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sm4tik

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Registered: 2006-11-05

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[SOLVED] i3bar workspace buttons

Hi,
I'm setting up i3 for a test run after using spectrwm for the past year. Maybe someone could help me with i3bar's workspace buttons. I just can't figure out how to get that nice 1px solid border around them like in a lot of screenies I've seen. For some reason there's a 2px border only on the left and top of the button and I've yet to find a way to change that. Any clues?

edit: removed link to a screenshot, see post #4.

Last edited by sm4tik (2014-11-18 18:57:32)

jasonwryan

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Re: [SOLVED] i3bar workspace buttons

Moved on request to Apps & DEs...

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ANOKNUSA

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Registered: 2010-10-22

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Re: [SOLVED] i3bar workspace buttons

Not possible. Either you're seeing something that's not there, or that's a bug. Only the border color can be controlled.

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sm4tik

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Registered: 2006-11-05

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Re: [SOLVED] i3bar workspace buttons

Sorry, I think I mislead you with the link.
Here's a scrot from my bar.
i3bar.png
This happened with the default config also, colors are just for emphasis. Using the latest i3 from official repos.

Last edited by sm4tik (2014-11-18 18:48:01)

qinohe

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Registered: 2012-06-20

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Re: [SOLVED] i3bar workspace buttons

^^ I saw this after I posted

You are right, the left and top border of the button are bigger than the right one.
I think the window lays over underside of the button, so you can't see it.

Maybe Rasi tweaked the code itself, but, as ANOKNUSA says, could be a bug too.

Last edited by qinohe (2014-11-18 17:54:39)

Zactoid

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From: Australia

Registered: 2014-10-12

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Re: [SOLVED] i3bar workspace buttons

I get the 1 pixel border on my system using i3 version 4.8-3 from the Arch repository.

Only similar problem I can find is related to DPI: http://bugs.i3wm.org/report/ticket/1272

sm4tik

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Registered: 2006-11-05

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Re: [SOLVED] i3bar workspace buttons

@Zactoid
Thanks for the link, that's exacly what happened. Removing dpi setting from xinitrc solved the problem.

..and sorry all with the hassle and post editing etc, it's been a while..

ANOKNUSA

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Re: [SOLVED] i3bar workspace buttons

Sorry, @sm4tik, I think I misread your first post. I thought you were asking how to get an offset border, not how to fix it. Glad you figured it out.

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