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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, 18 Nov 2012 10:58:25 +0000General misunderstanding of Gnome / i3 / window managers in general.https://faq.i3wm.org/question/767/general-misunderstanding-of-gnome-i3-window-managers-in-general/Hello all, My second monitor works in Gnome/Unity without problems but it is blurry and shaky in i3. Evidently, i3 ignores the settings I've made when I was logged in to the Gnome session. Like above I've changed my keyboard delay/speed in Gnome but again, i3 ignores that setting. Yet, I have made my wireless configuration in Gnome but this time i3 seems to know about that and works fine. So I'd like to ask.. 1. Where exactly does i3 get in the play? How close does it play with Gnome? 2. Are there any good documents explaining this mess of X/Window Managers/Gnome/Unity so one could at least know where to blame/curse/fix when something goes wrong. 3. More specifically, how will I make i3 respect the display configuration I've made in Gnome so I'll have a working setup with i3. ps. this is all happening on Ubuntu 12.10. Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:46:12 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/767/general-misunderstanding-of-gnome-i3-window-managers-in-general/Answer by Michael for Hello all, My second monitor works in Gnome/Unity without problems but it is blurry and shaky in i3. Evidently, i3 ignores the settings I've made when I was logged in to the Gnome session. Like above I've changed my keyboard delay/speed in Gnome but again, i3 ignores that setting. Yet, I have made my wireless configuration in Gnome but this time i3 seems to know about that and works fine. So I'd like to ask.. <ol> <li>Where exactly does i3 get in the play? How close does it play with Gnome?</li> <li>Are there any good documents explaining this mess of X/Window Managers/Gnome/Unity so one could at least know where to blame/curse/fix when something goes wrong. </li> <li>More specifically, how will I make i3 respect the display configuration I've made in Gnome so I'll have a working setup with i3.</li> </ol> ps. this is all happening on Ubuntu 12.10. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/767/general-misunderstanding-of-gnome-i3-window-managers-in-general/?answer=769#post-id-769As for display configuration, read http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#multi_monitor In general, i3 is a window manager. It does not care about anything else (e.g. wireless settings), that’s what desktop environments are for.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:58:25 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/767/general-misunderstanding-of-gnome-i3-window-managers-in-general/?answer=769#post-id-769Answer by utku for Hello all, My second monitor works in Gnome/Unity without problems but it is blurry and shaky in i3. Evidently, i3 ignores the settings I've made when I was logged in to the Gnome session. Like above I've changed my keyboard delay/speed in Gnome but again, i3 ignores that setting. Yet, I have made my wireless configuration in Gnome but this time i3 seems to know about that and works fine. So I'd like to ask.. <ol> <li>Where exactly does i3 get in the play? How close does it play with Gnome?</li> <li>Are there any good documents explaining this mess of X/Window Managers/Gnome/Unity so one could at least know where to blame/curse/fix when something goes wrong. </li> <li>More specifically, how will I make i3 respect the display configuration I've made in Gnome so I'll have a working setup with i3.</li> </ol> ps. this is all happening on Ubuntu 12.10. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/767/general-misunderstanding-of-gnome-i3-window-managers-in-general/?answer=768#post-id-768Regarding #3, adding following line to the end of your i3 config makes sure the gnome settings are loaded. exec gnome-settings-daemon I wish this came as a default or documented better or came commented out in the default i3 config.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 09:41:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/767/general-misunderstanding-of-gnome-i3-window-managers-in-general/?answer=768#post-id-768