Actually with further experimentation, I think that the "funny error" always
occurs when I have arrived at a containing workspace.
Assuming that this is true, then it should then be easy for me to simply check
for the first failure to focus a parent.
Is there a way to query i3 for the currently focused object? If so then that
would be a further check that I can make to ensure that the object with focus
is of type "workspace".
-----Original Message-----
From: Sargrad, Dave
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2014 3:58 PM
To: i3-discuss@i3.zekjur.net
Subject: i3-msg focus parent - odd error
Michael,
Thank you for the suggestion relative to using "focus parent"
As you see in the following output, I certainly can focus parent (to an
extent), yet after a couple calls to focus parent I see an odd error.
Furthermore this error does not always occur when I have arrived at the
workspace level. I could be at a parent container that is within the workspace.
ubuntu@example:~$ DISPLAY=:0.0 i3-msg focus parent [{"success":true}]
ubuntu@example:~$ DISPLAY=:0.0 i3-msg focus parent
ERROR: Your command: (null)
ERROR: (null)
ERROR: (null)
[{"success":false}]
I'm trying to figure out when I "arrive at the workspace level". Keep in mind
that I am running this script without actually having the visual feedback of
the desktop to tell me that I am at the workspace level.
It would be much easier if I could focus the workspace by name (this does not
seem to be an option):
i3-msg focus workspace 2
What is the proper way for me to script "focus the parent till you arrive at a
containing workspace"?
Thanks.
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Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 19:44:09 +0200
From: Michael Stapelberg <mich...@i3wm.org>
To: "Discussions/Questions about the i3 window manager"
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Subject: Re: [i3] using i3-msg to close entire workspace
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On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 6:11 PM, Sargrad, Dave <dave.sarg...@saabsensis.com>
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> I am looking for a way to use i3-msg to close an entire workspace.
Use “focus parent” until you arrive at the workspace level, then use “kill”.
>
> So far I've not found the way to do this. Can someone please let me know if
> this is easy to do.
>
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