The weird error message is a bug, so please report it as such at
http://bugs.i3wm.org/
The layout tree contains “focused” properties, and you can also
manually look at the “focus” array to determine which container is
focused.
On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 10:06 PM, Sargrad, Dave
<dave.sarg...@saabsensis.com> wrote:
> 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>
> wrote:
>> 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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