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diff --git a/content/en/blog/miscellaneous/i3dropdown.md b/content/en/blog/miscellaneous/i3dropdown.md deleted file mode 100644 index 52262ec..0000000 --- a/content/en/blog/miscellaneous/i3dropdown.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ ---- -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. - |