i3.md

i3-gaps

i3 is a popular window manager.

I use i3 for its tiling aspect and gaps for aesthetics. Some prefer not to use gaps since they technically take up some space: to address this issue I have an "immersive mode" keybinding which minimizes gaps and hides bars.

At the moment I use Polybar as bar (see the Polybar module), but many can be used, including i3-bar.

Tweaks

You may want to change the script display.sh to adjust to your monitors' needs.

Dependencies

• i3

Almost required

• feh and a wallpaper in .config/wallpaper.*
• i3lock-color + xidlehook
• picom (see its module)
• polybar (see its module)
• rofi (see its module)
• the scripts module

Additional Integrations

• conky (see its module)

Scratchpads

• a $TERMINAL env variable + software
• python (3) and the i3ipc PyPI package (scratchpad plumbing)
• discord (voice calls and chat)
• qalculate-gtk (calculator)
• spotify (music)
• telegram-desktop (instant messaging)
• todoist-electron (TODO manager)
• solanum (pomodoro timer)

Miscellaneous

• a $BROWSER env variable + software (see x module)
• flameshot / scrot (screenshots)
• gromit-mpx (write on screen)
• playerctl (media control)
• batify (battery notifications)
• polychromatic (Razer LEDs)

Just Autostart

• dunst (see its module)
• nextcloud-client

You already have these

• bash
• pulseaudio / pipewire-pulse
• xorg