i3 == .. contents:: .. index:: ! i3 My i3 bindings "Ŵ" is the "windows" key Change what we see:: Ŵ-: switch to workspace NUMBER on whatever monitor it's attached to. Ŵ-Control-1: Only use built-in laptop display Ŵ-Control-2: Use built-in laptop display, and external display positioned to its left Ŵ-: Switch to workspace (need not already exist) (if workspace is on another screen, it'll switch that screen to workspace , not your current screen) Ŵ- where is the current workspace: Switch back to previous workspace (So you can just do Ŵ-1 (look at screen) Ŵ-1 and be back where you started) Focus:: Ŵ-j, Ŵ- left Ŵ-k, Ŵ- down Ŵ-l, Ŵ- up Ŵ-;, Ŵ- right Move things:: Ŵ-Control-: Move current workspace to another monitor. Ŵ-Shift-Number: Move current window to another workspace (need not already exist) Shift-: Move current window within workspace Layouts:: Ŵ-e default (splith/splitv), repeat to toggle splith/splitv Ŵ-s stacked Ŵ-w tabbed Ŵ-f fullscreen (toggle) Ŵ-S- float (toggle) Ŵ-mouse1-drag move floating Ŵ-h Make the current window/container a horizontal split container. New windows opened when this container is focused will be created by splitting this container horizontally (side-by-side) Ŵ-v Like Ŵ-h, but vertical (one above another) Ŵ-e toggle between defaulting to horizontal and defaulting to vertical Start/end things:: Ŵ-return: open new terminal Ŵ-D: open dmenu at top to enter a command (output invisible, use to start new graphical programs) Ŵ-S-q kill window Control I3:: Ŵ-S-c reload I3 config Ŵ-S-r restart I3 Ŵ-S-e kill I3 (logout) Resizing:: Ŵ-mouse2-drag stretch or shrink window Screen capture:: - capture whole screen Shift- - select a rectangle or window (?) Control- - capture currently focused window