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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:04:10 +0000Forcing windows as always floatinghttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/61/forcing-windows-as-always-floating/Is there a way to force specific windows to be always floating? I reckon some already do that by default (some configuration windows) and others don't. One classic example here is maybe nautilus "File Operations" window, which shows up when you are copying or moving files in your file system. The xprop command returns: WM_CLASS(STRING) = "file_progress", "Nautilus" To make it be floating by default, I append to the .i3/config file: for_window [class="Nautilus" instance="file_progress"] floating enable But, is there any other way? I was wondering what would be the criteria to decide whether to display it floating or not. Meaning, I would not want to keep doing this to every window that wrongfully (well, maybe this is just my perspective) goes tiled instead of floated. Any ideas?Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:28:05 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/61/forcing-windows-as-always-floating/Answer by Michael for Is there a way to force specific windows to be always floating? I reckon some already do that by default (some configuration windows) and others don't. One classic example here is maybe nautilus "File Operations" window, which shows up when you are copying or moving files in your file system. The xprop command returns: <pre><code>WM_CLASS(STRING) = "file_progress", "Nautilus" </code></pre> To make it be floating by default, I append to the .i3/config file: <pre><code>for_window [class="Nautilus" instance="file_progress"] floating enable </code></pre> But, is there any other way? I was wondering what would be the criteria to decide whether to display it floating or not. Meaning, I would not want to keep doing this to every window that wrongfully (well, maybe this is just my perspective) goes tiled instead of floated. Any ideas? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/61/forcing-windows-as-always-floating/?answer=62#post-id-62Your way is the correct and only way. In case you feel that this window should not ever be tiling (in your case it seems to be a popup window indicating some progress), you could file a bugreport for the program you are using and tell them to set the correct window type on that window. i3 sets dialog, utility, toolbar and splash windows to floating.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:39:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/61/forcing-windows-as-always-floating/?answer=62#post-id-62Comment by bruno.braga for Your way is the correct and only way. In case you feel that this window should not ever be tiling (in your case it seems to be a popup window indicating some progress), you could file a bugreport for the program you are using and tell them to set the correct window type on that window. i3 sets dialog, utility, toolbar and splash windows to floating. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/61/forcing-windows-as-always-floating/?comment=63#comment-63Yeah, I had the feeling the trouble would be in the application's side. It makes total sense to base the floating under these types of windows. Nice! I will try to push this to applications and see what happens! :-) Cheers,Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:54:09 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/61/forcing-windows-as-always-floating/?comment=63#comment-63Answer by visit for Is there a way to force specific windows to be always floating? I reckon some already do that by default (some configuration windows) and others don't. One classic example here is maybe nautilus "File Operations" window, which shows up when you are copying or moving files in your file system. The xprop command returns: <pre><code>WM_CLASS(STRING) = "file_progress", "Nautilus" </code></pre> To make it be floating by default, I append to the .i3/config file: <pre><code>for_window [class="Nautilus" instance="file_progress"] floating enable </code></pre> But, is there any other way? I was wondering what would be the criteria to decide whether to display it floating or not. Meaning, I would not want to keep doing this to every window that wrongfully (well, maybe this is just my perspective) goes tiled instead of floated. Any ideas? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/61/forcing-windows-as-always-floating/?answer=1377#post-id-1377If you want to float everything by default, you can set it like this: # force floating for all new windows for_window [class="[.]*"] floating enable I know, this is against the principles of a tiling WM. But some guys may like to manually add their windows to the tree.Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:04:10 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/61/forcing-windows-as-always-floating/?answer=1377#post-id-1377Answer by Dave Cohen for Is there a way to force specific windows to be always floating? I reckon some already do that by default (some configuration windows) and others don't. One classic example here is maybe nautilus "File Operations" window, which shows up when you are copying or moving files in your file system. The xprop command returns: <pre><code>WM_CLASS(STRING) = "file_progress", "Nautilus" </code></pre> To make it be floating by default, I append to the .i3/config file: <pre><code>for_window [class="Nautilus" instance="file_progress"] floating enable </code></pre> But, is there any other way? I was wondering what would be the criteria to decide whether to display it floating or not. Meaning, I would not want to keep doing this to every window that wrongfully (well, maybe this is just my perspective) goes tiled instead of floated. Any ideas? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/61/forcing-windows-as-always-floating/?answer=841#post-id-841I'm not sure about the specific Nautilus window you're talking about, (I usually use Chromium) but I find this rule helpful: # browser pop-ups for_window [window_role="pop-up"] floating enable Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:49:54 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/61/forcing-windows-as-always-floating/?answer=841#post-id-841Comment by bruno.braga for I'm not sure about the specific Nautilus window you're talking about, (I usually use Chromium) but I find this rule helpful: <pre><code># browser pop-ups for_window [window_role="pop-up"] floating enable </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/61/forcing-windows-as-always-floating/?comment=910#comment-910Great tip!Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:31:11 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/61/forcing-windows-as-always-floating/?comment=910#comment-910