On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 6:37 PM, <i3.theg...@spamgourmet.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I have a layout stored in emacs.json (attached). When I run this command from > the commandline, everything works fine: > > markus@haktar % i3-msg 'append_layout /home/markus/.i3/emacs.json' > > But when I run this command from .i3/config, one placeholder is missing: the > one in the horizontal container next to emacs: > > exec --no-startup-id i3-msg 'workspace $wsp3; > append_layout /home/markus/.i3/emacs.json' > > What am I doing wrong?
append_layout is a command, not a configuration directive. Just like the workspace command you are using a line above, you’ll need to use i3-msg to send it. > > Thanks for your help, > -- > Markus Grunwald -- Best regards, Michael
