I3

software

Most of i3 is installed during ubuntu install. Here's the pretty:

• maim+slop+yaxg for screen captures, use Prtscrn
• feh for wallpaper, make sure it's in .i3/config startup to set last-known on startup
• i3-gaps applied on top of i3, use mh-setup-linux to build it
• i3blocks should be built from source as the ubuntu packages are ancient

layout management

You must use your precise workspace names. Here's how you get them, STANDARDIZE ON THESE:

 m@case:~$ i3-msg -t get_workspaces
 [{"num":-1,"name":" ❶ aim ","visible":true,"focused":true,"rect":{"x":0,"y":24,"width":3840,"height":2136},"output":"HDMI-0","urgent":false},{"num":-1,"name":" ❺ bro ","visible":false,"focused":false,"rect":{"x":0,"y":24,"width":3840,"height":2136},"output":"HDMI-0","urgent":false},{"num":-1,"name":" ❷ aim ","visible":false,"focused":false,"rect":{"x":0,"y":24,"width":3840,"height":2136},"output":"HDMI-0","urgent":false},{"num":-1,"name":" ❹ fix ","visible":false,"focused":false,"rect":{"x":0,"y":24,"width":3840,"height":2136},"output":"HDMI-0","urgent":false},{"num":-1,"name":" ❾ mor ","visible":false,"focused":false,"rect":{"x":0,"y":0,"width":0,"height":0},"output":"HDMI-0","urgent":false}]

Save a workspace layout:

i3-save-tree --workspace " ❶ aim " >~/development/config/common/home/m/.i3/i3_layout_1.json
# Then you must edit it!  Compare it to the checked in version!

Apply a layout:

append_layout ~/development/config/common/home/m/.i3/i3_layout_1.json

I will set up layouts for workspaces 1, 3 and 5.

fonts etc

Fonts will drive you nuts on 4k monitors. Qt is especially stupid. Use these tools:

• shit gnome is broken, has this file which has a DPI setting which it uses, INVERTED. I found that setting it to 64DPI worked well on case SONY. Fuckers need to wake up and realize that DPI is a fucking MONITOR SETTING FOR FUCKS SAKE and make it easy to set instead of having to become a fucking neckbeard.

# ~/.Xresources
Xft.dpi: 64

• i3 config for general font, and i3 bar font - set them both well for your specific machine (PITA)
• lxappearance seems to let you tweak... gnome... maybe?
• The Qt Fix you will need for robo3t, vlc, etc:

sudo apt install qt4-qtconfig
qtconfig
# if you can't see anything, try to find the font size (second page, third edit box)
# bump it to 32 or so, and exit (click YES (first box)), then restart it

• nvidia settings are impossible to get to stick, esp on case - kodi by itself fucks them up - set them over and over and over and over to:
  • 4k
  • 60fps
  • advanced > force full pipeline

development

I did a [resize grow] patch to allow more aggressive growth! It kicks ASS but the i3 gurus won't let me commit unless I get it working well "automatically" which is just a bad fucking idea but they are the bosses.  :-)

In the meantime, here are the development versions:

• development/i3-gaps-moodboom: the one I build and install to my machines; has a fixed min width of 6% (to keep gnome-terminal from crashing and exiting)
• development/i3-gaps-moodboom.git: upstream points to my git fork, which will NOT be used as a vector to push to official i3; still, keep it well-synced with official as convenient
• development/i3-official-moodboom: ANYTHING I commit to it will AUTOMATICALLY FLOW to the pr so be careful!
• development/i3-official-moodboom.git: upstream points to THE OFFICIAL I3; i have an active pull request as of 2018/04/03 and ANYTHING I commit to it will AUTOMATICALLY FLOW to the pr so be careful!

Use this to install any one of them:

cd development/i3-#anyversion#
i3_build_and_install.sh 

Note that setup_linux.sh should (properly) use i3-gaps-moodboom.

STAY TUNED. ha.