i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:12:51 +0000Default keybindinghttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/641/default-keybinding/I currently use dwm with keybindings configured to be very vi(m) like, but I thought I might give i3 a try. I noticed default keybindings ( on the reference card ) for focus left/up/down/right are vi(m)-keys shifted by one key right, why? Can they be changed?Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:09:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/641/default-keybinding/Answer by Michael for <p>I currently use dwm with keybindings configured to be very vi(m) like, but I thought I might give i3 a try. </p> <p>I noticed default keybindings ( on the reference card ) for focus left/up/down/right are vi(m)-keys shifted by one key right, why? Can they be changed?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/641/default-keybinding/?answer=642#post-id-642Seriously, your question is "can the key bindings be changed"? :-) This is a tiling window manager with a declared target audience of power users an developers. **Of course** the keybindings can be changed, see http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#keybindings (which you should have read before asking in the FAQ). The jkl; question was already asked on the mailing list: http://www.mail-archive.com/i3-discuss@i3.zekjur.net/msg00458.html — in summary: We use jkl; because that’s on your homerow and therefore where your fingers rest when touch-typing anyway.Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:10:13 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/641/default-keybinding/?answer=642#post-id-642Comment by andrnils for <p>Seriously, your question is "can the key bindings be changed"? :-)</p> <p>This is a tiling window manager with a declared target audience of power users an developers. <strong>Of course</strong>the keybindings can be changed, see <a href="http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#keybindings">http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#k...</a> (which you should have read before asking in the FAQ).</p> <p>The jkl; question was already asked on the mailing list: <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/i3-discuss@i3.zekjur.net/msg00458.html">http://www.mail-archive.com/i3-discus...</a> — in summary: We use jkl; because that’s on your homerow and therefore where your fingers rest when touch-typing anyway.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/641/default-keybinding/?comment=643#comment-643Thanks, and I guess sorry. I "read" the userguide searching for keybinding, which conveniently misses that section ;) Also ml-link is broken.Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:12:51 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/641/default-keybinding/?comment=643#comment-643