Manipulating windows with the mouse

answered 2013-02-23 01:41:02 +0000

Timbus
21 ●1 ●2

Hi there. I added this to i3 quite some time ago and could not live without it:

diff --git a/src/click.c b/src/click.c
index 3022c24..e76a57c 100644
--- a/src/click.c
+++ b/src/click.c
@@ -229,6 +229,12 @@ static int route_click(Con *con, xcb_button_press_event_t *event, const bool mod
         goto done;
     }

+    if (dest == CLICK_DECORATION && event->detail == 2) {
+        DLOG("Closing window using middle click\n");
+        tree_close(con, KILL_WINDOW, false, false);
+        goto done;
+    }
+
     /* 2: focus this con. */
     con_focus(con);

It allows windows to be closed with middle-click. If you have the latest git pull of the 'next' branch you should be able to apply it.

If anyone finds it useful, I might work on adding more mouse support such as moving and swapping window positions..

answered 2015-03-05 18:06:54 +0000

hos
11 ●1 ●1

updated 2015-03-13 16:28:04 +0000

Adaephon
2299 ●3 ●16 ●42

Apparently bindsym features for mouse buttons have been added in the 4.9 release.

# The middle button over a titlebar kills the window
bindsym --release button2 kill

# The middle button and a modifer over any part of the window kills the window
bindsym --whole-window $mod+button2 kill

# The right button toggles floating
bindsym button3 floating toggle
bindsym $mod+button3 floating toggle

# The side buttons move the window around
bindsym button9 move left
bindsym button8 move right

Visit mousebindings section in the User's Guide for the necessary configuration.