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mod+shift+4 doesn't work

asked Mar 15 '13

joehillen gravatar image

updated Mar 15 '13

I can't seem to move any windows to workspace #4.

mod+4 works and all the other mod+shift binds work.

Is there any way to figure out what application is stealing this keybind?

EDIT: some relevant pieces of my config

set $mod Mod4
bindsym $mod+4 workspace 4
bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace 4

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Do you really have $mod+Shift+4 in your config? I think this cannot work because by pressing Shift, the 4 is exchanged by the special character lying on that key ($ on US layout keyboard). Maybe you try $mod+Shift+dollar (use xev to find out the symbolic names of keys).

mschaefer gravatar imagemschaefer (Mar 17 '13)edit

Which version of i3 are you using? I remember that 3.* did not work for me either.

bruno.braga gravatar imagebruno.braga (Mar 18 '13)edit

Please provide your entire config to rule out any human mistakes. I don’t know a way to find the culprit application aside of killing processes until nothing is left.

Michael gravatar imageMichael (Mar 18 '13)edit

@mschaefer: If this was the case moving containers to all workspaces would have been inpossible, because Shift+1234 = !@#$, and he said that only 4 does not work, which means that probably some other program is stealing the keypress.

ppeev gravatar imageppeev (Mar 23 '13)edit

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answered Mar 15 '13

Rasi gravatar image

it would be helpful to see your config :)

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What specifically would you like to see? It's not very far from the default.

joehillen gravatar imagejoehillen (Mar 15 '13)edit
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answered Mar 23 '13

ppeev gravatar image

Try running xev in a terminal, see what keycode does 4 produce(it should be 13 on standard us keyboard) and put this line in your config:

bindcode $mod+Shift+13 move container to workspace 4

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