How does i3 work on my computer screen?
It will fill the whole space available on your screen. If you now open another terminal, i3 will place it next to the current one, splitting the screen size in half. Depending on your monitor, i3 will put the created window beside the existing window (on wide displays) or below the existing window (rotated displays).
What are the steps in the i3 user guide?
Don’t focus window upon opening 4.15. Variables 4.16. X resources 4.17. Automatically putting clients on specific workspaces 4.18. Automatically starting applications on i3 startup 4.19. Automatically putting workspaces on specific screens 4.20. Changing colors 4.21. Interprocess communication 4.22. Focus follows mouse 4.23. Mouse warping 4.24.
What happens when I switch to a different monitor in I3?
When you switch to a workspace on a different monitor, i3 will switch to that monitor and then switch to the workspace. This way, you don’t need shortcuts to switch to a specific monitor, and you don’t need to remember where you put which workspace. New workspaces will be opened on the currently active monitor.
Where is the homerow key on the i3 keyboard?
However, in i3, your homerow is used for these keys (in vi, the keys are shifted to the left by one for compatibility with most keyboard layouts). Therefore, $mod+j is left, $mod+k is down, $mod+l is up and $mod+; is right. So, to switch between the terminals, use $mod+k or $mod+l.
Can you install i3 on top of Linux?
You can also use virtual machines to install Linux and try i3 on top of Windows, macOS or whatever else you have. The free Virtualbox is the best option if you want to take this path.
How do I change the configuration of i3?
To change the configuration of i3, copy /etc/i3/config to ~/.i3/config (or ~/.config/i3/config if you like the XDG directory scheme) and edit it with a text editor. On first start (and on all following starts, unless you have a configuration file), i3 will offer you to create a configuration file.