i3 is a dynamic tiling window manager inspired by wmii that is primarily targeted at developers and advanced users. The configuration file for endeavouros-i3 can be found at "${HOME}"/.config/i3/config. Edit this file to make changes and use mod+Shift+r to restart i3 in place.
Open "${HOME}"/.config/i3/config.
Add/remove # at the start of the line to disable/enable auto start at login:
Before (default setting, firefox will auto start at login)
exec --no-startup-id sleep 7 && firefox https://github.com/endeavouros-team/endeavouros-i3wm-setup/blob/main/force-knowledge.md
After (changed setting, firefox will not auto start at login)
#exec --no-startup-id sleep 7 && firefox https://github.com/endeavouros-team/endeavouros-i3wm-setup/blob/main/force-knowledge.md
picom can be installed and configured to enable transparency effects inside i3wm:
$ sudo pacman -Syu picom
The default configuration is available in /etc/xdg/picom.conf.
To modify picom settings for per user, copy global picom config in to user home directory.
$ mkdir -pv "${HOME}"/.config/picom
$ cp /etc/xdg/picom.conf "${HOME}"/.config/picom/picom.conf
In some cases you might need to use a different configuration to make picom work. Eg. While using NVIDIA's proprietary drivers.
After installing and uncommeting the settings, logout and log back in for changes to take effect.
Open "${HOME}"/.config/picom/picom.conf
Add/remove # at the start of the line to disable/enable picom auto start at login.
Before (default setting, picom will not auto start at login)
#exec_always --no-startup-id picom -b
After (changed setting, picom will auto start at login)
exec_always --no-startup-id picom -b
Open "${HOME}"/.config/i3/i3blocks.conf
Add/remove # at the start of the lines to disable/enable battery indicator.
Before (default setting, battery indicator enabled)
# Battery indicator
# for alternative battery script change to battery1
# change this to battery-pinebook-pro if you are running on pinebook-pro
[battery]
command=~/.config/i3/scripts/battery2
label=
interval=30
After (changed setting, battery indicator disabled)
# Battery indicator
# for alternative battery script change to battery1
# change this to battery-pinebook-pro if you are running on pinebook-pro
#[battery]
#command=~/.config/i3/scripts/battery2
#label=
#interval=30
dex is used to auto start applications on startup in i3wm.
Open "${HOME}"/.config/i3/config.
Add/remove # at the start of the line to disable/enable xdg auto start.
Before (default setting, xdg auto start enabled)
exec --no-startup-id dex --autostart --environment i3
After (changed setting, xdg auto start disabled)
#exec --no-startup-id dex --autostart --environment i3
The default configuration file for i3 can be found at /etc/i3/config.
The default configuration file for endeavouros-i3 can be found here.
To replace your current configuration with the default of endeavouros-i3 run the following command. This will also make a backup of your current configuration at "${HOME}"/.config/i3/config.1
$ wget --backups=1 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/endeavouros-team/endeavouros-i3wm-setup/main/etc/skel/.config/i3/config -P "${HOME}"/.config/i3/
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