Added focus child when creating child container (deslects multiple

windows if more than one are selected).

i3/config

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ bindsym $mod+Control+period $border_normal
 # Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
 # is used in the bar {} block below.
 #font pango:monospace 8
-font xft:BitstreamVeraSans-Roman 11
+font xft:BitstreamVeraSans-Roman 10
 
 # Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows
 floating_modifier $mod
@@ -177,16 +177,11 @@ bindsym $mod+q layout splith
 bindsym $mod+e layout splitv
 bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
 
-# child container layouts (creates a child container from current selected application)
-bindsym $mod+z split h; exec "$con_title"
-bindsym $mod+x split v; exec "$con_title"
-bindsym $mod+c layout toggle
-
-# alternate container layout bindsyms
-bindsym $mod+$mod_next+q split h; exec "$con_title"
-bindsym $mod+$mod_next+e split v; exec "$con_title"
-bindsym $mod+$mod_next+w split h; layout tabbed; exec "$con_title"
-bindsym $mod+$mod_next+s split h; layout stacked; exec "$con_title"
+# child container layout bindsyms (creates a child container from currently select window)
+bindsym $mod+$mod_next+q split h; focus child; exec "$con_title"
+bindsym $mod+$mod_next+e split v; focus child; exec "$con_title"
+bindsym $mod+$mod_next+w split h; layout tabbed; focus child; exec "$con_title"
+bindsym $mod+$mod_next+s split h; layout stacked; focus child; exec "$con_title"
 
 # toggle fullscreen mode for the focused container
 bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle

i3/config.simple

@@ -113,16 +113,11 @@ bindsym $mod+q layout splith
 bindsym $mod+e layout splitv
 bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
 
-# child container layouts (creates a child container from current selected application)
-bindsym $mod+z split h
-bindsym $mod+x split v
-bindsym $mod+c layout toggle
-
-# alternate container layout bindsyms
-bindsym $mod+$mod_next+q split h
-bindsym $mod+$mod_next+e split v
-bindsym $mod+$mod_next+w split h; layout tabbed
-bindsym $mod+$mod_next+s split h; layout stacked
+# child container layout bindsyms (creates a child container from currently select window)
+bindsym $mod+$mod_next+q split h; focus child
+bindsym $mod+$mod_next+e split v; focus child
+bindsym $mod+$mod_next+w split h; layout tabbed; focus child 
+bindsym $mod+$mod_next+s split h; layout stacked; focus child
 
 # toggle fullscreen mode for the focused container
 bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle