Bruno Cassol <[email protected]> writes:

> Well, I'm a web developer and I always want some applications opened
> when I startx. So the bottom of my ~/.i3/config looks like:
>
> exec i3-sensible-terminal
> exec gedit
> exec google-chrome
> exec parcellite
>
>
> I'd like to place those in a specific layout/position when i3 starts:
> _______________________
> |          |  chrome  |
> |   gedit  |          |
> |          |----------|
> |          | terminal |
> |__________|__________|
>
>
> How can I?

I use a shell script for auto starting. Here is a basic example. I use
xdotool for waiting until a program is initialized. I added the
paramater `--onlyvisible' to xdotool. It works much safer.

https://github.com/fhaun/config-misc/blob/master/i3-stuff/auto-start-for-i3-simple

For a more complex autostart file have a look one level up in my git.

Frank

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