Re: [i3] Multiwindow-Apps (Gnome, Inkscape, xchat and others) in i3

  • From: Emanuel Guével <guevel.emanuel@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: i3-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:26:20 +0100

Hi,

try to create for_window rules that force the mentioned windows to
tiled mode (floating disable), like:

for_window[title="GNU Image*"] floating disable

You can use xprop to help you doing this:

1. Run `xprop|grep WM_CLASS` in a terminal and click the
target window.

2. This would give, for example:
WM_CLASS(STRING) = "inkscape", "Inkscape"

3. Then add a line to your i3 config file:
for_window[instance="^inkscape$" class="^Inkscape$"] floating disable

for_window use command criteria, you can get more details here:
http://i3-wm.org/docs/userguide.html#command_criteria

Possibly these apps open any window in "floating mode" (?).

Yup. Explanations: http://i3-wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_floating

--
Emanuel

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