Modified i3 configuration from WattOS R9 MicroWATT for Linuxmint 17.1 Mate

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# Modified i3 configuration from WattOS R9 MicroWATT
# for Linuxmint 17.1 Mate
# This is file ~/.config/i3/config
#
# Installations:
# sudo apt-get install i3 i3status i3lock suckless-tools dmenu rxvt-unicode gmrun gksu xfce4-appfinder mc xosview atop htop iotop watch netstat xprop file-roller
# I also use the next apps for a temporary workaround due to
# trouble with calling mate-terminal from caja under i3:
# sudo apt-get install lxtermminal pcmanfm dconf-tools
#
# Bug (Ubuntu?): With MintBox 2, power off
#      from log-on managers does not work.
#      EeePC 901 and Lenovo 205 are ok.
#      I don't know whether "sudo shutdown -h now"
#      from shell under i3 is a good workaround.
#
# G. Kluge (gk), www.goetzkluge.de, 2015-06-19

# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# 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).
# gk: Make a backup of the config file before doing that.
 
 
# i3 config file (v4)
 
# Please see http://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. 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
 
# gk: use settings from Mate (doesn't work consistently for cursor)
exec --no-startup-id mate-settings-daemon --replace
 
# To find out the class, check WM_CLASS(STRING) with xprop.
# 1st: instance, 2nd: class.
for_window [class="Gmrun"] floating enable
for_window [class="Gksu"] floating enable
for_window [class="Xfce4-appfinder"] floating enable
for_window [class="Synaptic"] floating enable
for_window [class="GParted"] floating enable
# for_window [class="Mate-control-center"] floating enable
for_window [class="Engrampa"] floating enable
for_window [class="MintBackup.py"] floating enable
for_window [class="Mintinstall.py"] floating enable
for_window [class="MintUpdate.py"] floating enable
for_window [class="Main.py"] floating enable
for_window [class="Polkit-mate-authentication-agent-1"] floating enable
for_window [class="Xsane"] floating enable
# for_window [class="Gimp"] floating enable
for_window [class="Truecrypt"] floating enable
for_window [class="Veracrypt"] floating enable
for_window [class="Wine"] floating enable
for_window [instance="file_progress"] floating enable
 
# start a terminal
# bindsym $mod+Return exec i3-sensible-terminal
# bindsym $mod+Return exec mate-terminal
# There is some trouble with calling mate-terminal under i3
# without "--disable-factory". (Under Mate it's ok.)
bindsym $mod+Return exec mate-terminal --disable-factory
# bindsym $mod+Return exec lxterminal
 
# kill focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
 
# 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
 
# from WattOS R9 MicroWATT: Apps and settings
bindsym $mod+b exec firefox
bindsym $mod+p exec thunderbird
bindsym $mod+l exec i3lock -c 111111
bindsym $mod+t exec caja --no-desktop
bindsym $mod+Shift+t exec gksu 'caja --no-desktop'
bindsym $mod+g exec gmrun
#bindsym $mod+F9 exec synclient TouchPadOff=1
#bindsym $mod+F10 exec synclient TouchPadOff=0
 
#gk:
bindsym $mod+x exec xfce4-appfinder
 
# from WattOS R9 MicroWATT: scratchpad
bindsym $mod+Shift+minus move scratchpad
bindsym $mod+minus scratchpad show
 
# from WattOS R9 MicroWATT (but wallpaper disabled): startup apps
exec --no-startup-id nm-applet
# exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale /usr/share/wattOS/R9wall2.jpg
 
# gk: start up window (creates caja desktop like Mate)
# exec --no-startup-id caja
 
# gk: possible other start up windows:
# exec --no-startup-id rxvt-unicode -e mc -v ~/.config/i3/config
# exec --no-startup-id rxvt-unicode -e atop
# exec --no-startup-id xfce4-power-manager
# exec --no-startup-id mate-appearance-properties
 
# change focus
# bindsym $mod+j focus left
# bindsym $mod+k focus down
# bindsym $mod+l focus up
# bindsym $mod+odiaeresis 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+odiaeresis 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
 
# 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+c 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+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
 
# 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.
 
    # vi like:
    # bindsym j resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
    # bindsym odiaeresis resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt
    # bindsym semicolon resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt
    # bindsym l resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
    # bindsym k resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
 
    # arrow keys:
    bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym Up resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym Down resize grow height 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
}

By the way, there is no cure against odiaeresis available yet. It’s the “ö”.
 

  • Power off: I shut down the PC using the command line (in the terminal):
    sudo shutdown -h 1
    That gives me 1 minute to exit from i3 to the log-on screen. I think that this might be a cleaner way to shut down rather than shutting down from within a running session. (In the internet you find config examples with key bindings for shutdown. But I want to keep things simple.)
  • Themes: I use the mate-settings-daemon in order to re-use my themes from MATE in i3. (Cursor configuration does not work in all windows. But that is no big issue to me.)
  • Finding applications: $mod+d or $mod+g is the i3 way. But you also can call xfce4-application finder. In my config it is called by $mod+x
  • Input method: One very nice thing about using i3 in Linux Mint: I configured the ibus input method for German, English, Japanese and Chinese in MATE. In i3, the keyboard selector appears on the right side of the lower bar as I was used to it in MATE. I didn’t have to configure ibus again.

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