Clicking active workspace button in i3bar no longer switches to previous workspace

[quicks1lver42]

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Current Behavior

Clicking on the button for the currently active workspace does nothing.

Expected Behavior

Previously, it would switch to the previous workspace the same as using the keybinds.
Downgrading to 4.22 removes the issue, so I presume this is something new to 4.23

Reproduction Instructions

• Open windows on 2 workspaces.
• Switch to the 2nd workspace
• Click the 2nd workspace's button in i3bar
• Nothing happens

Environment

Output of i3 --moreversion 2>&-:

Binary i3 version:  4.23 (2023-10-29) © 2009 Michael Stapelberg and contributors
Running i3 version: 4.23 (2023-10-29) (pid 1564)
Loaded i3 config:
  /home/username/.config/i3/config (main) (last modified: Tue 31 Oct 2023 09:45:50 GMT, 1506 seconds ago)

The i3 binary you just called: /usr/bin/i3
The i3 binary you are running: i3

Config file

# This file has been auto-generated by i3-config-wizard(1).
# It will not be overwritten, so edit it as you like.
#
# Should you change your keyboard layout some time, delete
# this file and re-run i3-config-wizard(1).
#
i3 config file (v4)

Please see http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference!
set $mod Mod4

set $alt Mod1
Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
is used in the bar {} block below.
font pango: monospace 8
Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
floating_modifier $mod
start a terminal
bindsym $mod+t exec terminator
kill focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
start dmenu (a program launcher)
bindsym $mod+d exec dmenu_run -fn 'Deja Vu Sans:pixelsize=13'
change focus with cursor keys
bindsym $mod+Left focus left

bindsym $mod+Down focus down

bindsym $mod+Up focus up

bindsym $mod+Right focus right
move focused window with cursor keys:
bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left

bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down

bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up

bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right
split in horizontal orientation
bindsym $mod+h split h
split in vertical orientation
bindsym $mod+v split v
enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle
change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)
bindsym $mod+s layout stacking

bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed

bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split
toggle tiling / floating
bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle
change focus between tiling / floating windows
bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle
focus the parent container
bindsym $mod+a focus parent
switch to workspace
bindsym $mod+1 workspace number 1

bindsym $mod+2 workspace number 2

bindsym $mod+3 workspace number 3

bindsym $mod+4 workspace number 4

bindsym $mod+5 workspace number 5

bindsym $mod+6 workspace number 6

bindsym $mod+7 workspace number 7

bindsym $mod+8 workspace number 8

bindsym $mod+9 workspace number 9

bindsym $mod+0 workspace number 10
move focused container to workspace
bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace number 1

bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace number 2

bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace number 3

bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace number 4

bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace number 5

bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace number 6

bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace number 7

bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace number 8

bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace number 9

#bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace number 10
reload the configuration file
bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload
restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3)
bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart
exit i3 (logs you out of your X session)
bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcut. Do you really want to exit i3? This will end your X session.' -b 'Yes, exit i3' 'i3-msg exit'"
resize window (you can also use the mouse for that)
mode "resize" {

# These bindings trigger as soon as you enter the resize mode
    # Pressing left will shrink the window’s width.
    # Pressing right will grow the window’s width.
    # Pressing up will shrink the window’s height.
    # Pressing down will grow the window’s height.
    bindsym j resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym k resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym l resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym semicolon resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

    # same bindings, but for the arrow keys
    bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym Down resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym Up resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
    bindsym Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

    # back to normal: Enter or Escape
    bindsym Return mode "default"
    bindsym Escape mode "default"

}
bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
finds out, if available)
bar {

tray_output primary

position top

status_command /bin/bumblebee-status -m disk:root nic cpu memory battery spacer datetime pasink pasource -p interval=3 disk.left-click="dolphin" nic.exclude="br,veth,docker,tun,lo,virbr,vboxnet" datetime.left-click="gsimplecal" datetime.format="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" engine.workspacewheel=false -t solarized-powerline

wheel_up_cmd nop

wheel_down_cmd nop

font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono, FontAwesome 8

}
Autoname workspaces
github.com/justbuchanan/i3scripts
exec_always ~/.config/i3/i3scripts/autoname_workspaces.py &
Gaps config
gaps inner 10

gaps outer 0

#smart_gaps on

smart_borders on

for_window [class="^.*"] border pixel 1
Toggle gaps keybinds
bindsym $mod+Shift+g gaps inner current set 0

bindsym $mod+g gaps inner current set 10
Keyboard+mouse setup (now handled by /etc/X11/xorg.conf/*.conf)
exec --no-startup-id setxkbmap us -variant intl

exec --no-startup-id setxkbmap -option compose:rctrl
Startup programs
exec --no-startup-id dunst

exec --no-startup-id light-locker

exec --no-startup-id nm-applet

exec --no-startup-id xfce4-clipman

exec --no-startup-id udiskie

exec --no-startup-id ~/.fehbg

exec --no-startup-id picom --config ~/.config/picom/picom.conf
Toggle hide workspace contents
mode "hide" {

bindsym $mod+i bar mode dock; workspace 1; mode default

}

bindsym $mod+i bar mode invisible; workspace 0; mode "hide"
workspace_auto_back_and_forth yes

new_window pixel 0
Custom tools
bindsym Print exec deepin-screenshot

bindsym Control+Mod1+a exec deepin-screenshot

bindsym $mod+l exec dm-tool lock

bindsym $mod+x exec splatmoji type /usr/share/splatmoji/data/emoji.tsv /usr/share/splatmoji/data/custom.tsv
Screen brightness controls
bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec xbacklight -inc 20

bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec xbacklight -dec 20
Pulse Audio controls
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 1 +5% #increase sound volume

bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 1 -5% #decrease sound volume

bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute 1 toggle # mute sound
Media player controls
bindsym XF86AudioPlay exec --no-startup-id playerctl play-pause

bindsym XF86AudioPause exec --no-startup-id playerctl play-pause

bindsym XF86AudioNext exec --no-startup-id playerctl next

bindsym XF86AudioPrev exec --no-startup-id playerctl previous

- Linux Distribution & Version: ArchLinux 6.5.9-arch2-1
- Are you using a compositor (e.g., xcompmgr or compton): picom

[i3bot]

I don’t see a link to logs.i3wm.org. Did you follow https://i3wm.org/docs/debugging.html? (In case you actually provided a link to a logfile, please ignore me.)

[dikiaap]

Hi all, I still can't clicking any workspace button altough I use the next branch (69f68dc).

Output of i3 --moreversion 2>&-:

Binary i3 version:  4.23-non-git © 2009 Michael Stapelberg and contributors
Running i3 version: 4.23-non-git (pid 846)
Loaded i3 config:
  /home/dikiaap/.config/i3/config (main) (last modified: Thu 30 Nov 2023 09:07:07 GMT, 123 seconds ago)

The i3 binary you just called: /usr/bin/i3
The i3 binary you are running: i3

[orestisfl]

4.23-non-git

You are using the released version, not the git one

[dikiaap]

@orestisfl How to changed it to the git one?
Here's my build command:

mkdir build
meson . build
ninja -C build

[orestisfl]

Easiest way is to make sure your $PATH includes first the path to the i3 build directory. For example, append

export PATH="$HOME/i3/build:$PATH"

in your zshrc/bashrc file.

Then, log out and login again. You should see:

$ i3 --version
i3 version 4.23-7-g69f68dcd © 2009 Michael Stapelberg and contributors