bindsym $mod+Shift+p restart
# need this for kde connect
-bar {
-# the builtin prog
-#status_command i3status
-
-#for faster testing
-#status_command /a/bin/ds/myi3status
-status_command /usr/local/bin/myi3status
-#mode hide
-# hidden_state hide
-font pango:monospace 18
-
-# i have no need for the tray icons so far
-tray_output primary
-
-# this display is interesting, but I don't use it.
-# if I forget which workspace I'm in, I just tend to
-# toggle between all of them.
-workspace_buttons no
-}
+# bar {
+
+# # keep it only on secondary monitor to save space and make for less
+# # missing pixes in obs live stream. For docs on this, search "output
+# # primary" in the i3 guide.
+# output primary
+
+# # the builtin prog
+# #status_command i3status
+
+# #for faster testing
+# #status_command /a/bin/ds/myi3status
+# status_command /usr/local/bin/myi3status
+# #mode hide
+# # hidden_state hide
+# font pango:monospace 18
+
+# # i have no need for the tray icons so far
+# tray_output primary
+
+# # I found I didn't need these, but, I'm trying them out again.
+# # workspace_buttons no
+# }
## dont want to see this bar for now
# bar {
# workspace_buttons no
# }
-exec copyq
-exec /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/kdeconnectd
+$ex copyq
+$ex dunst
+$ex /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/kdeconnectd
+$ex /a/opt/i3-alternating-layout/alternating_layouts.py