Add i3 autostart scripts and media mode

.config/i3/config

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Please see https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference!
 
 set $mod Mod4
+set $modemod Mod1
 set $font "pango:Fira Code 8"
 
 # Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ set $font "pango:Fira Code 8"
 #font pango:monospace 8
 font $font
 
+workspace_auto_back_and_forth yes
+
 # This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left
 # text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango).
 #font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ set $ws6 "6"
 set $ws7 "7"
 set $ws8 "8"
 set $ws9 "9"
-set $ws10 "10"
+set $ws10 "10:"
 
 # switch to workspace
 bindsym $mod+1 workspace $ws1
@@ -156,28 +159,56 @@ mode "resize" {
         # back to normal: Enter or Escape or $mod+r
         bindsym Return mode "default"
         bindsym Escape mode "default"
-        bindsym $mod+r mode "default"
+        bindsym $modemod+r mode "default"
+
 }
 
-bindsym $mod+shift+r mode "resize"
+mode "media" {
+        # Pressing left will move 5s back
+        bindsym h exec playerctl position 5-
+        bindsym Shift+h exec playerctl position 15-
+        # Pressing down will move to the next file
+        bindsym j exec playerctl next
+        # Pressing up will move to the previous file
+        bindsym k exec playerctl previous
+        # Pressing right will move 5s forward
+        bindsym l exec playerctl position 5+
+        bindsym Shift+l exec playerctl position 30+
 
-# Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
-# finds out, if available)
-bar {
-  strip_workspace_numbers yes
-    font $font
-    position bottom
-    colors {
-      background #232323
-        statusline #DCDCDC
-    }
-  status_command i3status
+        # Pressing p will play/pause current track
+        bindsym p exec playerctl play-pause
+
+        # Pressing p will play/pause current track
+        bindsym s exec playerctl stop
+
+        #TODO add option to open file, loop, shuffle, show/select players
+
+        # back to normal
+        bindsym Return mode "default"
+        bindsym Escape mode "default"
+        bindsym $modemod+m mode "default"
 }
 
+bindsym $modemod+r mode "resize"
+bindsym $modemod+m mode "media"
+
 # reload the configuration file
 bindsym $mod+Shift+y reload
 # restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3)
-# bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart
+bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart
 
 # set a pretty wallpaper
 exec_always --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale ~/pictures/wall.jpg
+
+# launch polybar (script ensures only 1 instance existing at a time)
+exec_always --no-startup-id poly-launch
+
+# default workspaces for most used apps
+# assign [class="^qutebrowser$"] → number 1
+# spotify needs for_window, see https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#assign_workspace
+for_window [class="^spotify$"] number "10:"
+
+# autostart often used apps
+# needs to be done like this to both automatically start the apps on correct workspace
+# and not confine them there forever
+exec $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/i3/scripts/i3-applications-autostart

.config/i3/scripts/i3-applications-autostart

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Wait for program coming up
+wait_for_program() {
+  n=0
+  while true; do
+    # PID of last background command
+    if xdotool search --onlyvisible --pid $! 2>/dev/null; then
+      break
+    else
+      if [ $n -eq 200 ]; then
+        notify-send -u critical "Error during start: last program $! did not started fast enough"
+        break
+      else
+        n=$($n + 1)
+        sleep 0.1
+      fi
+    fi
+  done
+}
+
+i3-msg "workspace number 2:"
+alacritty &
+wait_for_program
+
+i3-msg "workspace number 10:"
+spotify &
+wait_for_program
+
+i3-msg "workspace number 1:"
+qutebrowser &
+wait_for_program
+
+i3-msg "workspace number 3"