Setting layouts upon i3 launch

asked 2012-07-13 01:33:11 +0000

0x000000
15 ●4 ●4 ●7

Arch Linux, i3 4.2-2.

The last line of my i3 config file is

exec_always i3-init

Where i3-init is the following shell script:

#!/bin/bash

tabbed=( 1 4 6 7 )

for w in $tabbed; do
    i3-msg "workspace $w; layout tabbed"
done

i3-msg "workspace 1"

So on workspaces 1, 4, 6, and 7, set the tabbed layout. The problem is that the layout isn't actually set when this script is run unless there are windows on the workspace, so I either have to set the layout manually or restart i3 after the windows exist. Am I doing this wrong or is this a limitation?

edit retag flag offensive close merge delete

add a comment

0

answered 2012-07-13 06:20:56 +0000

Michael
3081 ●13 ●28 ●50 http://i3wm.org/

updated 2015-10-11 10:25:18 +0000

You can’t do it this way. Workspaces are destroyed when you switch away from them (and that’s not going to change). Instead, have a look at this ticket: https://github.com/i3/i3/issues/581

edit flag offensive delete link

Comments

Right on, I didn't realize the workspaces were destroyed. Thanks for the link.

0x000000 ( 2012-07-13 12:44:45 +0000 )edit

add a comment

0

answered 2013-01-26 03:27:12 +0000

Lingzhu Xiang
1

What about working around by adding extra commands to your workspace switch key?

workspace_layout tabbed
bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2; layout default
bindsym $mod+3 workspace 3; layout default
...

edit flag offensive delete link

add a comment

Setting layouts upon i3 launch

2 answers

Comments

Question Tools

Stats

Related questions