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How to install the i3 window manager on KDE
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Using xwinwrap to fix "Desktop - Plasma" window issue #27

Open JuniorSuperTux opened 2 years ago

JuniorSuperTux commented 2 years ago

As mentioned, there is a big window on startup, which is the Plasma desktop. I'm just wondering, is is possible to use xwinwrap to make this window stay on back instead of just killing it and using other applications for desktop (like feh) since by doing so we'll have access to desktop widgets?

vanessa-luna commented 1 year ago

You can use https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_scratchpad

for_window [title="Desktop — Plasma"] move scratchpad

instead of the kill line suggested in the README. Although this hides it completely.

leandro-lucarella-frequenz commented 1 year ago

When I upgraded to plasma 5.27, I noticed killing the desktop window would kill the whole plasma (or at least the panel too) and will get restarted. Using this trick fixed the issue for me. Maybe this info should be included in the main README.

Thaodan commented 1 month ago

You don't have to kill the desktops if you use this patch: https://github.com/Thaodan/i3/commit/f383283052a4269858b872789295f8b109356734

Note the patch is already applied in openSUSE.