timr11 / i3-config

These are my i3 window manager configuration files

i3-config

These are my i3 window manager configuration files.

The config file is influenced greatly by the i3 setup video tutorial by Code Cast, which can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1I63wGcvU4

The settings.ini file is located in the ~/.config/gtk-3.0 directory.
The config file goes into the ~/.config/i3/ directory.
.vimrc goes into home directory (~/), as usual.

I set these up assuming Spotify and Chrome is installed, changes include:

1. Font is now San Francisco size 12
2. Icons added to workspace tabs
3. Movement of focus from workspace to workspace is changed to keys: h,j,k,l, as opposed to the standard j,k,l,;, to replicate movement in Vim.
4. Vim settings are configured with Solarized colour scheme, use the <f5> key to toggle between that and the Zenburn colour scheme.
5. Bottom bar colour is changed, borders are removed, and the xfce4-panel is included at the top (I got used to it, it does the job well).

To install necessary software type
sudo apt-get install feh i3blocks rofi compton scrot

You may need to modify the padding in the .vimrc file for finding apps with $mod+d, it will work based on screen size, so just check by increasing/decreasing padding value, save and press$mod+r to restart the configuration, then try it out by pressing mod+d.

Also, set up special characters for bottom block with Font-Awesome, at https://github.com/fortawesome/font-awesome
To set up, clone the repository from link above, go into the fonts directory and type mkdir ~/.fonts, followed by mv ./*.ttf ~/.fonts. Then, check to see that you did a good job by typing cd ~/.fonts && ls -alh.

Extra downloads:
Spotify for Linux: https://www.spotify.com/ca-en/download/linux/
Chrome for Linux: https://www.google.ca/chrome/browser/desktop/