diff --git a/docs/userguide b/docs/userguide index 68011a62..a94896cc 100644 --- a/docs/userguide +++ b/docs/userguide @@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ above, just decline i3-config-wizard’s offer and base your config on == Using i3 Throughout this guide, the keyword +$mod+ will be used to refer to the -configured modifier. This is the Alt key (Mod1) by default, with the Windows -key (Mod4) being a popular alternative. +configured modifier. This is the Alt key (+Mod1+) by default, with the Windows +key (+Mod4+) being a popular alternative. === Opening terminals and moving around One very basic operation is opening a new terminal. By default, the keybinding -for this is $mod+Enter, that is Alt+Enter in the default configuration. By -pressing $mod+Enter, a new terminal will be opened. It will fill the whole -space available on your screen. +for this is +$mod+Enter+, that is Alt+Enter (+Mod1+Enter+) in the default +configuration. By pressing +$mod+Enter+, a new terminal will be opened. It +will fill the whole space available on your screen. image:single_terminal.png[Single terminal] @@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ image:two_terminals.png[Two terminals] To move the focus between the two terminals, you can use the direction keys which you may know from the editor +vi+. However, in i3, your homerow is used for these keys (in +vi+, the keys are shifted to the left by one for -compatibility with most keyboard layouts). Therefore, +$mod+J+ is left, +$mod+K+ -is down, +$mod+L+ is up and `$mod+;` is right. So, to switch between the -terminals, use +$mod+K+ or +$mod+L+. Of course, you can also use the arrow keys. +compatibility with most keyboard layouts). Therefore, +$mod+j+ is left, +$mod+k+ +is down, +$mod+l+ is up and `$mod+;` is right. So, to switch between the +terminals, use +$mod+k+ or +$mod+l+. Of course, you can also use the arrow keys. At the moment, your workspace is split (it contains two terminals) in a specific direction (horizontal by default). Every window can be split @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ create a keybinding for starting the application directly. See the section === Closing windows If an application does not provide a mechanism for closing (most applications -provide a menu, the escape key or a shortcut like +Control+W+ to close), you +provide a menu, the escape key or a shortcut like +Control+w+ to close), you can press +$mod+Shift+q+ to kill a window. For applications which support the WM_DELETE protocol, this will correctly close the application (saving any modifications or doing other cleanup). If the application doesn’t support @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ with a text editor. On first start (and on all following starts, unless you have a configuration file), i3 will offer you to create a configuration file. You can tell the -wizard to use either Alt (Mod1) or Windows (Mod4) as modifier in the config +wizard to use either Alt (+Mod1+) or Windows (+Mod4+) as modifier in the config file. Also, the created config file will use the key symbols of your current keyboard layout. To start the wizard, use the command +i3-config-wizard+. Please note that you must not have +~/.i3/config+, otherwise the wizard will