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+---
+title: "i3dropdown"
+linkTitle: "i3dropdown"
+date: 2020-01-23
+description: >
+  i3dropdown
+---
+
+i3dropdown is a tool to make any X application drop down from the top of the screen, in the famous quake console style back in the day.
+
+## Compilation
+
+First of all, you have get i3dropdown and compile it. It does not have any dependencies so it is really easy :
+{{< highlight sh >}}
+git clone https://gitlab.com/exrok/i3dropdown
+cd i3dropdown
+make
+cp build/i3dropdown ~/bin/
+{{< /highlight >}}
+
+## i3 configuration
+
+Here is a working example of the pavucontrol app, a volume mixer I use :
+{{< highlight conf >}}
+exec --no-startup-id i3 --get-socketpath > /tmp/i3wm-socket-path
+for_window [instance="^pavucontrol"] floating enable
+bindsym Mod4+shift+p exec /home/julien/bin/i3dropdown -W 90 -H 50 pavucontrol pavucontrol-qt
+{{< /highlight >}}
+
+To work properly, i3dropdown needs to have the path to the i3 socket. Because the command to get the socketpath from i3 is a little slow, it is best to cache it somewhere. By default
+i3dropdown recognises `/tmp/i3wm-socket-path`. Then each window managed by i3dropdown needs to be floating. The last line bind a key to invoke or mask the app.
+