This feature would be useful for me as well, but I think it might make more sense to make it a separate application. That app could sit in the background and change the i3 config file on the window manager exit. On Apr 9, 2014 11:48 AM, "Michael Stapelberg" <mich...@i3wm.org> wrote:
> Hi Gour, > > Gour <g...@atmarama.net> writes: > >> As for the release plan: I intend to release i3 4.7 soonish (maybe in a > >> week or so). After that is done, I’ll merge the session-saving branch > >> into the “next” branch, i.e. the earliest i3 release that can possibly > >> have this feature will be 4.8. > > > > After moving most of my apps to Emacs-based, now I feel strong need for > > this new feature enabling saving/restoring of one's layout. I want to > > have bigger container with Emacs on the left and urxvt on the right, but > > the with former stretching towards right side. > > > > Do you have any plan in regard to 4.8 release which will, hopefully, > > bring this new feature? > No. > > Please just use the git version (we have repositories for Debian and > Ubuntu, see http://i3wm.org/docs/repositories.html) and please report > feedback. > > I got _zero_ feedback so far on this feature, so I don’t feel like it’s > a good idea to make a new release anytime soon. > > -- > Best regards, > Michael >
