 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/538/scratchpad-with-custom-geometry/?answer=540#post-id-540Answer by Lingzhu Xiang for Hi! Is there any way to define scratchpad window position in the config? I want it to appear in the right bottom corner. relevant strings from my config are following: bindsym $mod+x scratchpad show for_window [instance="scratchpad"] border 1pixel, floating enable; move scratchpad exec urxvtc -name scratchpad -geometry 80x20-2-50 why doesn't it work? thanks https://faq.i3wm.org/question/538/scratchpad-with-custom-geometry/?answer=1119#post-id-1119I found adding a criterion to `scratchpad show` kept the geometry. So you can try this: bindsym $mod+x [instance="scratchpad"] scratchpad showSat, 26 Jan 2013 05:10:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/538/scratchpad-with-custom-geometry/?answer=1119#post-id-1119Comment by Michael for I found adding a criterion to <code>scratchpad show</code> kept the geometry. So you can try this: <pre><code>bindsym $mod+x [instance="scratchpad"] scratchpad show </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/538/scratchpad-with-custom-geometry/?comment=1120#comment-1120There is no difference between criterion or non-criterion scratchpad show commands (at least none is intended). Note that the current git version (“next” branch) does keep the geometry of floating windows when moving them to scratchpad.Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:19:55 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/538/scratchpad-with-custom-geometry/?comment=1120#comment-1120Comment by Lingzhu Xiang for I found adding a criterion to <code>scratchpad show</code> kept the geometry. So you can try this: <pre><code>bindsym $mod+x [instance="scratchpad"] scratchpad show </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/538/scratchpad-with-custom-geometry/?comment=1121#comment-1121I read and tested a bit. Without criterion, urxvt's parent is shown with state SCRATCHPAD\_FRESH hence the resizing. With the criterion, urxvt itself is shown with state SCRATCHPAD\_NONE. No resizing. i3 version 4.4 (2012-12-12, branch "tags/4.4"). Unintended feature indeed.Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:52:38 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/538/scratchpad-with-custom-geometry/?comment=1121#comment-1121