I3: Allow number in workspace to output assign

[joepvd]

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[ ] Bug
[x] Feature Request
[ ] Documentation Request
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Current Behavior

Trying to make use of workspace-to-output-assignments. When copying the number idiom bindsym $mod+1 number 1 to this assignment, nagbar tells the following:

ERROR: CONFIG: Expected one of these tokens: 'output'
ERROR: CONFIG: Line 150: workspace number 1 output LVDS1 VGA1
ERROR: CONFIG:                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

## Desired Behavior I can continue to use the `workspace number X` idiom when assigning workspaces to outputs. ## Environment Output of `i3 --moreversion 2>&-`:

Binary i3 version:  4.16.1 (2019-01-27) © 2009 Michael Stapelberg and contributors
Running i3 version: 4.16.1 (2019-01-27) (pid 2394)abort…)
Loaded i3 config: /home/joep/.config/i3/config (Last modified: Mo 15 Apr 2019 23:34:26 CEST, 918 seconds ago)

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

- Ubuntu 16.04
- Are you using a compositor (e.g., xcompmgr or compton): compton

[orestisfl]

Documentation here can be improved but this already works, just remove the number token

[joepvd]

Oh, I see. The reason I tried is probably actually a bug, and it relates to actions after a new output has been made available.

Take the following config:

workspace 1 output HDMI1 eDP1
workspace 2 output HDMI1 eDP1

And this state:

• Output HDMI1 is disabled
• Workspace 1 is called 1: named, on eDP1
• Workspace 2 is called 2, on eDP1.

Now enable output HDMI1. Result:

• Workspace 2 gets moved to output HDMI1
• Workspace 1: named stays put.

I would expect the workspace 1: named also to get reassigned to te new output.

When I change the name of workspace 1 with e.g. i3-msg -t run_command 'rename workspace "1: named" to "1: named"', the workspace gets moved to the new output.

[sersorrel]

I also often notice some buggy behaviour when connecting new monitors.

If I have workspaces 1: named and 2: named on a single output eDP-1 (2: named has focus) with the following config:

workspace 1 output eDP-1
workspace 2 output HDMI-2

then connecting HDMI-2 will result in not only the 2: named workspace moving to HDMI-2, but also a new workspace called just 2 being created on HDMI-2, and that new workspace is given focus.

I then have to use the mouse to select the 2: named workspace again and make the 2 workspace go away, since workspace left and workspace right don't seem to work properly when there are duplicate numbers.

[angeelgod]

I can confirm this buggy behavior is still present on i3 version 4.18-1, and agree on the original issue as this should be a new feature altogether (like being able to workspace number NUMBER output OUTPUT) as to remove any ambiguity while assigning workspaces to output, and avoid conflicts between named and non-named workspaces