[NCLUG] Tuesday February 13, 2017 NCLUG Meeting
Sean Reifschneider
jafo00 at gmail.com
Wed Feb 14 09:25:18 MST 2018
Oh, another i3 customization is I have my keyboard set up so that the key
left of the 'a' and the key right of the ';' both do Mod4 if I hold them.
They do "Esc" and ' if I tap them. So the i3 mod key is readily
available. This is on a ErgoDox keyboard, which is extremely easy to
customize. Here is my keymap:
https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/tree/master/layouts/community/ergodox/jafo
On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 9:13 AM Sean Reifschneider <jafo00 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'll add my i3 config here. I also use hjkl for movement keys. I have 3
> displays. Mod+Esc flips back and forth between my last two workspaces. I
> have a "mark" and "jump" mode kind of like vi's marks, where I can give
> different windows single-character names and jump directly to: my browser
> with gmail, my browser with slack, the terminal window that I'm currently
> doing most of my work on, my scratch browser, etc... I also use the
> scratchpad to put windows for long running things that I don't use that
> often like my editor window where I keep my work journal, password manager,
> etc... Things I want to pop into then get back to work. I have different
> windows bound to Mod+Ctl+<chr> but you can also use mark/jump. I have a
> bunch of apps set up to run floating.
>
> I've been using i3 for 4 or so years, I'm really happy with it.
>
> Sean
>
> ===============
> set $mod Mod4
>
> # Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different
> font
> # is used in the bar {} block below. ISO 10646 = Unicode
> font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
> # The font above is very space-efficient, that is, it looks good, sharp and
> # clear in small sizes. However, if you need a lot of unicode glyphs or
> # right-to-left text rendering, you should instead use pango for rendering
> and
> # chose a FreeType font, such as:
> # font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 10
>
> # Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
> floating_modifier $mod
>
> # start a terminal
> #bindsym $mod+Return exec i3-sensible-terminal
> bindsym $mod+Return exec xterm
>
> # kill focused window
> bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
> # 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 exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit
> shortcut. Do you really want to exit i3? This will end your X session.' -b
> 'Yes, exit i3' 'i3-msg exit'"
> #bindsym $mod+z exec i3lock
> bindsym $mod+z exec gnome-screensaver-command --lock
>
> # start dmenu (a program launcher)
> bindsym $mod+d exec dmenu_run
> # There also is the (new) i3-dmenu-desktop which only displays applications
> # shipping a .desktop file. It is a wrapper around dmenu, so you need that
> # installed.
> # bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop
>
> # change focus
> 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
> 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
> bindsym $mod+Control+l split h
>
> # split in vertical orientation
> bindsym $mod+Control+j split v
>
> # enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
> bindsym $mod+f fullscreen
>
> # change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)
> bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
> bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed
> bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split
>
> # 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
> bindsym $mod+Shift+a focus child
>
> # switch to workspace
> bindsym $mod+Escape workspace back_and_forth
> 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+Escape move container to workspace back_and_forth
> bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace 1
> bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace 2
> bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace 3
> bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace 4
> bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace 5
> bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace 6
> bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace 7
> bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace 8
> bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace 9
> bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace 10
>
> # move workspace to a particular monitor
> bindsym $mod+Control+Escape move workspace to output right
> bindsym $mod+Control+1 move workspace to output HDMI-0
> bindsym $mod+Control+2 move workspace to output DVI-0
> bindsym $mod+Control+3 move workspace to output DisplayPort-0
>
> # resize window (you can also use the mouse for that)
> mode "resize" {
> # These bindings trigger as soon as you enter the resize mode
>
> # Pressing left will shrink the window’s width.
> # Pressing right will grow the window’s width.
> # Pressing up will shrink the window’s height.
> # Pressing down will grow the window’s height.
> bindsym h resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
> bindsym j resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
> bindsym k resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
> bindsym l resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt
>
> # same bindings, but for the arrow keys
> bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
> bindsym Down resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
> bindsym Up resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
> bindsym Right resize grow width 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
> }
>
> mode "mark" {
> bindsym a mark a; mode "default"
> bindsym b mark b; mode "default"
> bindsym c mark c; mode "default"
> bindsym d mark d; mode "default"
> bindsym e mark e; mode "default"
> bindsym f mark f; mode "default"
> bindsym g mark g; mode "default"
> bindsym h mark h; mode "default"
> bindsym i mark i; mode "default"
> bindsym j mark j; mode "default"
> bindsym k mark k; mode "default"
> bindsym l mark l; mode "default"
> bindsym m mark m; mode "default"
> bindsym n mark n; mode "default"
> bindsym o mark o; mode "default"
> bindsym p mark p; mode "default"
> bindsym q mark q; mode "default"
> bindsym r mark r; mode "default"
> bindsym s mark s; mode "default"
> bindsym t mark t; mode "default"
> bindsym u mark u; mode "default"
> bindsym v mark v; mode "default"
> bindsym w mark w; mode "default"
> bindsym x mark x; mode "default"
> bindsym y mark y; mode "default"
> bindsym z mark z; mode "default"
>
> bindsym Return mode "default"
> bindsym Escape mode "default"
> }
>
> bindsym $mod+m mode "mark"
>
> mode "jump" {
> bindsym a [con_mark="a"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym b [con_mark="b"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym c [con_mark="c"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym d [con_mark="d"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym e [con_mark="e"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym f [con_mark="f"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym g [con_mark="g"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym h [con_mark="h"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym i [con_mark="i"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym j [con_mark="j"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym k [con_mark="k"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym l [con_mark="l"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym m [con_mark="m"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym n [con_mark="n"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym o [con_mark="o"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym p [con_mark="p"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym q [con_mark="q"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym r [con_mark="r"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym s [con_mark="s"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym t [con_mark="t"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym u [con_mark="u"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym v [con_mark="v"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym w [con_mark="w"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym x [con_mark="x"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym y [con_mark="y"] focus; mode "default"
> bindsym z [con_mark="z"] focus; mode "default"
>
> bindsym Return mode "default"
> bindsym Escape mode "default"
> }
>
> bindsym $mod+n mode "jump"
>
> bindsym $mod+Shift+minus move scratchpad
> bindsym $mod+minus scratchpad show
> bindsym $mod+Control+minus mode "scratchpad"
> mode "scratchpad" {
> bindsym p [title="^Enpass"] scratchpad show; mode "default"
> bindsym t [title="^realgo-time"] scratchpad show; mode "default"
> bindsym Return mode "default"
> bindsym Escape mode "default"
> }
> bindsym $mod+Control+p [title="^Enpass"] scratchpad show; mode "default"
> bindsym $mod+Control+t [title="^realgo-time"] scratchpad show; mode
> "default"
>
> # use "xprop" to find the classes
> for_window [class="Enpass"] floating enable
> for_window [class="Atom"] floating enable
> for_window [class="XV"] floating enable
> for_window [class="Wireshark"] floating enable
> for_window [class="Evince"] floating enable
> for_window [class="Gitk"] floating enable
> for_window [class="Bitcoin-qt"] floating enable
> for_window [class="Vncviewer"] floating enable
> for_window [class="VirtualBox"] floating enable
> for_window [class="Remmina"] floating enable
> for_window [class="Hgview"] floating enable
> for_window [class="com-sun-javaws-Main"] floating enable
> for_window [class="Ethereum Wallet"] floating enable
>
> #workspace 1 output HDMI-0
> #workspace 2 output DisplayPort-0
> #workspace 3 output DVI-0
> #exec xrandr \
> # --output HDMI-0 --auto --rotate left --left-of DisplayPort-0 \
> # --output DisplayPort-0 --auto --left-of DVI-0 \
> # --output DVI-0 --auto --rotate left
> workspace 1 output HDMI1
> workspace 2 output DP1
> workspace 3 output HDMI2
> exec xrandr \
> --output HDMI1 --auto --rotate left --left-of DP1 \
> --output DP1 --auto --primary \
> --output HDMI2 --auto --rotate left --right-of DP1
>
> #exec xinput set-button-map "Logitech Rechargeable Touchpad T650" 1 3 2
> exec xfce4-power-manager
>
> On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 11:27 PM Bob Proulx <bob at proulx.com> wrote:
>
>> James DeWitt wrote:
>> > What: Tuesday February 13, 2017 NCLUG Meeting
>> > When: Tuesday February 13, 2017, 6pm
>> > Where: Fort Collins Creator Hub,
>> > 1304 Duff Dr Unit 15, Fort Collins, CO; map:
>> > Topic: Short Topics!
>> >
>> > Please come and tell us about a project, tech topic, or problem that
>> > interests you in around 10 minutes. Quick demos are a plus!
>>
>> I spoke in a stream of consciousness on the use and customization of
>> the i3 window manager. A good number of people in the group are using
>> i3 these days. Check it out. I will include the customization I use
>> at the end. The i3 defaults are unusual and I think changing the
>> movement keys to traditional movement is what most users do.
>>
>> Also some discussion of using it with screen and with emacs for
>> general productivity keeping the fingers on the home row and not
>> moving them to reach for the mouse. Along the way we looked at some
>> of the original keyboards that influenced movement key choices today.
>>
>> There was, as always, a good amount of discussion among the group. We
>> got to hear the deafening roar of a 1U server with all fans spinning.
>> Aaron brought a giveaway-to-a-good home which I think Alex claimed.
>> Followed by dinner at Coopersmith's.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> My i3 window manager config modifications to remap the keys are as
>> follows. The rest of the config was unmodified.
>>
>> # change to the traditional movement keys
>> set $left h
>> set $down j
>> set $up k
>> set $right l
>>
>> bindsym $mod+$left focus left
>> bindsym $mod+$down focus down
>> bindsym $mod+$up focus up
>> bindsym $mod+$right focus right
>>
>> # split in horizontal orientation
>> bindsym $mod+b split h
>>
>> # use the cursor keys to move through the workspaces
>> bindsym $mod+Left workspace prev
>> bindsym $mod+Right workspace next
>>
>> # useful for use with 2nd monitors and projectors
>> bindsym $mod+x move workspace to output right
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