Hey,
is it possible to artificially send specific keybinding to i3 so it executes the proper command? I couldn't find any sufficient command in protocol specification. I also tried sending XLib keyboard event using XSendEvent to the root window but it does nothing (or maybe I'm doing something wrong).
Thanks!
Edit: What I want to do is catch Mod key before Virtualbox guest does that and pass it to i3.
You could use xdotool key ctrl+c to emulate a keypress and -release of the specified key combination. But if you want to execute i3 commands, you should definitely use, e.g., i3-msg workspace 1 to switch to the first workspace. i3-msg accepts all known i3 commands.
What I want to do is catch Mod key before Virtualbox guest does that and pass it to i3. Now I'm doing exactly what you suggested - I'm calling "i3-msg workspace N" if Mod+[0-9] is pressed. However, it would be better not to hardcode commands and let i3 do the work.
I am not sure whether I understand what you want to achieve and where you defined your workspace keybindings. But if this is soley about virtualbox: you can define a host key (default is right ctrl key), which toggles the keyboard focus between the virtualbox guest and the host.
Ok, so I eventually wrote a small program that catches windows key before virtualbox and evaluates i3 command through i3-msg. I placed it here: gist.github.com/5656098
It's not the fanciest method, but works for me.
Thanks for everyone's help!
You could make a mode in your config (similar to resize), without any special commands, except a return keycombo. The $mod-key will lose all it's special meaning to i3 when in that mode, and will get passed on to the application.
Asked: 2013-05-24 09:11:53 +0000
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Could you update the question so that you are asking for what you want to know?
Think your question has been answered before: https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1656/how-can-i-pass-meta-key-presses-to-a-nested-instance-of-i3/
Actually I want to achieve the opposite - I want to catch windows key before virtualbox guest and use it with i3.