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Simple program that looks through the i3 config and finds the bound workspaces for each output, and then opening that workspace on the output, that the mouse is currently on.

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Simple program that looks through the i3 config and finds the bound workspaces for each output, and then opening that workspace on the output, that the mouse is currently on.

Allowing for a more seameless interaction with how workspaces are openend.

Usage

usage: pi3-smart-switch [-h] -i num
Openens the [i] number of workspace assigned in the config, on the output the cursor is currently on.


requred arguments:
  -i, --index      the number index of the workspace that should be openend. 1 =  first workspace in config etc.

Installation

Install using pip (recommended):

pip install pi3-smart-workspace

Example config to be inserted into your i3 config.

# Displays
set $primary DP-2
set $left HDMI-0
set $right HDMI-1

# Workspaces
set $ws1 1:1:Code
set $ws2 2:2:Code
set $ws3 3:3:Code
set $ws4 4:4:Code
set $ws5 5:5:Code
set $ws6 6:6:Code
set $ws7 7:7:Code
set $ws8 8:8:Code

set $LeftWs1 1:1:Browser
set $LeftWs2 2:2:Left
set $LeftWs3 3:3:Left
set $LeftWs4 4:4:Left
set $LeftWs5 5:5:Left
set $LeftWs6 6:6:Left
set $LeftWs7 7:7:Left
set $LeftWs8 8:8:Left

set $RightWs1 1:1:Right
set $RightWs2 2:2:Right
set $RightWs3 3:3:Right
set $RightWs4 4:4:Right
set $RightWs5 5:5:Right
set $RightWs6 6:6:Right
set $RightWs7 7:7:Right
set $RightWs8 8:8:Right

# Workspace assignments
workspace $ws1 output $primary
workspace $ws2 output $primary
workspace $ws3 output $primary
workspace $ws4 output $primary
workspace $ws5 output $primary
workspace $ws6 output $primary
workspace $ws7 output $primary
workspace $ws8 output $primary

workspace $LeftWs1 output $left
workspace $LeftWs2 output $left
workspace $LeftWs3 output $left
workspace $LeftWs4 output $left
workspace $LeftWs5 output $left
workspace $LeftWs6 output $left
workspace $LeftWs7 output $left
workspace $LeftWs8 output $left

workspace $RightWs1 output $right
workspace $RightWs2 output $right
workspace $RightWs3 output $right
workspace $RightWs4 output $right
workspace $RightWs5 output $right
workspace $RightWs6 output $right
workspace $RightWs7 output $right
workspace $RightWs8 output $right

# Shift workspace
bindsym $mod+1 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 1
bindsym $mod+2 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 2
bindsym $mod+3 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 3
bindsym $mod+4 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 4
bindsym $mod+5 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 5
bindsym $mod+6 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 6
bindsym $mod+7 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 7
bindsym $mod+8 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 8

# Move focused container to workspace
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+1 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 1 -s
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+2 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 2 -s
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+3 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 3 -s
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+4 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 4 -s
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+5 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 5 -s
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+6 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 6 -s
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+7 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 7 -s
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+8 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 8 -s

# Move to workspace with focused container
bindsym $mod+Shift+1 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 1 -sk
bindsym $mod+Shift+2 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 2 -sk
bindsym $mod+Shift+3 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 3 -sk
bindsym $mod+Shift+4 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 4 -sk
bindsym $mod+Shift+5 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 5 -sk
bindsym $mod+Shift+6 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 6 -sk
bindsym $mod+Shift+7 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 7 -sk
bindsym $mod+Shift+8 exec pi3-smart-workspace -i 8 -sk

Credits

Thanks to Michał Wieluński for an inspiration (pi3-switch) and Tony Crisci for an easy-to-use i3 python library (i3ipc-python).

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