How to resize container to a predefined size?

answered 2014-05-04 03:34:19 +0000

cowsquad
11 ●1

I think you can do something like this my man. This is for firefox. So in order to find the instance and class names, you can use xprop command, then click on the application you are trying to use and find the following info: WM_CLASS(STRING) = "Navigator", "Firefox"

WM_CLIENT_LEADER(WINDOW): window id # 0xe00001
_NET_WM_PID(CARDINAL) = 31236
WM_LOCALE_NAME(STRING) = "en_US.UTF-8"
WM_CLIENT_MACHINE(STRING) = "ubuntuLTS"
WM_NORMAL_HINTS(WM_SIZE_HINTS):
        program specified minimum size: 300 by 134
        program specified maximum size: 32767 by 32767
        window gravity: NorthWest
WM_PROTOCOLS(ATOM): protocols  WM_DELETE_WINDOW, WM_TAKE_FOCUS, _NET_WM_PING, _NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST
**WM_CLASS(STRING) = "Navigator", "Firefox"**

The first string is the instance's name, in this example is "Navigator". The second one, after the comma is the class name, in this case "Firefox"

So after gathering that info you can input this on you i3 config file

for_window [instance="Navigator"] resize grow left 200, resize grow right 200, resize grow down 150, resize grow up 100

answered 2014-05-06 17:51:17 +0000

KJ44
106 ●3 ●3 ●10

updated 2014-05-06 17:58:21 +0000

This resize mode will balance a window split in two (binding 's') and subsequently allows the split point to be moved with arrow keys. It is easier to use than to describe.

The trick is to toggle the container mode tiled => floating => tiled to establish a 50:50 split then resize from a known baseline.

I like to compose operations which is why I use modes but it should be straightforward to hard code the desired composite operation given the baseline 50:50 split, except that one will have fun with the direction of the split (exercise for the reader ;).

# Resize windows (as an alternative to using the mouse).
mode "Resize" {
    # Change focus.
    # Doing this before resizing may be preferable.
    bindsym $mod+j focus down
    bindsym $mod+k focus up
    bindsym $mod+l focus right

    # Resize the border in the desired direction.
    bindsym h       resize grow   left 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym Shift+H resize shrink left 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym j       resize grow   down 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym Shift+J resize shrink down 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym k       resize grow   up 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym Shift+K resize shrink up 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym l       resize grow   right 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym Shift+L resize shrink right 10 px or 10 ppt

    # Resize width and height symmetrically.
    bindsym Left  resize shrink left  10 px or 10 ppt, resize shrink right 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym Down  resize shrink down  10 px or 10 ppt, resize shrink up    10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym Up    resize grow   up    10 px or 10 ppt, resize grow   down  10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym Right resize grow   right 10 px or 10 ppt, resize grow   left  10 px or 10 ppt

    bindsym v resize grow   up 100 px or 100 ppt, resize grow  down 100 px or 100 ppt
    bindsym b resize grow left 100 px or 100 ppt, resize grow right 100 px or 100 ppt

    # Assuming a workspace split into two, this balances the split.
    bindsym s floating toggle, floating toggle

    # Go back to normal. 
    bindsym Return mode "default"
    bindsym Escape mode "default"
    bindsym    Tab mode "default"
}