MAINTAINED AT https://git.budlabs.xyz/bud/i3term
This script makes managing terminals under i3wm easier. It uses various scripts from i3ass and works with the following terminals:
- URxvt
- XTerm
- xfce4-terminal
- st
$ git clone https://github.com/budlabs/i3term.git $ cd i3term $ make # make install i3term needs to know which terminal emulator to use. Make sure it is declared in the configuration file (~/.config/i3term/config).
i3term [OPTIONS] -a, --autotile | always creates a new window with instance "auto" --bg COLOR | set background color -d, --cd DIR | set initial working directory --dont-beam-me-up-scotty | no beam cursor --dryrun | dont execute commands --fg COLOR | set foreground color -f, --font FONT | set font --font-size INT | set font-size -G, --geometry GEOMETRY | set gemoetry (COLUMNSxLINES) -h, --help | display help and exit --hide | option will get redirected to i3run -i, --instance INSTANCE | instance name to target --large-font | if setting "large_font" is set it will be used -l, --list-palettes | lists available palettes --login | passes '-l' to the shell -m, --mouse | option will get redirected to i3run --no-exec | short description -g, --nohide | option will get redirected to i3run -p, --palette PALETTE|FILE | use the colors from palette --palette-menu | short description --role ROLE | this have the exact same function as --instance --shell SHELL | set shell, defaults to `$SHELL` --st-options OPTIONS | extra options passed to st -s, --summon | option will get redirected to i3run --terminal TERMINAL | terminal emulator (urxvt|xterm|st|xfce4-terminal) --urxvt-options OPTIONS | extra options passed to urxvt -V, --verbose | print command and script file to stderr -v, --version | print version and exit --xfce4-terminal-options OPTIONS | extra options passed to xfce4-terminal --xterm-options OPTIONS | extra options passed to xterm The $exec and $super variables are compatible with the configuration example from the i3ass wiki.
set $exec exec --no-startup-id exec set $super bindsym Mod4 $super+Return $exec i3term --instance mainterm --large-font --palette base16-grayscale-light $super+Control+Return $exec i3term --autotile $super+Shift+Return $exec i3term --instance floatterm --summon --geometry 50x8 $super+t $exec i3term --palette-menu $super+v $exec typisktstart # TC is a variable for i3fyra --move A|B|C|D set $TC exec --no-startup-id i3fyra --conid $CONID --move set $X exec --no-startup-id # ignore terminals with instance name "auto" (--autotile) # from the DEFAULT rule. DEFAULT \ class=(URxvt|XTerm|st-256color) instance=auto, \ class=Xfce4-terminal role=auto floating enable, border normal 2, title_window_icon padding 3px # instace match XTerm|URxvt|st , role matches Xfce4-terminal instance=mainterm, role=mainterm $TC A # floatterm is put in a specific location with i3Kornhe instance=floatterm, role=floatterm floating enable; \ $X i3Kornhe --oneshot --margin 40 move 2 \ # typiskt is put on workspace 2 instance=typiskt, role=typiskt move to workspace 2, floating enable; \ $X i3Kornhe --oneshot --margin 300 move 4; \ workspace 2 instance=sidplayfp class=(URxvt|XTerm|st-256color), \ role=sidplayfp class=Xfce4-terminal $TC A This script can be used to open .sid files (C64 music files). With sidplayfp in a terminal using the C64 font and colors. 
#!/bin/bash # aur/ttf-c64 # extra/libsidplayfp i3term --instance sidplayfp \ --bg '#2E2C9B' --fg '#706DEB' \ --font ' C64 Pro Mono' \ --geometry 56x16 \ -- sidplayfp -q "$1"This is just a wrapper script around typiskt. It is convenient to change properties in its own script. 
#!/bin/bash # aur/ttf-go-mono-git # aur/typiskt i3term --font "Go Mono" --font-size "16" \ --palette clrs-light \ --geometry 50x12 \ -- typiskt --corpus english --lines 3