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diff --git a/content/blog/miscellaneous/i3dropdown.md b/content/blog/miscellaneous/i3dropdown.md index fa10db4..31c0a52 100644 --- a/content/blog/miscellaneous/i3dropdown.md +++ b/content/blog/miscellaneous/i3dropdown.md @@ -14,21 +14,21 @@ i3dropdown is a tool to make any X application drop down from the top of the scr ## Compilation First of all, you have get i3dropdown and compile it. It does not have any dependencies so it is really easy : -{{< highlight sh >}} +```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 >}} +```cfg 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. |