It should work with just "focus" because the separation with a comma means the focus command will still be ran on the matched window.
On 09/03/2015 08:40 PM, Michael Stapelberg wrote: > What are you trying to accomplish with “exec i3-msg workspace $WS1”? > This is equivalent to just “workspace $WS1”, but will be executed > out-of-order because it spawns a new process in the background which > sends the command. > > Also, I think the “focus” command used on its own (i.e. without any > criteria) is a no-op. > > The previously mentioned “move container to workspace 1, workspace 1” > command is the way to go. > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 4:59 PM, Serge Kroes <se...@kroescontrol.nl> wrote: >> Hi >> >> i'm using this: >> bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace $WS1, exec i3-msg workspace >> $WS1, focus >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 4:38 PM, Florian Lindner <mailingli...@xgm.de> wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> Am Mittwoch, 2. September 2015, 16:17:56 schrieb Mateusz Poszwa: >>>> Je 2015-09-02 16:06:41 >>>> Florian Lindner <mailingli...@xgm.de> skribis: >>>> >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> when I move a window from a workspace to another (mod + shift + num) >>>>> it looses the focus and a window (or parent) of the originating workspace >>>>> is >>>>> focused. >>>>> >>>>> How can I have the window to stay focused when moved across >>>>> workspaces? >>>>> >>>>> Use case: >>>>> I have a conversation open on the small and farer away laptop screen. >>>>> I see activity there and I move it to one of my main screens. I want it to >>>>> keep focused. >>>>> >>>>> Best Regards, >>>>> Florian >>>> Hello. >>>> >>>> Try to change your binding from >>>> move workspace «X» >>>> to >>>> move workspace «X», focus workspace «X» >>> I have set it to: >>> >>> bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace 1, focus workspace 1 >>> bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace 2, focus workspace 2 >>> bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace 3, focus workspace 3 >>> bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace 4, focus workspace 4 >>> [...] >>> >>> but that shows no effect. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Florian >> >> >> >> -- >> Serge Kroes | Kroescontrol | LinkedIn | Twitter > >
