Update bindings for new workspaces, add new symbols and formatting for polybar

i3/.config/i3/config

@@ -30,10 +30,27 @@ font xft:URWGothic-Book 11
 ### Workspace Settings    ######################################
 ################################################################
 
+# Set workspace monitor startup location
+#workspace 2 output HDMI-1
+#workspace 3 output DP-2
+
+# To add a workspace, just create a bind below
+# Workspace binds
+bindsym $mod+1 workspace $ws1
+bindsym $mod+2 workspace $ws2
+bindsym $mod+3 workspace $ws3
+bindsym $mod+4 workspace $ws4
+bindsym $mod+5 workspace $ws5
+bindsym $mod+6 workspace $ws6
+bindsym $mod+7 workspace $ws7
+bindsym $mod+8 workspace $ws8
+
 # Workspace names
 # to display names or symbols instead of plain workspace numbers you can use
 # something like: set $ws1 1:mail
 #                 set $ws2 2:
+# The symbols in this file will be overwritten if using Polybar.
+# Refer to polybar i3 module documentation to add workspace symbols
 set $ws1 1
 set $ws2 2
 set $ws3 3
@@ -43,18 +60,65 @@ set $ws6 6
 set $ws7 7
 set $ws8 8
 
-# Set workspace monitor startup location
+# Custom named workspaces for keeping frequently used apps
-workspace 2 output HDMI-1
+# Numbers overwritten by Polybar i3 module config
-workspace 3 output DP-2
+set $ws99 99
+set $ws98 98
+set $ws97 97
+set $ws96 96
+set $ws95 95
+
+# Custom named workspace keybinds
+# To get keysymbols, run 'xmodmap -pke'
+bindsym $mod+backslash workspace number $ws99 # Chat
+bindsym $mod+bracketright workspace number $ws98 # Mail
+bindsym $mod+apostrophe workspace number $ws97 # Sec
+bindsym $mod+slash workspace number $ws96 # Web
+bindsym $mod+period workspace number $ws95 # Terminal
 
 # Open applications on specific workspaces
-assign [class="Bitwarden"] 1
+#assign [class="Signal"] $ws99
-assign [class="Discord"] 1
+#assign [class="Discord"] $ws99
-assign [class="Firefox"] 2
+#assign [class="Geary"] $ws98
-assign [class="Geary"] 3
+#assign [class="Bitwarden"] $ws97
-assign [class="Signal"] 8
+#assign [class="Firefox"] $ws96
+exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'exec geary'
+for_window [class="Geary"] move to workspace number $ws98
+for_window [class="Geary"] floating enable
+for_window [class="Geary"] resize set width 500
+for_window [class="Geary"] move position center
 
-################################################################
+exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'exec signal-desktop'
+assign [class="Signal"] $ws99
+
+exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'exec discord'
+assign [class="discord"] $ws99
+
+exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'exec bitwarden'
+for_window [class="Bitwarden"] move to workspace number $ws97
+for_window [class="Bitwarden"] floating enable
+for_window [class="Bitwarden"] resize set width 1000
+for_window [class="Bitwarden"] resize set height 700
+for_window [class="Bitwarden"] move position center
+
+# 'xprop' and click the window to get window information output to terminal
+exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'exec firefox'
+for_window [class="Firefox"] move to workspace number $ws96
+
+# Passing -n to urxvt forces Xorg to default the WM_NAME to tmux
+# Only this instance of urxvt will have that WM_NAME
+# Prevents for_window from acting on new terminals
+exec_always --no-startup-id i3-msg 'exec urxvt -n sterm -e tmux -u'
+for_window [title="tmux"] move to workspace number $ws95
+for_window [title="tmux"] floating enable
+for_window [title="tmux"] resize set height 700
+for_window [title="tmux"] resize set width 1000
+for_window [title="tmux"] move position center
+
+# Enable popup calendar floating window for polybar
+for_window [class="Yad"] floating enable
+
+###############################################################
 ### Window / App Settings ######################################
 ################################################################
 
@@ -99,11 +163,11 @@ for_window [urgent=latest] focus
 # Initialize display settings
 exec --no-startup-id autorandr.sh --change --default ~/.autorandr/kapp/config
 # Startup apps
-exec --no-startup-id signal-desktop
+#exec --no-startup-id signal-desktop
-exec --no-startup-id discord
+#exec --no-startup-id discord
-exec --no-startup-id geary
+#exec --no-startup-id geary
-exec --no-startup-id bitwarden
+#exec --no-startup-id bitwarden
-exec --no-startup-id firefox
+#exec --no-startup-id firefox
 # i3 default execs
 exec --no-startup-id /usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1
 exec --no-startup-id nitrogen --restore; sleep 1; compton -b
@@ -365,15 +429,6 @@ bindsym $mod+u border none
 bindsym $mod+y border pixel 1
 bindsym $mod+n border normal
 
-# switch to workspace
-bindsym $mod+1 workspace $ws1
-bindsym $mod+2 workspace $ws2
-bindsym $mod+3 workspace $ws3
-bindsym $mod+4 workspace $ws4
-bindsym $mod+5 workspace $ws5
-bindsym $mod+6 workspace $ws6
-bindsym $mod+7 workspace $ws7
-bindsym $mod+8 workspace $ws8
 # Move focused container to workspace
 bindsym $mod+Ctrl+1 move container to workspace $ws1
 bindsym $mod+Ctrl+2 move container to workspace $ws2

polybar/.config/polybar/config

@@ -456,6 +456,8 @@ format = <label-state> <label-mode>
 label-mode = %mode%
 label-mode-padding = 2
 label-mode-background = #e60053
+
+
 ; ws-icon-[0-9]+ = label;icon
 ; NOTE: The label needs to match the name of the i3 workspace
 ws-icon-0 = 1;
@@ -467,7 +469,12 @@ ws-icon-5 = 6;
 ws-icon-6 = 7;
 ws-icon-7 = 8;
 ws-icon-8 = 9;
-;ws-icon-default =
+ws-icon-9 = 99;
+ws-icon-10 = 98;
+ws-icon-11 = 97;
+ws-icon-12 = 96;爵
+ws-icon-13 = 95;
+ws-icon-default = 
 ; NOTE: You cannot skip icons, e.g. to get a ws-icon-6
 ; you must also define a ws-icon-5.
 ; NOTE: Icon will be available as the %icon% token inside label-*