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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 11 Apr 2015 02:21:58 +0000Open window as a scratchpadhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/954/open-window-as-a-scratchpad/Hi, I'm trying to create a web app to handle my i3 configurations to autostart all the windows i need in the workspace I want. This app let me create several configs (home, work) in which i put all my workspaces (from my i3/config file, there will be a feature to autoread it) and then i set all the clients per workspace. I'm at the very early stage of this app, the code is dirty but it kinda works. I did the web app (configs are save in a yaml file), and i did a cli php app (sorry, I'm a php dev ^^) to load the wanted configuration and launch your app in the right workspace. This works for now, so i just need to run a script and all my clients open where they belongs. I now that i can do some similar stuff with the i3/config file but i didn't manage to do what i wanted. Plus i want to be able to manage several configs and manage splits and layout to really be able to run a script at startup and be ready to work. At this point, the feature I'd like to add is the ability to open client as a scratchpad. Unfortunatly, I didn't find a way to open a client and setting it as a scratchpad with i3-msg. Is there any way to do something like that with i3-msg (or smth else but not the config file) ? Thanks for your helpMon, 31 Dec 2012 17:11:26 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/954/open-window-as-a-scratchpad/Answer by Michael for Hi, I'm trying to create a web app to handle my i3 configurations to autostart all the windows i need in the workspace I want. This app let me create several configs (home, work) in which i put all my workspaces (from my i3/config file, there will be a feature to autoread it) and then i set all the clients per workspace. I'm at the very early stage of this app, the code is dirty but it kinda works. I did the web app (configs are save in a yaml file), and i did a cli php app (sorry, I'm a php dev ^^) to load the wanted configuration and launch your app in the right workspace. This works for now, so i just need to run a script and all my clients open where they belongs. I now that i can do some similar stuff with the i3/config file but i didn't manage to do what i wanted. Plus i want to be able to manage several configs and manage splits and layout to really be able to run a script at startup and be ready to work. At this point, the feature I'd like to add is the ability to open client as a scratchpad. Unfortunatly, I didn't find a way to open a client and setting it as a scratchpad with i3-msg. Is there any way to do something like that with i3-msg (or smth else but not the config file) ? Thanks for your help https://faq.i3wm.org/question/954/open-window-as-a-scratchpad/?answer=962#post-id-962There are multiple ways to move a window to the scratchpad: 1. Use `for_window` in the i3 config file with the "move scratchpad" command, e.g. `for_window [class="URxvt" instance="cmus"] move scratchpad` (untested). Obviously this requires you to find out unique criteria to match the specific window and it needs to be configured before you launch the application. 2. Figure out the window’s ID and send a command with i3-msg, e.g. `i3-msg '[con_id="0x12345678"] move scratchpad'` after parsing the layout tree, see http://i3wm.org/docs/ipc.htmlWed, 02 Jan 2013 18:45:37 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/954/open-window-as-a-scratchpad/?answer=962#post-id-962Comment by msx for There are multiple ways to move a window to the scratchpad: <ol> <li>Use <code>for_window</code> in the i3 config file with the "move scratchpad" command, e.g. <code>for_window [class="URxvt" instance="cmus"] move scratchpad</code> (untested). Obviously this requires you to find out unique criteria to match the specific window and it needs to be configured before you launch the application.</li> <li>Figure out the window’s ID and send a command with i3-msg, e.g. <code>i3-msg '[con_id="0x12345678"] move scratchpad'</code>after parsing the layout tree, see <a href="http://i3wm.org/docs/ipc.html">http://i3wm.org/docs/ipc.html</a></li> </ol> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/954/open-window-as-a-scratchpad/?comment=5771#comment-5771The command is 'move window to scratchpad' (without ticks), like: for_window [class="Emacs"] move window to scratchpad. Thanks for your answer @Michael, helped me search in the right direction.Sat, 11 Apr 2015 02:21:58 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/954/open-window-as-a-scratchpad/?comment=5771#comment-5771