Workspaces are per monitor so its easy to switch all screens at once or just one at a time.
Further i3 has keybinding modes which are sets of keybindings that are activated together. These work like user definable vim modes. A given binding can do one or more operations, and optionally exit the mode.
A brief example.
Everything not in a mode is in the default mode.
A command mode wherein every key is either an action or a mode entered by tapping and releasing left shift.
A workspace switch mode entered by w in command wherein a key is bound to switch to switching to that letter ws. eg left-shift -> w -> a switch to workspace a
An open mode wherein keys are bound to individual applications eg t for terminal b for browser. left-shift -> o t open terminal
Another mode to move a given window to given letter workspace. Another to do the same and switch to it. Another to focus the same app defined in the open mode. Another to get the app from the letter ws.
A mode to control audio including hotkeys for navigating tracks, changing volume, switching all playing streams to different devices, toggling playback.
A mode to kill either the focused app, all in the current workspace or all in the screen. left-shift -> q -> q for current focused, q w for the workspace q e for all visible windows.
You can tab or stack(vertical tab) any app.
You can assign particular workspaces to monitors and particular apps to particular workspaces.
You can a built in tool to run commands based on window rules.
Further i3 has keybinding modes which are sets of keybindings that are activated together. These work like user definable vim modes. A given binding can do one or more operations, and optionally exit the mode.
A brief example.
Everything not in a mode is in the default mode.
A command mode wherein every key is either an action or a mode entered by tapping and releasing left shift.
A workspace switch mode entered by w in command wherein a key is bound to switch to switching to that letter ws. eg left-shift -> w -> a switch to workspace a
An open mode wherein keys are bound to individual applications eg t for terminal b for browser. left-shift -> o t open terminal
Another mode to move a given window to given letter workspace. Another to do the same and switch to it. Another to focus the same app defined in the open mode. Another to get the app from the letter ws.
A mode to control audio including hotkeys for navigating tracks, changing volume, switching all playing streams to different devices, toggling playback.
A mode to kill either the focused app, all in the current workspace or all in the screen. left-shift -> q -> q for current focused, q w for the workspace q e for all visible windows.
You can tab or stack(vertical tab) any app.
You can assign particular workspaces to monitors and particular apps to particular workspaces.
You can a built in tool to run commands based on window rules.
You can save and restore entire windows layouts.