i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Fri, 05 Jun 2015 13:01:30 +0000Force all windows on a desktop to be floatinghttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/6067/force-all-windows-on-a-desktop-to-be-floating/I would like a particular desktop to have all windows be floating once a window enters into it. If the widow gets moved to another desktop it should go back to tiling. Is this possible with i3?Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:57:09 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6067/force-all-windows-on-a-desktop-to-be-floating/Answer by Airblader for <p>I would like a particular desktop to have all windows be floating once a window enters into it. If the widow gets moved to another desktop it should go back to tiling.</p> <p>Is this possible with i3?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6067/force-all-windows-on-a-desktop-to-be-floating/?answer=6069#post-id-6069i3 itself doesn't do this, but you can use the IPC to achieve it. A script that almost does what you want can be found [here](https://github.com/acrisci/i3ipc-python/blob/master/examples/open-floating-on-ws.py). You'll need to adapt it so that it also reacts when windows are moved to that workspace and if you want it to go back to tiling if it is moved away (and was tiling before), you need to add that as well.Fri, 05 Jun 2015 12:07:25 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6067/force-all-windows-on-a-desktop-to-be-floating/?answer=6069#post-id-6069Comment by simonwjackson for <p>i3 itself doesn't do this, but you can use the IPC to achieve it. A script that almost does what you want can be found <a href="https://github.com/acrisci/i3ipc-python/blob/master/examples/open-floating-on-ws.py">here</a>. You'll need to adapt it so that it also reacts when windows are moved to that workspace and if you want it to go back to tiling if it is moved away (and was tiling before), you need to add that as well.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6067/force-all-windows-on-a-desktop-to-be-floating/?comment=6071#comment-6071Yeah, that should work for me. Thanks!Fri, 05 Jun 2015 13:01:30 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6067/force-all-windows-on-a-desktop-to-be-floating/?comment=6071#comment-6071