https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 19 Apr 2015 21:19:11 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5830/using-ipc-how-can-i-move-an-app-into-a-container/I'm using Atom and I'd like to combine all Atom windows into a single tabbed container. I've been working a bit with i3-py. I have been able to find all Atom windows and have a target container, but `move ... to container ...` isn't a valid command. Once I get my script working I can auto-merge windows with something like this. for_window [class="Atom"] exec /home/asa/.i3/combine.py Note: The Karma rules here really discourage new users. I can't post links and I can't vote. If I thought I could get help anywhere else I'd just leave.Sun, 19 Apr 2015 19:13:02 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5830/using-ipc-how-can-i-move-an-app-into-a-container/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5830/using-ipc-how-can-i-move-an-app-into-a-container/?answer=5831#post-id-5831Great timing – just earlier today, a patch was merged that should help you. You can install i3 from source from the current `next` branch and then do this: ``` for_window [class="Atom"] move window to mark atom, layout tabbed ``` You just have to execute `mark atom` on any of Atom's windows (or whatever container you want them to be collected into).Sun, 19 Apr 2015 19:52:52 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5830/using-ipc-how-can-i-move-an-app-into-a-container/?answer=5831#post-id-5831https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5830/using-ipc-how-can-i-move-an-app-into-a-container/?comment=5833#comment-5833I'm sure it's *possible* with an IPC script, it's just more complicated. Maybe someone will help you write such a script, let's wait for more answers.Sun, 19 Apr 2015 20:29:49 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5830/using-ipc-how-can-i-move-an-app-into-a-container/?comment=5833#comment-5833https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5830/using-ipc-how-can-i-move-an-app-into-a-container/?comment=5832#comment-5832I gave up on compiling from source years ago and much prefer to use a package manager. Are there any other options using `4.7.2-1` which is what is packaged in Ubuntu?Sun, 19 Apr 2015 20:22:57 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5830/using-ipc-how-can-i-move-an-app-into-a-container/?comment=5832#comment-5832https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5830/using-ipc-how-can-i-move-an-app-into-a-container/?answer=5834#post-id-5834Here is my work in progress. I'm sure it's still buggy, but I think the concept is sound. If I open a 2nd window I don't know if it will combine it with the 1st or move my 1st window to where the new window is. Time will tell. #!/usr/bin/env python3 import i3 atom = [w for w in i3.filter(nodes=[]) if w['name'][-4:] == 'Atom' ] parents = [ i3.parent(a['id']) for a in atom ] ids = [ p['id'] for p in parents ] targetId = ids[0] for id in ids: if ids.count(id) > ids.count(targetId): targetId = id destContainer = [ p for p in parents if p['id'] == targetId ][0] toMove = [ a for a in atom if i3.parent(a['id']) != destContainer] pin = [ a for a in atom if i3.parent(a['id']) == destContainer][0] if destContainer['layout'] != 'tabbed': print('focus', pin['window']) i3.focus(id=pin['window']) # If this contains any non atom windows, we need to split to create a # new container. foreignNodes = [ n for n in destContainer['nodes'] if atom.count(n) == 0 ] if len(foreignNodes) > 0: i3.split('v') destContainer = i3.parent(pin['id']) i3.layout('tabbed') for m in toMove: print('focus', m['name']) i3.focus(id=m['window']) i3.move('scratchpad') print('focus', pin['window']) i3.focus(id=pin['window']) i3.scratchpad('show') print('focus', m['window']) i3.focus(id=m['window']) i3.floating('toggle') Sun, 19 Apr 2015 21:19:11 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5830/using-ipc-how-can-i-move-an-app-into-a-container/?answer=5834#post-id-5834