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r4zv0n

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Registered: 2021-01-09

Posts: 1

i3's mod+enter binds don't work

hello. i'm trying to install and use i3, but a certain bind doesn't work. all other binds are perfectly fine, except for mod+enter, to open a terminal. can someone please tell me how to fix this?

Irets

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Registered: 2019-02-01

Posts: 143

Re: i3's mod+enter binds don't work

can someone please tell me how to fix this?

With this little information you've given us, no.

Which terminal emulator are you using?
Have you configured i3 to launch the said terminal from that keybind?
Read https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/i3 … l_emulator

For future reference in case you're new to i3:
https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/i3

Last edited by Irets (2021-01-10 08:38:24)

mofibaw316

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Registered: 2021-01-09

Posts: 6

Re: i3's mod+enter binds don't work

you can check config file at .config/i3/config
search for line which has bindsym $mod+Return you can assign some other command to verify it works or not. maybe it just trying open non existing terminal?
if you cant find you can add line bindsym $mod+Return exec <command name> to your config.
<command name> susposed to be terminal executable name. like xfce4-terminal