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Julian Prein a67f8c9ec6 i3: Simulate monitor-independent workspaces
Often when I want to open a new workspace, I look at my bar to see which
workspaces are still free. This does not work sometimes when having
multiple monitors connected, as workspace numbers are unique between all
outputs.

Add a script that handles workspace switching/moving by prepending the
index with the index of the current monitor.
2025-06-05 17:43:24 +02:00

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# i3 Settings ##################################################################
set $mod Mod4
# This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left
# text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango).
font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 10
# Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
floating_modifier $mod
default_border pixel 1
hide_edge_borders smart
# Use --single-instance for faster startup. See the "daemon" exec below
set $TERMINAL kitty --single-instance
set $TERM_CLASS kitty
set $TERM_DIR_FLAG -d
set $TERM_TITLE_FLAG -T
set $TERM_TRANSPARENCY_FLAG -o background_opacity=
set $TERM_SCRATCHPAD_TRANS 0.45
set $TERM_CMD_FLAG
# Focus should not follow mouse
# focus_follows_mouse no
# Gaps #########################################################################
# gaps inner 10
# gaps outer 7
# Execs ########################################################################
# Starting a new kitty process is quite slow. With --single-instance (see
# $TERMINAL definition above) "new invocations will instead create a new
# top-level window in the existing kitty instance"[^1] to allow "kitty to share
# a single sprite cache on the GPU"[^1], so that startup is almost instant.
#
# For this to work best, launch one hidden "daemon" instance at startup so that
# the kitty process is always running, even when no OS windows exists.
#
# NOTE: `--start-as hidden` needs kitty 0.42.0 or later.
#
# Additionally allow remote_control over a socket, so that kitty-cwd works.
#
# [^1]: kitty(1)
exec --no-startup-id $TERMINAL \
--start-as hidden \
--detach \
-o allow_remote_control=socket-only \
--listen-on unix:/tmp/mykitty
# Multi monitor support
exec_always --no-startup-id ~/.config/i3/monitor-setup.sh &
# Keybindins ###################################################################
# Terminal
bindsym $mod+Return exec $TERMINAL $TERM_DIR_FLAG "$(kitty-cwd)"
bindsym $mod+Shift+Return exec $TERMINAL
# Program launcher
bindsym $mod+d exec rofi -show drun
bindsym $mod+Shift+d exec dmenu_run
# kill focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
# change focus
focus_wrapping no
bindsym $mod+h focus left
bindsym $mod+j focus down
bindsym $mod+k focus up
bindsym $mod+l focus right
# move focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+h move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+j move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+k move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+l move right
# set split orientation
bindsym $mod+v split vertical
bindsym $mod+Shift+v split horizontal
# enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle
# change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)
bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split
# toggle tiling / floating
bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle
# change focus between tiling / floating windows
bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle
# focus the parent container
bindsym $mod+a focus parent
# switch to workspace
bindsym $mod+1 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -s 1
bindsym $mod+2 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -s 2
bindsym $mod+3 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -s 3
bindsym $mod+4 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -s 4
bindsym $mod+5 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -s 5
bindsym $mod+6 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -s 6
bindsym $mod+7 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -s 7
bindsym $mod+8 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -s 8
bindsym $mod+9 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -s 9
bindsym $mod+0 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -s 0
# switch back to the previous workspace
workspace_auto_back_and_forth yes
bindsym $mod+Tab exec i3-msg workspace "$( \
i3-msg -t get_workspaces | \
jq -r '.[] | select(.focused).name')"
# Switch visible workspaces (e.g. multi monitor setup)
bindsym $mod+Shift+Tab exec i3-msg workspace "$( \
i3-msg -t get_workspaces | \
jq -r '.[] | select(.visible and (.focused | not)).name' | \
head -1)"
# move focused container to workspace
bindsym $mod+Shift+1 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -m 1
bindsym $mod+Shift+2 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -m 2
bindsym $mod+Shift+3 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -m 3
bindsym $mod+Shift+4 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -m 4
bindsym $mod+Shift+5 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -m 5
bindsym $mod+Shift+6 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -m 6
bindsym $mod+Shift+7 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -m 7
bindsym $mod+Shift+8 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -m 8
bindsym $mod+Shift+9 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -m 9
bindsym $mod+Shift+0 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -m 0
# move focused container and switch to workspace
bindsym Mod1+Shift+1 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -ms 1
bindsym Mod1+Shift+2 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -ms 2
bindsym Mod1+Shift+3 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -ms 3
bindsym Mod1+Shift+4 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -ms 4
bindsym Mod1+Shift+5 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -ms 5
bindsym Mod1+Shift+6 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -ms 6
bindsym Mod1+Shift+7 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -ms 7
bindsym Mod1+Shift+8 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -ms 8
bindsym Mod1+Shift+9 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -ms 9
bindsym Mod1+Shift+0 exec ~/.config/i3/multi-monitor-workspaces.sh -ms 0
# reload the configuration file
bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload
# restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3)
bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart
# exit i3 (logs you out of your X session)
bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec \
i3-nagbar \
-t warning \
-m 'Do you really want to exit i3? This will end your X session.' \
-b 'Yes' \
'i3-msg exit'
# resize window (you can also use the mouse for that)
mode "resize" {
bindsym h resize grow left
bindsym j resize grow down
bindsym k resize grow up
bindsym l resize grow right
bindsym Shift+h resize shrink right
bindsym Shift+j resize shrink up
bindsym Shift+k resize shrink down
bindsym Shift+l resize shrink left
# Set window size to predefined values
# firefox anti fingerprinting
bindsym p resize set 1920 1080
# scratchpad-terminal default size
bindsym s resize set 1600 900
# "fullscreen"
bindsym f resize set 3200 1770
# "reader" - terminal with vim without line numbers fitting 80 characters
bindsym r resize set 1170
# Move window to center
bindsym c move position center
# back to normal: Enter or Escape
bindsym Return mode "default"
bindsym Escape mode "default"
bindsym $mod+r mode "default"
}
bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
# Brightness controls (/etc/X11/xorg.conf necessary)
bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec xbacklight -dec 5
bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec xbacklight -inc 5
# Volume controls
# See: https://faq.i3wm.org/question/125/how-to-change-the-systems-volume.1.html
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id \
amixer -q -D pulse sset Master 5%+
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id \
amixer -q -D pulse sset Master 5%-
bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id \
amixer -q -D pulse sset Master toggle-mute
# Lock
bindsym $mod+mod1+l exec xset s activate
# Start powermenu
bindsym $mod+p exec ~/.config/rofi/powermenu.sh &
# Notify when toggling airplane mode
bindsym XF86RFKill exec --no-startup-id ~/.config/i3/airplane-mode-notify.sh
bindsym $mod+Shift+m move scratchpad
bindsym $mod+Shift+o scratchpad show
# scratchpad-terminal
for_window [class="^$TERM_CLASS$" title="^scratchpad-terminal$"] \
move scratchpad, \
scratchpad show, \
sticky enable, \
border none, \
resize set 1600 900, \
move position center
# Toggle the scratchpad-terminal or create a new one if none exists.
bindsym $mod+comma exec \
i3-msg '[class="^$TERM_CLASS$" title="^scratchpad-terminal$"] \
scratchpad show' \
|| $TERMINAL $TERM_TRANSPARENCY_FLAG$TERM_SCRATCHPAD_TRANS \
$TERM_DIR_FLAG "$(kitty-cwd)" \
$TERM_TITLE_FLAG scratchpad-terminal
for_window [class="^TelegramDesktop$"] \
move scratchpad, \
scratchpad show
bindsym $mod+Shift+t exec \
i3-msg '[class="^TelegramDesktop$"] scratchpad show' \
|| telegram-desktop
for_window [class="^Signal$"] \
move scratchpad, \
scratchpad show
bindsym $mod+Shift+s exec \
i3-msg '[class="^Signal$"] scratchpad show' \
|| signal-desktop
for_window [class="^Bitwarden$"] \
move scratchpad, \
scratchpad show
bindsym $mod+Shift+b exec \
i3-msg '[class="^Bitwarden$"] scratchpad show' \
|| bitwarden-desktop
for_window [class="^$TERM_CLASS$" title="^polybar-datetime-calendar$"] \
floating enable, \
border pixel 3, \
resize set 378 300, \
move position 1411 32
for_window [class="^$TERM_CLASS$" title="^polybar-wlan$"] \
floating enable, \
border pixel 3, \
resize set 1125 750, \
move position 2075 32
bindsym $mod+c exec ~/.config/polybar/scripts/calendar.sh -t &
# screenshots
bindsym --release Print exec cd ~/media/pics/screens/ && scrot
bindsym --release Shift+Print exec cd ~/media/pics/screens/ && scrot -s -f
# Zoom links in private browser
bindsym $mod+z exec ~/.local/bin/zoom-links
# Monitor selection with fzf
for_window [class="^$TERM_CLASS$" title="^fzf-monitor-setup$"] \
floating enable, \
border pixel 3, \
resize set 378 300, \
move position 1 32
bindsym $mod+m exec \
pkill -f fzf-monitor-setup -O 1 \
|| $TERMINAL $TERM_TITLE_FLAG fzf-monitor-setup $TERM_CMD_FLAG \
sh -c "~/.local/bin/monitor-setup && ~/.config/polybar/launch.sh"