i3-rofi-mark

Convenience utility for the i3 X11 window manager. Mark and select windows with using gui pop ups. Save time navigating windows particularly between workspaces.

Requires zenity and rofi.

Requires python3 but can co-exist with python2.

Installing

sudo apt-get install zenity rofi python3
pip3 install git+https://github.com/talwrii/i3-rofi-mark#egg=i3-rofi-mark

Usage

usage: i3-rofi-mark [-h] [--debug] [--prefix PREFIX] {mark,goto,unmark} ...

positional arguments:
  {mark,goto,unmark}

optional arguments:
  -h, --help          show this help message and exit
  --debug             Include debug output (to stderr)
  --prefix PREFIX     Show or add this prefix

Alternatives and prior work

I carried out the following searches "i3 marks" on github, "i3wm marks" on google, "marks" on i3's reddit on 2018-05-07.

• Before writing this, I found an undocumented tool written in Rust: i3-automark. This appears to automatically mark windows with a names taken from a predefined list.
• i3-wm-scripts contain similar bash utilities, to mark, goto and unmark windows.
• Tools like quickswitch-for-i3 allow you to navigate windows by title (rather than marks).

Testing

This tool is difficult to test since it is gui glue code. However, some basic syntax and dependency checking exists in test.sh.

See also (and flagrant self-promotion)

• i3 assistant provides some useful related tools.
• i3-clever-layout is a tool by the author to intelligently save and restore layouts.
• i3parse a tool by the author to introspect your i3 configuration. Search your keybindings, find free keybindings for new functionality.