i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:50:27 +0000shortcut to move window to next workspacehttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/6755/shortcut-to-move-window-to-next-workspace/ I created shortcuts to move focused containers to 'next' and 'prev', but is it possible to have shortcuts that move containers to the next available workspace? For example, I have windows open in workspaces 1, 2, and 3 and I currently have a focused container on 3. When I use the shortcut to 'move container to workspace next', it goes to 1. Is there a way to create a shortcut similar to this only instead of going to the next workspace in use, go to the next available. So in this case go to workspace 4 instead of 1. Thank you.Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:58:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6755/shortcut-to-move-window-to-next-workspace/Answer by i3convert for <p>I created shortcuts to move focused containers to 'next' and 'prev', but is it possible to have shortcuts that move containers to the next available workspace? For example, I have windows open in workspaces 1, 2, and 3 and I currently have a focused container on 3. When I use the shortcut to 'move container to workspace next', it goes to 1. Is there a way to create a shortcut similar to this only instead of going to the next workspace in use, go to the next available. So in this case go to workspace 4 instead of 1. Thank you.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6755/shortcut-to-move-window-to-next-workspace/?answer=6758#post-id-6758One solution is to write a script that parses the output of the shell command `i3-msg -t get_workspaces` to figure out the number of the next workspace you are interested in. Then issue `i3-msg "move container to workspace number your-number"`. (I personally like to use Python for this, since it comes with a nice JSON parsing library.) Thu, 01 Oct 2015 03:07:55 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6755/shortcut-to-move-window-to-next-workspace/?answer=6758#post-id-6758Comment by jefeyay for <p>One solution is to write a script that parses the output of the shell command <code>i3-msg -t get_workspaces</code> to figure out the number of the next workspace you are interested in. Then issue <code>i3-msg "move container to workspace number your-number"</code>.</p> <p>(I personally like to use Python for this, since it comes with a nice JSON parsing library.) </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6755/shortcut-to-move-window-to-next-workspace/?comment=6845#comment-6845Cool thanks that will work!Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:50:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6755/shortcut-to-move-window-to-next-workspace/?comment=6845#comment-6845Answer by RMO for <p>I created shortcuts to move focused containers to 'next' and 'prev', but is it possible to have shortcuts that move containers to the next available workspace? For example, I have windows open in workspaces 1, 2, and 3 and I currently have a focused container on 3. When I use the shortcut to 'move container to workspace next', it goes to 1. Is there a way to create a shortcut similar to this only instead of going to the next workspace in use, go to the next available. So in this case go to workspace 4 instead of 1. Thank you.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6755/shortcut-to-move-window-to-next-workspace/?answer=6793#post-id-6793 I have the following lines in my config to jump to the next, previous and last workspace. bindsym $mod n workspace next bindsym $mod p workspace prev bindsym $mod b workspace back_and_forth Sat, 03 Oct 2015 14:48:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6755/shortcut-to-move-window-to-next-workspace/?answer=6793#post-id-6793