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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)  
 To:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)     
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I fucking love i3.

I'd tried to use tilers before, just to see why people like them so much, and never got on with them. I certainly never thought I'd switch to one, I was just curious. But i3 just instantly clicked for me.

I use it without any bar now (bar gradually seemed less useful), just keyboard based window management and dmenu (edit: just switched to rofi, it's pretty great) for launching.
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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)  
 To:  koswix     
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Ahh, yes, I have used Windows 10 on a Pi briefly and it was fucking ridiculous.
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 From:  Manthorp   
 To:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)     
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I've got as far as creating the /.i3/config file, but when I drop in the text and try to save, I get [ Error writing /home/pi/.i3/config: No such file or directory ]  I've tried starting the line

nano ~/.i3/config

with 'sudo' in case it's a permissions thing, but no dice.  I can't see a folder '.i3' under /home/pi btw.

cd /.i3 returns 'no such file or directory'

"We all have flaws, and mine is being wicked."
James Thurber, The Thirteen Clocks 1951
 
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS  
 To:  Manthorp      
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in /home/pi run 

ls -a

-a shows hidden folders, which folders with a leading "." are hidden.

If it isn't there run

mkdir /home/pi/.i3
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 From:  Manthorp   
 To:  ANT_THOMAS     
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Thanks for that Ant.  I've managed to create the config file & rebooted.  It now reboots to the attached screen.  I'll go through Xen's procedure again & see if i can spot any mistakes in what I've done.

In the config file, should the address of the file be written as:

exec --no-startup-id xfce4-terminal -e "node /home/pi/index.js" --hide-menubar --hold

or:

exec --no-startup-id xfce4-terminal -e "node index.js" --hide-menubar --hold ?

I've stuck with the second of those lines.

I've ploughed through Xen's (very clear) instructions a couple of times and can't see any errors in what I've done.

I'm assuming that raspi-config should continue to be set to log me into the console, not the GUI?

"We all have flaws, and mine is being wicked."
James Thurber, The Thirteen Clocks 1951
 

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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)  
 To:  Manthorp      
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That screenshot shows i3 running. So it's mostly there. The bottom bar is showing though - need to get rid of that. And the terminal doesn't seem to be running - need to fix that.

Either of those lines should work since index.js is right in your home folder (the canonical one's a bit 'better', it'll still work if i3 or node decide their current working directory is not home).

That screen is so cute  :-$

I'm going to test some things and then post again.


 
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