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2sly4you

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Registered: 2015-10-04

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[Solved] for_window not working in i3

Hello. I'm new here, so please correct me if I do something wrong.

I am having trouble getting the for_window command to work in i3. I am using i3 version 4.10.4. I am trying to remove the border from my urxvt windows. I'm using

for_window [class="urxvt"] border normal 0

but it doesn't seem to do anything. All new urxvt windows still have a border. Here is the rest of my i3 config: http://pastebin.com/fMH91TFv (It is a little messy as I am currently rewriting it)

I have also tried removing the borders with a keyboard shortcut. That works fine.

Thanks for any help.

Last edited by 2sly4you (2015-10-04 16:26:47)

karlch

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Registered: 2015-06-14

Posts: 105

Re: [Solved] for_window not working in i3

Try using class="URxvt"

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2sly4you

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Registered: 2015-10-04

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Re: [Solved] for_window not working in i3

Thanks, that fixed it. Also, I found that

xprop | grep -i 'class'

will help you find the correct class name.

progandy

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Registered: 2012-05-17

Posts: 5,322

Re: [Solved] for_window not working in i3

will help you find the correct class name.

You don't need grep.

xprop WM_CLASS

And there are some more hints and examples in the i3 manual, for example about the difference between substring and exact matching:
https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_a … workspaces
https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#command_criteria

Last edited by progandy (2015-10-04 16:48:02)

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2sly4you

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Registered: 2015-10-04

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Re: [Solved] for_window not working in i3

Oh, cool. I missed that part of the manual. Thanks!