i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:32:59 +0000is it possible to focus a window by name / id using i3-msg?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/897/is-it-possible-to-focus-a-window-by-name-id-using-i3-msg/Hi, is it possible to focus a specific application window by internal id / name, using i3-msg? I've tried: i3-msg '[id="135748312"] focus' which gives [{"success":true}] but the window is not focused (or at least not shown). It is a window on the same workspace, I would like to be able to switch workspaces at the same time. (I know that i3-msg workspace 9 focus works) Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:56:12 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/897/is-it-possible-to-focus-a-window-by-name-id-using-i3-msg/Answer by Michael for <p>Hi,</p> <p>is it possible to focus a specific application window by internal id / name, using i3-msg?</p> <p>I've tried:</p> <pre><code>i3-msg '[id="135748312"] focus' </code></pre> <p>which gives</p> <pre><code>[{"success":true}] </code></pre> <p>but the window is not focused (or at least not shown). It is a window on the same workspace, I would like to be able to switch workspaces at the same time.</p> <p>(I know that</p> <pre><code>i3-msg workspace 9 focus </code></pre> <p>works)</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/897/is-it-possible-to-focus-a-window-by-name-id-using-i3-msg/?answer=907#post-id-907As http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#command_criteria explains: **id** Compares the X11 window ID, which you can get via xwininfo for example. **con_id** Compares the i3-internal container ID, which you can get via the IPC interface. Handy for scripting. So, just use `i3-msg '[con_id="135748312"] focus'`Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:54:03 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/897/is-it-possible-to-focus-a-window-by-name-id-using-i3-msg/?answer=907#post-id-907Comment by ingo for <p>As <a href="http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#command_criteria">http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#c...</a> explains:</p> <p><strong>id</strong> Compares the X11 window ID, which you can get via xwininfo for example.</p> <p><strong>con_id</strong> Compares the i3-internal container ID, which you can get via the IPC interface. Handy for scripting.</p> <p>So, just use <code>i3-msg '[con_id="135748312"] focus'</code></p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/897/is-it-possible-to-focus-a-window-by-name-id-using-i3-msg/?comment=914#comment-914Thanks, that's it :-)Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:32:59 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/897/is-it-possible-to-focus-a-window-by-name-id-using-i3-msg/?comment=914#comment-914