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