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Once in a while, my i3 Window Manager makes a blank tile that only shows the desktop background. I don't know what causes this. Maybe it's a keystroke I am inadvertently making.
It ruins the whole workspace because:
- there is a significant portion gone (remaining windows smaller, and just doesn't look right)
- because it can't be closed, I cannot close the workspace
I can move my existing apps to other workspaces, but sometimes I'd like to actually use the ruined workspace number.
How can I solve this problem?
mcsilvio
Posted 2014-11-18T21:28:59.817
Reputation: 111
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Can you try the following the next time this happens? Open a terminal, close all other windows (mainly to reduce output and for your privacy's sake) and run
– Adaephon – 2014-11-20T07:39:52.377i3-msg -t get_tree | json_pp > /tmp/i3_tree.jsonin the terminal./tmp/i3_tree.jsonwill then contain a list of all open windows and workspaces and that may give some indication about the problem. Also as this is probably a bug,please consider posting it on i3's bug trackerFantastic advice. I am able to see the the problematic node is called "Desktop". This makes sense, however, I am now researching how to close it. At least I know what I am looking for. Does anyone know how to close "Desktop"? I've tried using the keyboard to focus on that tile and "kill" it with my i3 key-binding. No luck with that. – mcsilvio – 2014-11-23T21:43:53.517
If you use
xproporxwininfo(just run from terminal and then click into the "Desktop" window) you may get a bit more information on where it comes from. – Adaephon – 2014-11-25T14:30:59.770