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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 29 Jan 2015 20:25:52 +0000no workspace selected after window moved to scratchpadhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/5398/no-workspace-selected-after-window-moved-to-scratchpad/I am trying to launch a web browser when I start i3, but it only works sporadically. I think what's happening is that I've also got a terminal set to open with a particular name and used a `for_window` assignment to move it to the scratchpad. I think this is leaving no workspace selected and then the browser doesn't have a workspace to show up on, even though I open it via `exec i3-msg "workspace number 4; exec google-chrome"` as the last thing in my config. When this glitchy thing happens, I have to select a workspace (via the mouse as the keybindings to select one don't work either) and then open a new instance of the browser, which opens both windows. Sometimes it works just fine, which leads me to believe that there's probably a race condition. My questions are: 1. Is it possible to move the terminal window into the scratchpad and leave another workspace selected? 2. Is there a better way to move the terminal to the scratchpad? **i3 version 4.8 (2014-06-15, branch "4.8") © 2009-2014 Michael Stapelberg and contributors** Thu, 29 Jan 2015 02:06:42 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5398/no-workspace-selected-after-window-moved-to-scratchpad/Comment by Michael for I am trying to launch a web browser when I start i3, but it only works sporadically. I think what's happening is that I've also got a terminal set to open with a particular name and used a <code>for_window</code> assignment to move it to the scratchpad. I think this is leaving no workspace selected and then the browser doesn't have a workspace to show up on, even though I open it via <code>exec i3-msg "workspace number 4; exec google-chrome"</code> as the last thing in my config. When this glitchy thing happens, I have to select a workspace (via the mouse as the keybindings to select one don't work either) and then open a new instance of the browser, which opens both windows. Sometimes it works just fine, which leads me to believe that there's probably a race condition. My questions are: <ol> <li>Is it possible to move the terminal window into the scratchpad and leave another workspace selected?</li> <li>Is there a better way to move the terminal to the scratchpad? </li> </ol> i3 version 4.8 (2014-06-15, branch "4.8") © 2009-2014 Michael Stapelberg and contributors https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5398/no-workspace-selected-after-window-moved-to-scratchpad/?comment=5399#comment-5399You’re doing everything right, it seems. Please open a bug at http://bugs.i3wm.org/Thu, 29 Jan 2015 07:52:43 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5398/no-workspace-selected-after-window-moved-to-scratchpad/?comment=5399#comment-5399Comment by Pinyaka for I am trying to launch a web browser when I start i3, but it only works sporadically. I think what's happening is that I've also got a terminal set to open with a particular name and used a <code>for_window</code> assignment to move it to the scratchpad. I think this is leaving no workspace selected and then the browser doesn't have a workspace to show up on, even though I open it via <code>exec i3-msg "workspace number 4; exec google-chrome"</code> as the last thing in my config. When this glitchy thing happens, I have to select a workspace (via the mouse as the keybindings to select one don't work either) and then open a new instance of the browser, which opens both windows. Sometimes it works just fine, which leads me to believe that there's probably a race condition. My questions are: <ol> <li>Is it possible to move the terminal window into the scratchpad and leave another workspace selected?</li> <li>Is there a better way to move the terminal to the scratchpad? </li> </ol> i3 version 4.8 (2014-06-15, branch "4.8") © 2009-2014 Michael Stapelberg and contributors https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5398/no-workspace-selected-after-window-moved-to-scratchpad/?comment=5401#comment-5401deleted as irrelevantThu, 29 Jan 2015 20:25:52 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5398/no-workspace-selected-after-window-moved-to-scratchpad/?comment=5401#comment-5401Comment by Pinyaka for I am trying to launch a web browser when I start i3, but it only works sporadically. I think what's happening is that I've also got a terminal set to open with a particular name and used a <code>for_window</code> assignment to move it to the scratchpad. I think this is leaving no workspace selected and then the browser doesn't have a workspace to show up on, even though I open it via <code>exec i3-msg "workspace number 4; exec google-chrome"</code> as the last thing in my config. When this glitchy thing happens, I have to select a workspace (via the mouse as the keybindings to select one don't work either) and then open a new instance of the browser, which opens both windows. Sometimes it works just fine, which leads me to believe that there's probably a race condition. My questions are: <ol> <li>Is it possible to move the terminal window into the scratchpad and leave another workspace selected?</li> <li>Is there a better way to move the terminal to the scratchpad? </li> </ol> i3 version 4.8 (2014-06-15, branch "4.8") © 2009-2014 Michael Stapelberg and contributors https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5398/no-workspace-selected-after-window-moved-to-scratchpad/?comment=5400#comment-5400Done. Thanks for looking into it.Thu, 29 Jan 2015 14:55:34 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5398/no-workspace-selected-after-window-moved-to-scratchpad/?comment=5400#comment-5400