https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 25 Dec 2012 10:55:21 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/925/containers-nested-in-list-like-manner/Is there a way to tell if containers are nested in a list-like manner? For example: Con[Con[Con[Win]]] While you can't create such a situation by just splitting windows, you can end up with this structure by closing windows from a more complex layout. This makes it confusing to select the parent and the child, respectively.Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:57:10 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/925/containers-nested-in-list-like-manner/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/925/containers-nested-in-list-like-manner/?answer=944#post-id-944There is a way to tell, which is by using the dump-asy.pl script you find in i3’s contrib/ directory. In the screencast about containers and the tree data structure, I use it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWA8Pl57UBY Apart from that, I don’t think you can tell. Maybe use a less complex layout? :-)Tue, 25 Dec 2012 10:55:21 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/925/containers-nested-in-list-like-manner/?answer=944#post-id-944