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MY I3 CONFIG FILE

Note added 20 June 2016: This file was made a good while ago when I was using i3 and may be out of date. I now use spectrwm, which I find has the same advantages as i3 and is more intuitive to use and configure. For a detailed comparison of the two WMs see i3 and Spectrwm compared.

# this file has been auto-generated by i3-config-wizard(1).

# It will not be overwritten, so edit it as you like.
# # Should you change your keyboard layout somewhen, delete
# this file and re-run i3-config-wizard(1).

# i3 config file (v4) #
# Please see http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference!

# Use Windows key as Mod
set $mod Mod4

# font for window titles. ISO 10646 = Unicode
# change font for readability
font -bitstream-*-*-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*

# Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
floating_modifier $mod

# start a terminal
bindsym $mod+Return exec i3-sensible-terminal

# kill focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+Q kill

# start dmenu (a program launcher)
# increase size of font for readability
bindsym $mod+d exec dmenu_run -fn -bitstream-*-*-r-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*

# change focus
# default keys altered to match those of vim
bindsym $mod+h focus left
bindsym $mod+j focus down
bindsym $mod+k focus up
bindsym $mod+l focus right


# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
bindsym $mod+Left focus left
bindsym $mod+Down focus down
bindsym $mod+Up focus up
bindsym $mod+Right focus right

# move focused window
# default keys altered to match those of vim
bindsym $mod+Shift+H move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+J move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+K move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+L move right

# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right

# split in horiZontal orientation (Tall)
# need to change this because "Mod+h" no longer free
bindsym $mod+z split h

# split in vertical orientation
bindsym $mod+v split v

# enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
bindsym $mod+f fullscreen

# change container layout (stacked, tabbed, default)
bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed
bindsym $mod+e layout default

# 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

# focus the child container
#bindcode $mod+d focus child

# switch to workspace
bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1
bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2
bindsym $mod+3 workspace 3
bindsym $mod+4 workspace 4
bindsym $mod+5 workspace 5
bindsym $mod+6 workspace 6
bindsym $mod+7 workspace 7
bindsym $mod+8 workspace 8
bindsym $mod+9 workspace 9
bindsym $mod+0 workspace 10

# move focused container to workspace
bindsym $mod+Shift+exclam move workspace 1
bindsym $mod+Shift+quotedbl move workspace 2
bindsym $mod+Shift+sterling move workspace 3
bindsym $mod+Shift+dollar move workspace 4
bindsym $mod+Shift+percent move workspace 5
bindsym $mod+Shift+asciicircum move workspace 6
bindsym $mod+Shift+ampersand move workspace 7
bindsym $mod+Shift+asterisk move workspace 8
bindsym $mod+Shift+parenleft move workspace 9
bindsym $mod+Shift+parenright move workspace 10

# 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 exit

# resize window (you can also use the mouse for that)
mode "resize" {
# These bindings trigger as soon as you enter the resize mode #
# They resize the border in the direction you pressed, e.g.
# when pressing left, the window is resized so that it has
# more space on its left
bindsym h resize shrink left 10 px or 10 ppt
bindsym Shift+H resize grow left 10 px or 10 ppt

bindsym j resize shrink down 10 px or 10 ppt
bindsym Shift+J resize grow down 10 px or 10 ppt

bindsym k resize shrink up 10 px or 10 ppt
bindsym Shift+K resize grow up 10 px or 10 ppt

bindsym l resize shrink right 10 px or 10 ppt
bindsym Shift+L resize grow right 10 px or 10 ppt

# same bindings, but for the arrow keys
bindsym Left resize shrink left 10 px or 10 ppt
bindsym Shift+Left resize grow left 10 px or 10 ppt

bindsym Down resize shrink down 10 px or 10 ppt
bindsym Shift+Down resize grow down 10 px or 10 ppt

bindsym Up resize shrink up 10 px or 10 ppt
bindsym Shift+Up resize grow up 10 px or 10 ppt

bindsym Right resize shrink right 10 px or 10 ppt
bindsym Shift+Right resize grow right 10 px or 10 ppt

# back to normal: Enter or Escape
bindsym Return mode "default"
bindsym Escape mode "default"
}

bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
# Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information # i3status
# finds out, if available)
bar {
status_command i3status
}

# change colour to match root window
client.background #342826

# changed these colours for readability
# class border backgr. text
client.focused #4c7899 #CA226B#ffffff
client.unfocused #333333 #747170 #ffffff

# Run unclutter when starting
exec --no-startup-id unclutter

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