i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 03 Oct 2015 08:16:44 +0000Stacked layout titlebars on the lefthttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/6780/stacked-layout-titlebars-on-the-left/Would it be possible to have the titlebars stacked on the left of the screen? The issue that your screen gets smaller and smaller with each new window is really annoying. Having the titlebars (capped to N characters) on the left/right would be awesome, and your screen size would remain constant. Fri, 02 Oct 2015 20:21:05 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6780/stacked-layout-titlebars-on-the-left/Answer by Airblader for <p>Would it be possible to have the titlebars stacked on the left of the screen?</p> <p>The issue that your screen gets smaller and smaller with each new window is really annoying. Having the titlebars (capped to N characters) on the left/right would be awesome, and your screen size would remain constant.</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6780/stacked-layout-titlebars-on-the-left/?answer=6781#post-id-6781No, this isn't possible and I very much doubt Michael would accept this feature, though you can always try and submit a feature request on Github. However, why don't you just use tabbed layout? It doesn't take up more space and does truncating. Fri, 02 Oct 2015 20:28:37 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6780/stacked-layout-titlebars-on-the-left/?answer=6781#post-id-6781Comment by tigrezno for <p>No, this isn't possible and I very much doubt Michael would accept this feature, though you can always try and submit a feature request on Github.</p> <p>However, why don't you just use tabbed layout? It doesn't take up more space and does truncating. </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6780/stacked-layout-titlebars-on-the-left/?comment=6789#comment-6789I understand it's complicated to implement. Thanks and I'll keep my hope for the future! ;)Sat, 03 Oct 2015 08:16:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6780/stacked-layout-titlebars-on-the-left/?comment=6789#comment-6789Comment by Airblader for <p>No, this isn't possible and I very much doubt Michael would accept this feature, though you can always try and submit a feature request on Github.</p> <p>However, why don't you just use tabbed layout? It doesn't take up more space and does truncating. </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6780/stacked-layout-titlebars-on-the-left/?comment=6786#comment-6786Fair enough. Unfortunately as I said it's not possible and I really really doubt we would go for implementing this. Display text in a vertical bar is pretty awkward anyway, we had similar discussions for i3bar already.Fri, 02 Oct 2015 23:10:05 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6780/stacked-layout-titlebars-on-the-left/?comment=6786#comment-6786Comment by tigrezno for <p>No, this isn't possible and I very much doubt Michael would accept this feature, though you can always try and submit a feature request on Github.</p> <p>However, why don't you just use tabbed layout? It doesn't take up more space and does truncating. </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6780/stacked-layout-titlebars-on-the-left/?comment=6785#comment-6785I use the tabbed mode, but I find easier on my eyes having all the text grouped like in stacked mode, where I easily see the order of my windows like a paragraph, while also finding it annoying that my screen gets reduced everytime. Dynamically changing my screen size is madness!Fri, 02 Oct 2015 22:58:22 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/6780/stacked-layout-titlebars-on-the-left/?comment=6785#comment-6785