i3fyra - a few questions after using it #219

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opened 2025-04-26 12:49:32 +00:00 by TimRegeant · 2 comments

TimRegeant commented

2025-04-26 12:49:32 +00:00

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I am trying out i3fyra and it seems pretty convenient so far. I have a few questions:

Is there a way to show the container id on the title bar of a window? For example if Thunar is on container D it would show "D: Thunar" instead of simply "Thunar". Then if I moved it to say container A the title bar would change to "A: Thunar". This would help me get a handle of which containers are in use as I experiment with how i3fyra handles container/window movements.
Could windows be "locked: to containers somehow? Say I want firefox to always be in container C so it will never move from that container.
Is it best to use i3-save-tree and append-layout to save/restore layouts at i3 start? Will this work to setup the i3fyra layout or is there another method?

Thanks!

I am trying out i3fyra and it seems pretty convenient so far. I have a few questions: 1) Is there a way to show the container id on the title bar of a window? For example if Thunar is on container D it would show "D: Thunar" instead of simply "Thunar". Then if I moved it to say container A the title bar would change to "A: Thunar". This would help me get a handle of which containers are in use as I experiment with how i3fyra handles container/window movements. 2) Could windows be "locked: to containers somehow? Say I want firefox to always be in container C so it will never move from that container. 3) Is it best to use i3-save-tree and append-layout to save/restore layouts at i3 start? Will this work to setup the i3fyra layout or is there another method? Thanks!

budRich commented

2025-04-26 22:27:27 +00:00

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Thanks for trying i3fyra!

There is always a way. One could write a script that gets triggered when a new window is getting focused and update the title_format. But i3 ipc subscribe is not notified when one simply moves a window, so it will not be bullet proof. A simpler approach would be to make a script that updates the title_format on all visible windows when triggered (from a keybinding or similar). You can achieve this by using the output of i3list .
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i3fyra is an alternative to i3-save-tree/append-layout and i don't think they will work well together. I would recommend using i3king to automatically place windows in i3fyra containers when they are created.

# ~/.config/i3king/rules

set $TC exec --no-startup-id i3fyra --conid $CONID --move 

class=firefox-developer-edition
  $TC C

To keep the same layout add something like this to your i3 config:

exec --no-startup-id i3fyra --layout 'AB=1461 AC=127 BD=461'

Thanks for trying i3fyra! 1. There is always a way. One could write a script that gets triggered when a new window is getting focused and update the title_format. But i3 ipc subscribe is not notified when one simply moves a window, so it will not be bullet proof. A simpler approach would be to make a script that updates the title_format on all visible windows when triggered (from a keybinding or similar). You can achieve this by using the output of `i3list` . 2. no 3. i3fyra is an alternative to i3-save-tree/append-layout and i don't think they will work well together. I would recommend using `i3king` to automatically place windows in i3fyra containers when they are created. ``` # ~/.config/i3king/rules set $TC exec --no-startup-id i3fyra --conid $CONID --move class=firefox-developer-edition $TC C ``` To keep the same layout add something like this to your i3 config: ``` exec --no-startup-id i3fyra --layout 'AB=1461 AC=127 BD=461' ```

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TimRegeant commented

2025-04-28 13:02:12 +00:00

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Thanks for the replies. I'll continue to look into everything. I need to rewatch all the youtube videos after using the i3ass system for a bit.