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i3 Window Manager

i3 Window Manager
linux window manager

Installation

for debian or ubuntu linux run this command :

bash
sudo apt install i3
sudo apt install polybar

Download Nerd Fonts

download UbuntuMono Nerd Font

extract it to this folder ~/.fonts if not exists create it with

bash
mkdir ~/.fonts

then refresh font cache with this command :

bash
fc-cache -fv

My Configuration

edit this file ~/.config/i3/config

txt
# 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 some time, delete
# this file and re-run i3-config-wizard(1).
#

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

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.
#font pango:monospace 8
font pango:UbuntuMono Nerd Font 11

# This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left
# text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango).
#font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8

# Start XDG autostart .desktop files using dex. See also
# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XDG_Autostart
exec --no-startup-id dex --autostart --environment i3

# The combination of xss-lock, nm-applet and pactl is a popular choice, so
# they are included here as an example. Modify as you see fit.

# xss-lock grabs a logind suspend inhibit lock and will use i3lock to lock the
# screen before suspend. Use loginctl lock-session to lock your screen.
exec --no-startup-id xss-lock --transfer-sleep-lock -- i3lock --nofork

# NetworkManager is the most popular way to manage wireless networks on Linux,
# and nm-applet is a desktop environment-independent system tray GUI for it.
exec --no-startup-id nm-applet

# Use pactl to adjust volume in PulseAudio.
set $refresh_i3status killall -SIGUSR1 i3status
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +10% && $refresh_i3status
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -10% && $refresh_i3status
bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle && $refresh_i3status
bindsym XF86AudioMicMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ toggle && $refresh_i3status

# 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 /home/ubuntu/.local/kitty.app/bin/kitty

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

# start dmenu (a program launcher)
#bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id dmenu_run
bindsym $mod+d exec "rofi run -show drun"
# A more modern dmenu replacement is rofi:
# bindcode $mod+40 exec "rofi -modi drun,run -show drun"
# There also is i3-dmenu-desktop which only displays applications shipping a
# .desktop file. It is a wrapper around dmenu, so you need that installed.
# bindcode $mod+40 exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop

# start browser
#bindsym $mod+b exec "firefox"
bindsym $mod+b exec "/usr/local/zen/zen.AppImage"

# start text editor
bindsym $mod+t exec "zed"

# change focus
bindsym $mod+j focus left
bindsym $mod+k focus down
bindsym $mod+l focus up
bindsym $mod+semicolon 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+j move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+k move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+l move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+semicolon 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+h split h

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

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

# 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+d focus child

# Define names for default workspaces for which we configure key bindings later on.
# We use variables to avoid repeating the names in multiple places.
set $ws1 "1"
set $ws2 "2"
set $ws3 "3"
set $ws4 "4"
set $ws5 "5"
set $ws6 "6"
set $ws7 "7"
set $ws8 "8"
set $ws9 "9"
set $ws10 "10"

# switch to workspace
bindsym $mod+1 workspace number $ws1
bindsym $mod+2 workspace number $ws2
bindsym $mod+3 workspace number $ws3
bindsym $mod+4 workspace number $ws4
bindsym $mod+5 workspace number $ws5
bindsym $mod+6 workspace number $ws6
bindsym $mod+7 workspace number $ws7
bindsym $mod+8 workspace number $ws8
bindsym $mod+9 workspace number $ws9
bindsym $mod+0 workspace number $ws10

# move focused container to workspace
bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace number $ws1
bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace number $ws2
bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace number $ws3
bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace number $ws4
bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace number $ws5
bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace number $ws6
bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace number $ws7
bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace number $ws8
bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace number $ws9
bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace number $ws10

# 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'"

# 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 j resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym k resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym l resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym semicolon 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 or $mod+r
        bindsym Return mode "default"
        bindsym Escape mode "default"
        bindsym $mod+r mode "default"
}

bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"

# class                 border  bground text    indicator child_border
client.focused          #6272A4 #6272A4 #F8F8F2 #6272A4   #6272A4
client.focused_inactive #44475A #44475A #F8F8F2 #44475A   #44475A
client.unfocused        #282A36 #282A36 #BFBFBF #282A36   #282A36
client.urgent           #44475A #FF5555 #F8F8F2 #FF5555   #FF5555
client.placeholder      #282A36 #282A36 #F8F8F2 #282A36   #282A36
client.background       #F8F8F2

# Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
# finds out, if available)
#bar {
#    font pango: UbuntuMono Nerd Font 9
#    i3bar_command i3bar
#    output primary
#    position top
#    #status_command i3status
#    status_command i3blocks
#    strip_workspace_numbers yes
#    tray_output nonprimary
#
#    colors {
#        background #282A36
#        statusline #F8F8F2
#        separator  #44475A
#
#        focused_workspace  #44475A #44475A #F8F8F2
#        active_workspace   #282A36 #44475A #F8F8F2
#        inactive_workspace #282A36 #282A36 #BFBFBF
#        urgent_workspace   #FF5555 #FF5555 #F8F8F2
#        binding_mode       #FF5555 #FF5555 #F8F8F2
#    }
#}

exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale ~/Pictures/wallpaper.jpg
exec_always --no-startup-id polybar example --config=~/.config/polybar/config.ini

edit this file ~/.config/polybar/config.ini

txt
;==========================================================
;
; THIS IS AN EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE!
; IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO WORK OUT OF THE BOX SINCE IS CONTAINS
; SETTINGS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE MACHINE WHICH WAS USED
; TO GENERATE IT.
; Please refer to the web documentation hosted at:
; https://github.com/polybar/polybar#configuration
; and
; https://github.com/polybar/polybar/wiki/Configuration
; if you want to automatically generate one for you.
;
;==========================================================
;
;
;   ██████╗  ██████╗ ██╗  ██╗   ██╗██████╗  █████╗ ██████╗
;   ██╔══██╗██╔═══██╗██║  ╚██╗ ██╔╝██╔══██╗██╔══██╗██╔══██╗
;   ██████╔╝██║   ██║██║   ╚████╔╝ ██████╔╝███████║██████╔╝
;   ██╔═══╝ ██║   ██║██║    ╚██╔╝  ██╔══██╗██╔══██║██╔══██╗
;   ██║     ╚██████╔╝███████╗██║   ██████╔╝██║  ██║██║  ██║
;   ╚═╝      ╚═════╝ ╚══════╝╚═╝   ╚═════╝ ╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═╝
;
;
;   To learn more about how to configure Polybar
;   go to https://github.com/polybar/polybar
;
;   The README contains a lot of information
;
;==========================================================

[colors]
;background = ${xrdb:color0:#222}
background = #222
background-alt = #444
;foreground = ${xrdb:color7:#222}
foreground = #dfdfdf
foreground-alt = #555
primary = #ffb52a
secondary = #e60053
alert = #bd2c40

[bar/example]
;monitor = ${env:MONITOR:HDMI-1}
width = 100%
height = 27
;offset-x = 1%
;offset-y = 1%
radius = 6.0
fixed-center = false

background = ${colors.background}
foreground = ${colors.foreground}

line-size = 3
line-color = #f00

border-size = 4
border-color = #00000000

padding-left = 0
padding-right = 2

module-margin-left = 1
module-margin-right = 2

font-0 = "UbuntuMono Nerd Font:style=Regular:size=10"
;font-0 = fixed:pixelsize=10;1
;font-1 = unifont:fontformat=truetype:size=8:antialias=false;0
;font-2 = siji:pixelsize=10;1

modules-left = bspwm i3
modules-center = mpd
;modules-right = filesystem xbacklight alsa pulseaudio xkeyboard memory cpu wlan eth battery temperature date powermenu
modules-right = filesystem xbacklight pulseaudio memory cpu battery date wlan eth powermenu

tray-position = right
tray-padding = 2
;tray-background = #0063ff

;wm-restack = bspwm
;wm-restack = i3

;override-redirect = true

;scroll-up = bspwm-desknext
;scroll-down = bspwm-deskprev

;scroll-up = i3wm-wsnext
;scroll-down = i3wm-wsprev

cursor-click = pointer
cursor-scroll = ns-resize

[module/xwindow]
type = internal/xwindow
label = %title:0:30:...%

[module/xkeyboard]
type = internal/xkeyboard
blacklist-0 = num lock

format-prefix = " "
format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
format-prefix-underline = ${colors.secondary}

label-layout = %layout%
label-layout-underline = ${colors.secondary}

label-indicator-padding = 2
label-indicator-margin = 1
label-indicator-background = ${colors.secondary}
label-indicator-underline = ${colors.secondary}

[module/filesystem]
type = internal/fs
interval = 25

mount-0 = /

label-mounted = %{F#0a81f5}%mountpoint%%{F-}: %percentage_used%%
label-unmounted = %mountpoint% not mounted
label-unmounted-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

[module/bspwm]
type = internal/bspwm

label-focused = %index%
label-focused-background = ${colors.background-alt}
label-focused-underline= ${colors.primary}
label-focused-padding = 2

label-occupied = %index%
label-occupied-padding = 2

label-urgent = %index%!
label-urgent-background = ${colors.alert}
label-urgent-padding = 2

label-empty = %index%
label-empty-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
label-empty-padding = 2

; Separator in between workspaces
; label-separator = |

[module/i3]
type = internal/i3
format = <label-state> <label-mode>
index-sort = true
wrapping-scroll = false

; Only show workspaces on the same output as the bar
;pin-workspaces = true

label-mode-padding = 2
label-mode-foreground = #000
label-mode-background = ${colors.primary}

; focused = Active workspace on focused monitor
label-focused = %index%
label-focused-background = ${colors.background-alt}
label-focused-underline= ${colors.primary}
label-focused-padding = 2

; unfocused = Inactive workspace on any monitor
label-unfocused = %index%
label-unfocused-padding = 2

; visible = Active workspace on unfocused monitor
label-visible = %index%
label-visible-background = ${self.label-focused-background}
label-visible-underline = ${self.label-focused-underline}
label-visible-padding = ${self.label-focused-padding}

; urgent = Workspace with urgency hint set
label-urgent = %index%
label-urgent-background = ${colors.alert}
label-urgent-padding = 2

; Separator in between workspaces
; label-separator = |


[module/mpd]
type = internal/mpd
format-online = <label-song>  <icon-prev> <icon-stop> <toggle> <icon-next>

icon-prev = 
icon-stop = 
icon-play = 
icon-pause = 
icon-next = 

label-song-maxlen = 25
label-song-ellipsis = true

[module/xbacklight]
type = internal/xbacklight

format = <label> <bar>
label = BL

bar-width = 10
bar-indicator = |
bar-indicator-foreground = #fff
bar-indicator-font = 2
bar-fill = ─
bar-fill-font = 2
bar-fill-foreground = #9f78e1
bar-empty = ─
bar-empty-font = 2
bar-empty-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

[module/backlight-acpi]
inherit = module/xbacklight
type = internal/backlight
card = intel_backlight

[module/cpu]
type = internal/cpu
interval = 2
format-prefix = " "
format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
format-underline = #f90000
label = %percentage:2%%

[module/memory]
type = internal/memory
interval = 2
format-prefix = " "
format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
format-underline = #4bffdc
label = %percentage_used%%

[module/wlan]
type = internal/network
interface = wlp2s0
interval = 3.0

format-connected = <ramp-signal> <label-connected>
format-connected-underline = #9f78e1
label-connected = %essid%

format-disconnected =
;format-disconnected = <label-disconnected>
;format-disconnected-underline = ${self.format-connected-underline}
;label-disconnected = %ifname% disconnected
;label-disconnected-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

ramp-signal-0 = 
ramp-signal-1 = 
ramp-signal-2 = 
ramp-signal-3 = 
ramp-signal-4 = 
ramp-signal-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

[module/eth]
type = internal/network
interface = enp0s31f6
interval = 3.0

format-connected-underline = #55aa55
format-connected-prefix = " "
format-connected-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
label-connected = %local_ip%

format-disconnected =
;format-disconnected = <label-disconnected>
;format-disconnected-underline = ${self.format-connected-underline}
;label-disconnected = %ifname% disconnected
;label-disconnected-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

[module/date]
type = internal/date
interval = 5

date = " %Y-%m-%d"
date-alt = " %Y-%m-%d"

time = %H:%M:%S
time-alt = %H:%M:%S

format-prefix = 
format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
format-underline = #0a6cf5

label = %date% %time%

[module/pulseaudio]
type = internal/pulseaudio

format-volume = <label-volume> <bar-volume>
label-volume = VOL %percentage%%
label-volume-foreground = ${root.foreground}

label-muted = 🔇 muted
label-muted-foreground = #666

bar-volume-width = 10
bar-volume-foreground-0 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-1 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-2 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-3 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-4 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-5 = #f5a70a
bar-volume-foreground-6 = #ff5555
bar-volume-gradient = false
bar-volume-indicator = |
bar-volume-indicator-font = 2
bar-volume-fill = ─
bar-volume-fill-font = 2
bar-volume-empty = ─
bar-volume-empty-font = 2
bar-volume-empty-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

[module/alsa]
type = internal/alsa

format-volume = <label-volume> <bar-volume>
label-volume = VOL
label-volume-foreground = ${root.foreground}

format-muted-prefix = " "
format-muted-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
label-muted = sound muted

bar-volume-width = 10
bar-volume-foreground-0 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-1 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-2 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-3 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-4 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-5 = #f5a70a
bar-volume-foreground-6 = #ff5555
bar-volume-gradient = false
bar-volume-indicator = |
bar-volume-indicator-font = 2
bar-volume-fill = ─
bar-volume-fill-font = 2
bar-volume-empty = ─
bar-volume-empty-font = 2
bar-volume-empty-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

[module/battery]
type = internal/battery
battery = BAT0
adapter = AC
full-at = 98

format-charging = <animation-charging> <label-charging>
format-charging-underline = #ffb52a

format-discharging = <animation-discharging> <label-discharging>
format-discharging-underline = ${self.format-charging-underline}

format-full-prefix = " "
format-full-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
format-full-underline = ${self.format-charging-underline}

ramp-capacity-0 = 
ramp-capacity-1 = 
ramp-capacity-2 = 
ramp-capacity-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

animation-charging-0 = 
animation-charging-1 = 
animation-charging-2 = 
animation-charging-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
animation-charging-framerate = 750

animation-discharging-0 = 
animation-discharging-1 = 
animation-discharging-2 = 
animation-discharging-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
animation-discharging-framerate = 750

;[module/temperature]
;type = internal/temperature
;thermal-zone = 0
;warn-temperature = 60

;format = <ramp> <label>
;format-underline = #f50a4d
;format-warn = <ramp> <label-warn>
;format-warn-underline = ${self.format-underline}

;label = %temperature-c%
;label-warn = %temperature-c%
;label-warn-foreground = ${colors.secondary}

;ramp-0 = 
;ramp-1 = 
;ramp-2 = 
;ramp-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

[module/powermenu]
type = custom/menu

expand-right = true

format-spacing = 1

label-open = 
label-open-foreground = ${colors.secondary}
label-close =  cancel
label-close-foreground = ${colors.secondary}
label-separator = |
label-separator-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}

menu-0-0 = reboot
menu-0-0-exec = menu-open-1
menu-0-1 = power off
menu-0-1-exec = menu-open-2

menu-1-0 = cancel
menu-1-0-exec = menu-open-0
menu-1-1 = reboot
menu-1-1-exec = sudo reboot

menu-2-0 = power off
menu-2-0-exec = sudo poweroff
menu-2-1 = cancel
menu-2-1-exec = menu-open-0

[settings]
screenchange-reload = true
;compositing-background = xor
;compositing-background = screen
;compositing-foreground = source
;compositing-border = over
;pseudo-transparency = false

[global/wm]
margin-top = 0
margin-bottom = 0

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