f***@ofb.net
2016-11-30 19:24:40 UTC
Dear i3 people,
I'm trying to use the "assign" directive in my configuration file, for
the first time. I have a two-monitor setup and I would like for
certain windows to open up on a certain monitor. I tried these lines:
assign [class="R_x11"] workspace 2
assign [class="Firefox"] workspace 2
They both work, in the sense that new windows of either class go to
workspace 2. However, Workspace 2 is in tabbed mode and when these new
windows are created, they always appear behind the "foreground" window
on that workspace - the contents of the windows is not visible, I just
see that the title has appeared. That's not very convenient, as e.g.
when a plot or web page opens I would like to view it.
Am I missing something? I tried various settings of
"focus_on_window_activation" but didn't seem to be able to change the
behavior.
I think that even if I had a single-head setup I would still like to
switch automatically to the workspace where the new window appeared...
but this doesn't seem to happen...
Thank you,
Frederick
I'm trying to use the "assign" directive in my configuration file, for
the first time. I have a two-monitor setup and I would like for
certain windows to open up on a certain monitor. I tried these lines:
assign [class="R_x11"] workspace 2
assign [class="Firefox"] workspace 2
They both work, in the sense that new windows of either class go to
workspace 2. However, Workspace 2 is in tabbed mode and when these new
windows are created, they always appear behind the "foreground" window
on that workspace - the contents of the windows is not visible, I just
see that the title has appeared. That's not very convenient, as e.g.
when a plot or web page opens I would like to view it.
Am I missing something? I tried various settings of
"focus_on_window_activation" but didn't seem to be able to change the
behavior.
I think that even if I had a single-head setup I would still like to
switch automatically to the workspace where the new window appeared...
but this doesn't seem to happen...
Thank you,
Frederick