Re: [i3] How to place applications opened in ~/.i3/config

  • From: Frank Haun <fh@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: Discussions/Questions about the i3 window manager <i3-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:50:17 +0100

Bruno Cassol <brunocassol@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

Well, I'm a web developer and I always want some applications opened
when I startx. So the bottom of my ~/.i3/config looks like:

exec i3-sensible-terminal
exec gedit
exec google-chrome
exec parcellite


I'd like to place those in a specific layout/position when i3 starts:
_______________________
|          |  chrome  |
|   gedit  |          |
|          |----------|
|          | terminal |
|__________|__________|


How can I?

I use a shell script for auto starting. Here is a basic example. I use
xdotool for waiting until a program is initialized. I added the
paramater `--onlyvisible' to xdotool. It works much safer.

https://github.com/fhaun/config-misc/blob/master/i3-stuff/auto-start-for-i3-simple

For a more complex autostart file have a look one level up in my git.

Frank

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