Allow to set i3 gaps only for some output

[edi9999]

Welcome

• Yes, I've searched similar issues and discussions on GitHub and didn't find any.

Impact

• This feature requires new configuration and/or commands

Current Behavior

Is it possible to configure i3 to have gaps but only for one display ?

I think it is currently not possible.

I tried the following :

for_window [output="DP-3"] gaps outer 100px

Desired Behavior

Basically, I have a big screen where I'd like to have gaps, and a smaller screen where I prefer to not have gaps.

i3 version

Binary i3 version:  4.23 (2023-10-29) © 2009 Michael Stapelberg and contributors
Running i3 version: 4.23 (2023-10-29) (pid 20822)
Loaded i3 config:
  /home/edgar/.config/i3/config (main) (last modified: Tue 07 May 2024 12:20:07 PM CEST, 3 seconds ago)

The i3 binary you just called: /usr/bin/i3
The i3 binary you are running: i3

[i3bot]

Please note that new features which require additional configuration will usually not be considered. We are happy with the feature set of i3 and want to focus in fixing bugs instead. We do accept feature requests, however, and will evaluate whether the added benefit (clearly) outweighs the complexity it adds to i3.

Keep in mind that i3 provides a powerful way to interact with it through its IPC interface: https://i3wm.org/docs/ipc.html.