EXPERIMENTAL: master-stack keys now respect stack layout (switch to

stacked and then switches back).

i3/config

@@ -119,10 +119,11 @@ bindsym $mod+k focus up
 bindsym $mod+l focus right
 
 # master-stack keybinding (moves stack window to master and current master back to stack window)
-bindsym $mod+m exec "i3-msg \\"focus left, move right, focus up, move left\\""
-bindsym $mod+Shift+m exec "i3-msg \\"move right, focus up, move left\\""
-bindsym $mod+comma exec "i3-msg \\"focus up, move right, focus up, focus left\\""
-bindsym $mod+Shift+comma exec "i3-msg \\"focus up, move right, focus left\\""
+bindsym $mod+m exec "i3-msg focus parent, focus right"
+bindsym $mod+comma exec "i3-msg focus up, move right, focus up, focus left"
+# NOTE: requires jq
+bindsym $mod+Shift+m exec "CURR=$(i3-msg -t get_tree | jq -r 'recurse(.nodes[];.nodes!=null)|select(.nodes[].focused).layout'); i3-msg \\"layout stacked, move left, focus up, move right, layout $CURR, focus parent, focus left\\""
+bindsym $mod+Shift+comma exec "i3-msg focus right; CURR=$(i3-msg -t get_tree | jq -r 'recurse(.nodes[];.nodes!=null)|select(.nodes[].focused).layout'); i3-msg layout stacked, move left, focus up, move right, layout $CURR, focus parent, focus left"
 
 # container focusing (with fallback for case where window is direct child of workspace container)
 # NOTE: requires xdotool
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ bar {
 }
 
 # hide/unhide i3status bar
-bindsym $mod+Control+m bar mode toggle
+bindsym $mod+Control+b bar mode toggle
 
 #############################
 ### settings for i3-gaps: ###

i3/config.simple

@@ -78,10 +78,11 @@ bindsym $mod+k focus up
 bindsym $mod+l focus right
 
 # master-stack keybinding (moves stack window to master and current master back to stack window)
-bindsym $mod+m exec "i3-msg \\"focus left, move right, focus up, move left\\""
-bindsym $mod+Shift+m exec "i3-msg \\"move right, focus up, move left\\""
-bindsym $mod+comma exec "i3-msg \\"focus up, move right, focus up, focus left\\""
-bindsym $mod+Shift+comma exec "i3-msg \\"focus up, move right, focus left\\""
+bindsym $mod+m exec "i3-msg focus parent, focus right"
+bindsym $mod+comma exec "i3-msg focus up, move right, focus up, focus left"
+# NOTE: requires jq
+bindsym $mod+Shift+m exec "CURR=$(i3-msg -t get_tree | jq -r 'recurse(.nodes[];.nodes!=null)|select(.nodes[].focused).layout'); i3-msg \\"layout stacked, move left, focus up, move right, layout $CURR, focus parent, focus left\\""
+bindsym $mod+Shift+comma exec "i3-msg focus right; CURR=$(i3-msg -t get_tree | jq -r 'recurse(.nodes[];.nodes!=null)|select(.nodes[].focused).layout'); i3-msg layout stacked, move left, focus up, move right, layout $CURR, focus parent, focus left"
 
 # move focused window
 bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left 100px