i3smartfocus 0.1

i3wm smart focus

i3smartfocus

i3smartfocus can be used in place of the default i3wm focus in order to restore a more natural way of moving focus.

The default focus behavior will focus on the last focused window inside a container (which might not be the chosen direction) instead of honoring the direction chosen. i3smartfocus fixes this.

Installation

sudo pip3 install i3smartfocus

Or simply copy (i3smartfocus.py)[i3smartfocus/i3smartfocus.py] somewhere in your path.

Usage

Edit your i3 config ~/.config/i3/config and replace the default focus tool

bindsym Mod1+Left  exec --no-startup-id "i3smartfocus left"
bindsym Mod1+Down  exec --no-startup-id "i3smartfocus down"
bindsym Mod1+Up    exec --no-startup-id "i3smartfocus up"
bindsym Mod1+Right exec --no-startup-id "i3smartfocus right"

#bindsym Mod1+Left focus left
#bindsym Mod1+Down focus down
#bindsym Mod1+Up focus up
#bindsym Mod1+Right focus right

Contribution

If you are having trouble installing or using i3smartfocus, open an issue.

If you want to contribute, feel free to do a PR (please follow PEP8).

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the GPLv3 license.