i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 06 Oct 2012 00:39:59 +0000mod 1 & "d" confighttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/593/mod-1-d-config/new to i3, so sorry if obvious question. the bar that appears at top of screen with mod + d, is very useful but also quite hard to see. i have changed the font for window headers in the i3 config file, but this has no effect on that top search bar-thingy. :) any way to change font size on that ? thx.Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:27:53 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/593/mod-1-d-config/Answer by joepd for <p>new to i3, so sorry if obvious question.</p> <p>the bar that appears at top of screen with mod + d, is very useful but also quite hard to see.</p> <p>i have changed the font for window headers in the i3 config file, but this has no effect on that top search bar-thingy. :)</p> <p>any way to change font size on that ?</p> <p>thx.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/593/mod-1-d-config/?answer=594#post-id-594This thing in the bar is dmenu\_run, a handy shell-wrapper around dmenu. Do a `less $(which dmenu_run)`, and check the manpage of dmenu. You'll be able to adjust the dmenu-script to your preferences. Of course, if you want to avoid your customized dmenu_run being overwritten by your distribution, copy it first to, say, `~/bin`, and point `$mod+letter` in `i3/config` to that location. If you want to get fancy, there are multiple patches/forks of dmenu. Think of listing the entries vertically, using more fonts with pango, or with history support. Search your available repositories, and you might find a gem. Enjoy :) Sat, 06 Oct 2012 00:06:19 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/593/mod-1-d-config/?answer=594#post-id-594Comment by flipper T for <p>This thing in the bar is dmenu_run, a handy shell-wrapper around dmenu. Do a <code>less $(which dmenu_run)</code>, and check the manpage of dmenu. You'll be able to adjust the dmenu-script to your preferences. </p> <p>Of course, if you want to avoid your customized dmenu_run being overwritten by your distribution, copy it first to, say, <code>~/bin</code>, and point <code>$mod+letter</code> in <code>i3/config</code> to that location. </p> <p>If you want to get fancy, there are multiple patches/forks of dmenu. Think of listing the entries vertically, using more fonts with pango, or with history support. Search your available repositories, and you might find a gem. </p> <p>Enjoy :) </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/593/mod-1-d-config/?comment=595#comment-595Thanks, at least i now know what it is called which is sometimes half the battle. I am using manjaro (a newish arch derivative) and can therefore use arch & aur repositories. Such a simple seeming change appears overly complex, but i need to look further into it. Thx for your help so far.Sat, 06 Oct 2012 00:39:59 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/593/mod-1-d-config/?comment=595#comment-595