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+set $mod Mod4
+
+# Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
+floating_modifier $mod
+
+# start a terminal
+bindsym $mod+Return exec urxvtc || urxvt
+
+# kill focused window
+bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
+
+# start dmenu (a program launcher)
+#bindsym $mod+d exec dmenu_run
+
+# There also is the (new) i3-dmenu-desktop which only displays applications
+# shipping a .desktop file. It is a wrapper around dmenu, so you need that
+# installed.
+bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id ~/.i3/i3-dmenu-desktop
+
+#bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id ~/.i3/j4-dmenu-desktop --dmenu="dmenu -i -b -p ] -nf \#CCC -nb \#555"
+
+# change focus
+bindsym $mod+j focus left
+bindsym $mod+k focus down
+bindsym $mod+l focus up
+bindsym $mod+semicolon focus right
+
+# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
+bindsym $mod+Left focus left
+bindsym $mod+Down focus down
+bindsym $mod+Up focus up
+bindsym $mod+Right focus right
+
+# move focused window
+bindsym $mod+Shift+j move left
+bindsym $mod+Shift+k move down
+bindsym $mod+Shift+l move up
+bindsym $mod+Shift+semicolon move right
+
+# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
+bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left
+bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down
+bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up
+bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right
+
+# split in horizontal orientation
+bindsym $mod+h split h
+
+# split in vertical orientation
+bindsym $mod+v split v
+
+# enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
+bindsym $mod+f fullscreen
+
+# change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)
+bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
+bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed
+bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split
+
+# toggle tiling / floating
+bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle
+
+# change focus between tiling / floating windows
+bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle
+
+# focus the parent container
+bindsym $mod+a focus parent
+
+# focus the child container
+#bindsym $mod+d focus child
+
+bindsym $mod+b workspace back_and_forth
+bindsym $mod+minus workspace prev
+bindsym $mod+equal workspace next
+
+# switch to workspace
+bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1
+bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2
+bindsym $mod+3 workspace 3
+bindsym $mod+4 workspace 4
+bindsym $mod+5 workspace 5
+bindsym $mod+6 workspace 6
+bindsym $mod+7 workspace 7
+bindsym $mod+8 workspace 8
+bindsym $mod+9 workspace 9
+bindsym $mod+0 workspace 10
+
+# move focused container to workspace
+bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace 1
+bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace 2
+bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace 3
+bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace 4
+bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace 5
+bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace 6
+bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace 7
+bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace 8
+bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace 9
+bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace 10
+
+# reload the configuration file
+bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload
+
+# restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3)
+bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart
+
+# exit i3 (logs you out of your X session)
+bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -f 'pango:DejaVu Sans 10' -t warning -m 'Do you really want to exit i3?' -b 'Yes, exit i3' 'i3-msg exit'"
+
+# resize window (you can also use the mouse for that)
+mode "resize" {
+  # These bindings trigger as soon as you enter the resize mode
+
+  # Pressing left will shrink the window’s width.
+  # Pressing right will grow the window’s width.
+  # Pressing up will shrink the window’s height.
+  # Pressing down will grow the window’s height.
+  bindsym j resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
+  bindsym k resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
+  bindsym l resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
+  bindsym semicolon resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt
+
+  # same bindings, but for the arrow keys
+  bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
+  bindsym Down resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
+  bindsym Up resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
+  bindsym Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt
+
+  # back to normal: Enter or Escape
+  bindsym Return mode "default"
+  bindsym Escape mode "default"
+}
+
+bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
+