i3: new temporary workspace

2 files changed, 27 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/.i3/config b/.i3/config
index 407a1e9..f72bdc4 100644
--- a/.i3/config
+++ b/.i3/config
@@ -153,7 +153,10 @@ bindsym $mod+g exec $nsi $script/workspaces.sh
 bindsym $mod+Shift+g exec $nsi $script/workspaces.sh move
 
 # rename «3
-bindsym $mod+n exec $nsi i3-input -F 'rename workspace to "%s"' -P 'Rename workspace: '
+bindsym $mod+Shift+n exec $nsi i3-input -F 'rename workspace to "%s"' -P 'Rename workspace: '
+
+# new temp workspace «3
+bindsym $mod+n exec $nsi $script/new_workspace.py
 
 # Resizing «2
 #############
diff --git a/.i3/scripts/new_workspace.py b/.i3/scripts/new_workspace.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cfb73d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.i3/scripts/new_workspace.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+#
+# Switch to a new workspace, which gets the first free numbe >= 0
+#
+
+import sys
+from os.path import realpath, dirname
+
+cwd = realpath(dirname(__file__))
+sys.path.insert(1, cwd)
+
+import i3
+
+nums = (w["num"] for w in i3.get_workspaces())
+nums = filter(lambda n: n is not None and n >= 0, nums)
+
+for i,n in enumerate(sorted(nums)):
+    if i != n:
+        i3.workspace(str(i))
+        break
+else:
+    i3.workspace(str(i+1))