i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 09 Sep 2015 08:59:32 +0000tooltips for window titleshttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/6552/tooltips-for-window-titles/Many applications set a long title string expecting the window title bar to be the same width as the window. Would it be possible to show a tooltip of the full string to allow for cases where it is truncated (eg. in tabbed mode)? The long title is often useful (eg. full filepath) and I don't think it can always be sensibly shortened with 'title_format'. For some applications there may be no other way of determining the path of the currently open file. see also [change titles](https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6159/change-titles-in-tabbed-mode/)Tue, 08 Sep 2015 14:31:02 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6552/tooltips-for-window-titles/Answer by Airblader for <p>Many applications set a long title string expecting the window title bar to be the same width as the window. Would it be possible to show a tooltip of the full string to allow for cases where it is truncated (eg. in tabbed mode)?</p> <p>The long title is often useful (eg. full filepath) and I don't think it can always be sensibly shortened with 'title_format'. For some applications there may be no other way of determining the path of the currently open file.</p> <p>see also <a href="https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6159/change-titles-in-tabbed-mode/">change titles</a></p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6552/tooltips-for-window-titles/?answer=6553#post-id-6553You could write a small script `~/.config/i3/title_popup.sh` like this: #!/usr/bin/env bash notify-send "$(xdotool getactivewindow getwindowname)" Note that you need some notification daemon for this (e.g., dunst). Then, use a keybinding (or any binding) like this: # middle mouse button on window title triggers notification bindsym button2 exec --no-startup-id $HOME/.config/i3/title_popup.sh Unfortunately i3 has no "hover" feature. So if it has to be hovering, you'll need to write a tool (or see if something exists). Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:50:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6552/tooltips-for-window-titles/?answer=6553#post-id-6553Comment by rob for <p>You could write a small script <code>~/.config/i3/title_popup.sh</code> like this:</p> <pre><code>#!/usr/bin/env bash notify-send "$(xdotool getactivewindow getwindowname)" </code></pre> <p>Note that you need some notification daemon for this (e.g., dunst). Then, use a keybinding (or any binding) like this:</p> <pre><code># middle mouse button on window title triggers notification bindsym button2 exec --no-startup-id $HOME/.config/i3/title_popup.sh </code></pre> <p>Unfortunately i3 has no "hover" feature. So if it has to be hovering, you'll need to write a tool (or see if something exists).</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6552/tooltips-for-window-titles/?comment=6558#comment-6558thanks, that works wellWed, 09 Sep 2015 08:59:32 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6552/tooltips-for-window-titles/?comment=6558#comment-6558Answer by rob for <p>Many applications set a long title string expecting the window title bar to be the same width as the window. Would it be possible to show a tooltip of the full string to allow for cases where it is truncated (eg. in tabbed mode)?</p> <p>The long title is often useful (eg. full filepath) and I don't think it can always be sensibly shortened with 'title_format'. For some applications there may be no other way of determining the path of the currently open file.</p> <p>see also <a href="https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6159/change-titles-in-tabbed-mode/">change titles</a></p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6552/tooltips-for-window-titles/?answer=6557#post-id-6557 Thanks, that works well.Wed, 09 Sep 2015 08:59:02 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6552/tooltips-for-window-titles/?answer=6557#post-id-6557