Convenience utility for the i3 X11 window manager. Mark and select windows with using gui pop ups. Save time navigating windows particularly between workspaces.
Requires python3 but can co-exist with python2.
sudo apt-get install zenity rofi python3
pip3 install git+https://github.com/talwrii/i3-rofi-mark#egg=i3-rofi-mark
usage: i3-rofi-mark [-h] [--debug] [--prefix PREFIX] {mark,goto,unmark} ...
positional arguments:
{mark,goto,unmark}
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--debug Include debug output (to stderr)
--prefix PREFIX Show or add this prefix
I carried out the following searches "i3 marks" on github, "i3wm marks" on google, "marks" on i3's reddit on 2018-05-07.
- Before writing this, I found an undocumented tool written in Rust: i3-automark. This appears to automatically mark windows with a names taken from a predefined list.
- i3-wm-scripts contain similar bash utilities, to mark, goto and unmark windows.
- Tools like quickswitch-for-i3 allow you to navigate windows by title (rather than marks).
This tool is difficult to test since it is gui glue code. However, some basic syntax and dependency checking exists in test.sh.
- i3 assistant provides some useful related tools.
- i3-clever-layout is a tool by the author to intelligently save and restore layouts.
- i3parse a tool by the author to introspect your i3 configuration. Search your keybindings, find free keybindings for new functionality.