https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 30 May 2015 11:50:43 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6034/how-to-play-gui-games-in-a-multi-monitor-configuration/The two games that I play on Linux are almost unplayable on a multi-monitor i3 setup. Are there any ways to make these work? *Minecraft* goes nuts when the pointer leaves its window, jerking the perspective around randomly, causing death and dismemberment when a monster is around. And it doesn't display a pointer so that's very hard to avoid. Can I somehow trap the pointer in that window? *Total War: Empire* scrolls its map toward the pointer. When you leave the window it scrolls to the edge of the map, losing your place. Can I make the mouse pointer of the game window independent of other windows? Meaning, I'd like to switch to window B, move the mouse around, and when I switch back to the game window the pointer is in the same position as when I left. Or is this keyboard-centric window manager just incompatible with a mouse-intensive game?Sat, 30 May 2015 02:09:00 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6034/how-to-play-gui-games-in-a-multi-monitor-configuration/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6034/how-to-play-gui-games-in-a-multi-monitor-configuration/?answer=6037#post-id-6037 No, i3 does not offer this. See for example [#1699](https://github.com/i3/i3/issues/1699). Our current standing on this, in particular for games, is that games should confine the cursor to their own window theirselves and if they don't, you should file a bug against them. Unfortunately this cannot be done in an external tool either. Trust me – I tried. For an explanation see the ticket above. What you *could* do is temporarily change your external screen setup and moving them to a layout like this: +---+ | | +---+---+ | | +---+Sat, 30 May 2015 11:50:43 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6034/how-to-play-gui-games-in-a-multi-monitor-configuration/?answer=6037#post-id-6037