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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 19 Jul 2015 16:18:54 +0000Floating emacs frames aren't centeredhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/6314/floating-emacs-frames-arent-centered/i3 centers new floating windows by default. Except for Emacs frames. Those are stuck to the top left. I've triple checked the emacs docs and my dotemacs, and as far as I can tell, this should not be happening. To be more specific, the `default-frame-alist` variable contains default parameters for new frames. It does not contain the keys `top` or `left` in my config. According to the emacs docs, this should cause the window manager to do whatever it does by default. To test this yourself, put this in your `.i3/config`: for_window [class="^Emacs$" instance="^floating$"] floating enable And try: emacs --geometry 50x50+200+200 --name floating Or maybe: emacs --daemon emacsclient -c -F '((name . "floating") (width . 50) (height . 50))' some.file Edit: Here's a log file of me reproducing the observed behaviour. It's probably much longer than necessary, but a search for "personal-org" will get you to where the interesting bits happen. http://logs.i3wm.org/logs/5742636757417984.bz2Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:12:36 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6314/floating-emacs-frames-arent-centered/Comment by mkaito for i3 centers new floating windows by default. Except for Emacs frames. Those are stuck to the top left. I've triple checked the emacs docs and my dotemacs, and as far as I can tell, this should not be happening. To be more specific, the <code>default-frame-alist</code> variable contains default parameters for new frames. It does not contain the keys <code>top</code> or <code>left</code> in my config. According to the emacs docs, this should cause the window manager to do whatever it does by default. To test this yourself, put this in your <code>.i3/config</code>: <pre><code>for_window [class="^Emacs$" instance="^floating$"] floating enable </code></pre> And try: <pre><code>emacs --geometry 50x50+200+200 --name floating </code></pre> Or maybe: <pre><code>emacs --daemon emacsclient -c -F '((name . "floating") (width . 50) (height . 50))' some.file </code></pre> Edit: Here's a log file of me reproducing the observed behaviour. It's probably much longer than necessary, but a search for "personal-org" will get you to where the interesting bits happen. <a href="http://logs.i3wm.org/logs/5742636757417984.bz2">http://logs.i3wm.org/logs/57426367574...</a> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6314/floating-emacs-frames-arent-centered/?comment=6324#comment-6324I tried `position move center` before posting here. It doesn't work. I'll see to posting on github.Sun, 19 Jul 2015 16:18:54 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6314/floating-emacs-frames-arent-centered/?comment=6324#comment-6324Comment by Airblader for i3 centers new floating windows by default. Except for Emacs frames. Those are stuck to the top left. I've triple checked the emacs docs and my dotemacs, and as far as I can tell, this should not be happening. To be more specific, the <code>default-frame-alist</code> variable contains default parameters for new frames. It does not contain the keys <code>top</code> or <code>left</code> in my config. According to the emacs docs, this should cause the window manager to do whatever it does by default. To test this yourself, put this in your <code>.i3/config</code>: <pre><code>for_window [class="^Emacs$" instance="^floating$"] floating enable </code></pre> And try: <pre><code>emacs --geometry 50x50+200+200 --name floating </code></pre> Or maybe: <pre><code>emacs --daemon emacsclient -c -F '((name . "floating") (width . 50) (height . 50))' some.file </code></pre> Edit: Here's a log file of me reproducing the observed behaviour. It's probably much longer than necessary, but a search for "personal-org" will get you to where the interesting bits happen. <a href="http://logs.i3wm.org/logs/5742636757417984.bz2">http://logs.i3wm.org/logs/57426367574...</a> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6314/floating-emacs-frames-arent-centered/?comment=6323#comment-6323I suggest you file a bug on Github so that more people might look at it. If all you want is a quick fix for this, simply execute "position move center" after floating the window.Sun, 19 Jul 2015 09:19:30 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6314/floating-emacs-frames-arent-centered/?comment=6323#comment-6323Comment by mkaito for i3 centers new floating windows by default. Except for Emacs frames. Those are stuck to the top left. I've triple checked the emacs docs and my dotemacs, and as far as I can tell, this should not be happening. To be more specific, the <code>default-frame-alist</code> variable contains default parameters for new frames. It does not contain the keys <code>top</code> or <code>left</code> in my config. According to the emacs docs, this should cause the window manager to do whatever it does by default. To test this yourself, put this in your <code>.i3/config</code>: <pre><code>for_window [class="^Emacs$" instance="^floating$"] floating enable </code></pre> And try: <pre><code>emacs --geometry 50x50+200+200 --name floating </code></pre> Or maybe: <pre><code>emacs --daemon emacsclient -c -F '((name . "floating") (width . 50) (height . 50))' some.file </code></pre> Edit: Here's a log file of me reproducing the observed behaviour. It's probably much longer than necessary, but a search for "personal-org" will get you to where the interesting bits happen. <a href="http://logs.i3wm.org/logs/5742636757417984.bz2">http://logs.i3wm.org/logs/57426367574...</a> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6314/floating-emacs-frames-arent-centered/?comment=6322#comment-6322That's the first time I've heard of such a thing. I'm not sure what to make of it. Is there anything special about this leader window that would prevent it from being handled adequately by i3?Sun, 19 Jul 2015 04:26:42 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6314/floating-emacs-frames-arent-centered/?comment=6322#comment-6322Comment by Airblader for i3 centers new floating windows by default. Except for Emacs frames. Those are stuck to the top left. I've triple checked the emacs docs and my dotemacs, and as far as I can tell, this should not be happening. To be more specific, the <code>default-frame-alist</code> variable contains default parameters for new frames. It does not contain the keys <code>top</code> or <code>left</code> in my config. According to the emacs docs, this should cause the window manager to do whatever it does by default. To test this yourself, put this in your <code>.i3/config</code>: <pre><code>for_window [class="^Emacs$" instance="^floating$"] floating enable </code></pre> And try: <pre><code>emacs --geometry 50x50+200+200 --name floating </code></pre> Or maybe: <pre><code>emacs --daemon emacsclient -c -F '((name . "floating") (width . 50) (height . 50))' some.file </code></pre> Edit: Here's a log file of me reproducing the observed behaviour. It's probably much longer than necessary, but a search for "personal-org" will get you to where the interesting bits happen. <a href="http://logs.i3wm.org/logs/5742636757417984.bz2">http://logs.i3wm.org/logs/57426367574...</a> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6314/floating-emacs-frames-arent-centered/?comment=6317#comment-6317I don't have much time right now, but from what I can tell, emacs specifies a "leader" window for i3 and i3 centers the instance on top of that leader window. That may play a role here.Sat, 18 Jul 2015 06:21:48 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6314/floating-emacs-frames-arent-centered/?comment=6317#comment-6317Comment by mkaito for i3 centers new floating windows by default. Except for Emacs frames. Those are stuck to the top left. I've triple checked the emacs docs and my dotemacs, and as far as I can tell, this should not be happening. To be more specific, the <code>default-frame-alist</code> variable contains default parameters for new frames. It does not contain the keys <code>top</code> or <code>left</code> in my config. According to the emacs docs, this should cause the window manager to do whatever it does by default. To test this yourself, put this in your <code>.i3/config</code>: <pre><code>for_window [class="^Emacs$" instance="^floating$"] floating enable </code></pre> And try: <pre><code>emacs --geometry 50x50+200+200 --name floating </code></pre> Or maybe: <pre><code>emacs --daemon emacsclient -c -F '((name . "floating") (width . 50) (height . 50))' some.file </code></pre> Edit: Here's a log file of me reproducing the observed behaviour. It's probably much longer than necessary, but a search for "personal-org" will get you to where the interesting bits happen. <a href="http://logs.i3wm.org/logs/5742636757417984.bz2">http://logs.i3wm.org/logs/57426367574...</a> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6314/floating-emacs-frames-arent-centered/?comment=6316#comment-6316Added a log file.Sat, 18 Jul 2015 03:09:03 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6314/floating-emacs-frames-arent-centered/?comment=6316#comment-6316Comment by Airblader for i3 centers new floating windows by default. Except for Emacs frames. Those are stuck to the top left. I've triple checked the emacs docs and my dotemacs, and as far as I can tell, this should not be happening. To be more specific, the <code>default-frame-alist</code> variable contains default parameters for new frames. It does not contain the keys <code>top</code> or <code>left</code> in my config. According to the emacs docs, this should cause the window manager to do whatever it does by default. To test this yourself, put this in your <code>.i3/config</code>: <pre><code>for_window [class="^Emacs$" instance="^floating$"] floating enable </code></pre> And try: <pre><code>emacs --geometry 50x50+200+200 --name floating </code></pre> Or maybe: <pre><code>emacs --daemon emacsclient -c -F '((name . "floating") (width . 50) (height . 50))' some.file </code></pre> Edit: Here's a log file of me reproducing the observed behaviour. It's probably much longer than necessary, but a search for "personal-org" will get you to where the interesting bits happen. <a href="http://logs.i3wm.org/logs/5742636757417984.bz2">http://logs.i3wm.org/logs/57426367574...</a> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6314/floating-emacs-frames-arent-centered/?comment=6315#comment-6315It'd be better if you could provide a log file. Make sure to close all other apps and restart i3 before reproducing and taking the log file.Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:41:37 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6314/floating-emacs-frames-arent-centered/?comment=6315#comment-6315