center-float script

files/.config/i3/config

@@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed
 bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split
 
 # toggle tiling / floating
-bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle
+bindsym $mod+Shift+space exec center-float
+
+# toggle sticky
+bindsym $mod+Ctrl+space sticky toggle
 
 # change focus between tiling / floating windows
 bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle
@@ -144,6 +147,7 @@ bindsym $mod+a focus parent
 bindsym $mod+d focus child
 
 # switch to workspace
+bindsym $mod+q workspace back_and_forth 
 bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1
 bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2
 bindsym $mod+3 workspace 3
@@ -194,7 +198,7 @@ bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart
 # exit i3 (logs you out of your X session)
 bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcut. Do you really want to exit i3? This will end your X session.' -b 'Yes, exit i3' 'i3-msg exit'"
 # toggle compton
-bindsym $mod+c exec --no-startup-id killall compton || compton --config ~/.config/compton/compton.conf
+bindsym $mod+c exec --no-startup-id systemctl --user is-active compton && systemctl --user stop compton || systemctl --user start compton
 # lock the screen
 bindsym $mod+Pause exec lock
 # suspend

files/.config/i3/startup.bash

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # Initial workspace and startup app
 i3-msg "workspace 2"
-i3-sensible-terminal &
+uxterm -e "center-float && $SHELL -l" &
 
 # sleep a bit to allow polybar to fully load
 sleep 3

files/.config/zsh/custom/100-alias.zsh

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ alias vihosts="sudo -e /etc/hosts"
 alias top="htop"
 alias http-server="python -m http.server"
 alias rename="perl-rename"
+alias userctl="systemctl --user"
 
 # powershell seems to have trouble with xterm-256colors
 alias pwsh="TERM=xterm pwsh"

files/.local/bin/center-float

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -- \
+    $(i3-msg -t get_workspaces | jq --raw-output '. | map(select(.focused == true)) | .[].rect | [.width, .height] | @sh')
+i3-msg -q floating toggle
+i3-msg -q resize set $(( $1/3*2 )) $(( $2/3*2 ))
+i3-msg -q move absolute position center