i3_show_desktop

Hide your current workspaces and show the desktop in i3wm.

Installation

1. Clone the repository into your i3 configuration folder

mkdir -p ~/.config/i3/test
cd ~/.config/i3/test
git clone https://github.com/mstpn/i3_show_desktop.git

2. Modify your i3 config file

nano ~/.config/i3/config

Append the following lines

#Show/hide desktop ($mod + Shift + d)                                                                                   
bindsym $mod+Shift+d exec python ~/.config/i3/i3_show_desktop/bg.py 

Reload the i3 config with the keybinding $mod + Shift + r or via the shell with

i3-msg reload

Usage

The keybinding to toggle the desktop is $mod + Shift + d

Limitations

This has only been tested on Arch Linux 5.17.5-arch1-1 using Python 3.10.4.

License

i3_show_desktop is released under the MIT License.