Weird urxvt behaviour in i3.

asyncial · 2016-05-08 23:43:13

Out of the blue my urxvt windows doesn't get displayed correctly in i3 gaps. When I start urxvt, it just shows up on the top left corner on the screen and there is no way to get it in focus. I can't write in it, resize it etc. In my i3 config file are no special settings relating urxvt, but i still post it:

# This file has been auto-generated by i3-config-wizard(1).
# It will not be overwritten, so edit it as you like.
#
# Should you change your keyboard layout some time, delete
# this file and re-run i3-config-wizard(1).
#

# i3 config file (v4)
#
# Please see http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference!

set $mod Mod1

#set $background #1e0e0a
#set $foreground #7e6e5c
set $background #000000
set $foreground #ffffff
set $gray       #918068
set $primary    #595149
set $secondary  #c63732
set $tertiary   #452518
set $warning    #373938

# Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
# is used in the bar {} block below.
#font pango:monospace 8

# This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left
# text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango).
font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8

# Before i3 v4.8, we used to recommend this one as the default:
# font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
# The font above is very space-efficient, that is, it looks good, sharp and
# clear in small sizes. However, its unicode glyph coverage is limited, the old
# X core fonts rendering does not support right-to-left and this being a bitmap
# font, it doesn’t scale on retina/hidpi displays.

# Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
floating_modifier $mod

# start a terminal
bindsym $mod+Return exec urxvt

# kill focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill

# start dmenu (a program launcher)
bindsym $mod+d exec dmenu_run
# There also is the (new) i3-dmenu-desktop which only displays applications
# shipping a .desktop file. It is a wrapper around dmenu, so you need that
# installed.
# bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop

# change focus
bindsym $mod+j focus left
bindsym $mod+k focus down
bindsym $mod+l focus up
bindsym $mod+odiaeresis focus right

# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
bindsym $mod+Left focus left
bindsym $mod+Down focus down
bindsym $mod+Up focus up
bindsym $mod+Right focus right

# move focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+j move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+k move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+l move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+odiaeresis move right

# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right

# split in horizontal orientation
bindsym $mod+h split h

# split in vertical orientation
bindsym $mod+v split v

# enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle

# change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)
bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed
bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split

# toggle tiling / floating
bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle

# change focus between tiling / floating windows
bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle

# focus the parent container
bindsym $mod+a focus parent

# focus the child container
#bindsym $mod+d focus child

# switch to workspace
bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1 www
bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2 sys
bindsym $mod+3 workspace 3 ent
bindsym $mod+4 workspace 4 dev
bindsym $mod+5 workspace 5 com
bindsym $mod+6 workspace 6 mov
bindsym $mod+7 workspace 7 msc
bindsym $mod+8 workspace 8 msc
bindsym $mod+9 workspace 9 msc
bindsym $mod+0 workspace 10 mon

# move focused container to workspace
bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace 1 www
bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace 2 sys
bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace 3 ent
bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace 4 dev
bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace 5 com
bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace 6 mov
bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace 7 msc
bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace 8 msc
bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace 9 msc
bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace 10 mon

# start specific programs on specific workspaces
assign [class="Thunderbird"] 5 com
assign [class="Amarok"] 3 ent
assign [class="(?i)mplayer"] 6 mov
assign [class="Vlc"] 6 mov
assign [class="vivaldi-snapshot"] 1 www

# reload the configuration file
bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload
# restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3)
bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart
# exit i3 (logs you out of your X session)
bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcut. Do you really want to exit i3? This will end your X session.' -b 'Yes, exit i3' 'i3-msg exit'"

# resize window (you can also use the mouse for that)
mode "resize" {
        # These bindings trigger as soon as you enter the resize mode

        # Pressing left will shrink the window’s width.
        # Pressing right will grow the window’s width.
        # Pressing up will shrink the window’s height.
        # Pressing down will grow the window’s height.
        bindsym j resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym k resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym l resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym odiaeresis resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

        # same bindings, but for the arrow keys
        bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym Down resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym Up resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

        # back to normal: Enter or Escape
        bindsym Return mode "default"
        bindsym Escape mode "default"
}

bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"

# Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
# finds out, if available)
bar {
        status_command i3status
	i3bar_command i3bar -t	

    	colors {
        	background $background
        	statusline $primary
        	
        	# Colors go <border> <background> <text> <indicator>
        	focused_workspace $secondary $background $foreground
        	active_workspace $primary $background $foreground
        	inactive_workspace $primary $background $foreground
        	urgent_workspace $foreground $warning
	}
}

## GAPS ##
# remove window decoration
for_window [class="^.*"] border pixel 3

# much gaps
gaps inner 25
gaps outer 0

# such intelligence
smart_gaps on
smart_borders no_gaps

# wow

## AUTOSTART ##
# wallpaper
exec nitrogen --restore &

# compositing
exec compton -c -C -f -b &

# screen lock
exec xss-lock -- lock.sh &

# TRAY ICONS #
# network
exec nm-applet &

# volume
exec volumeicon &

# clipboard
exec parcellite &

# screen filter
exec redshift-gtk -l 51:12 &

# battery
#exec cbatticon &

# dropbox
exec dropbox &

## COLORS ##            BORDER      BACKGROUND TEXT        INDICATOR
client.focused          $primary    $primary   $background $primary
client.focused_inactive $background $primary   $foreground $background
client.unfocused        $gray       $gray      $background $secondary
client.urgent           $warning    $warning   $foreground $warning

My .Xresources:

#include "/home/tillm/.xres/urxvt"

*color0: #1e0e0a
*color1: #452518
*color2: #c63732
*color3: #373938
*color4: #484541
*color5: #595149
*color6: #6a5e52
*color7: #7e6e5c
*color8: #918068
*color9: #a39277
*color10: #b3a487
*color11: #c2b597
*color12: #cec4a6
*color13: #dbd2b3
*color14: #f6e2a2
*color15: #ebe3d4

And the referenced urxvt config file:

URxvt*scrollBar: False
URxvt*depth: 32
URxvt*font: xft:Inconsolata:size=10
URxvt*borderLess: true

URxvt*background: [85]#000000
URxvt*foreground: #ffffff

URxvt*perl-ext-common: fullscreen
URxvt*keysym*F11: perl:fullscreen:switch

It would be great if someone could help me to find a solution!

karlch · 2016-05-09 07:03:56

If I add the

URxvt*borderLess: true

line to my .Xdefaults, I can reproduce your behaviour. Therefore the solution for me is to remove that line.

Hope this helps

asyncial · 2016-05-09 11:56:20

It seems to be the problem. Thanks for your help

Trilby · 2016-05-09 12:03:47

man urxvt wrote:

-bl
Compile frills: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; resource borderLess. If the window manager does not support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.

Oh dear. I love urxvt, but this seems like a horrible idea on their part.

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#1 2016-05-08 23:43:13

Weird urxvt behaviour in i3.

#2 2016-05-09 07:03:56

Re: Weird urxvt behaviour in i3.

#3 2016-05-09 11:56:20

Re: Weird urxvt behaviour in i3.

#4 2016-05-09 12:03:47

Re: Weird urxvt behaviour in i3.

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