-bindsym $mod+Left $ex "/a/exe/i3-maybe-double-move left"
-bindsym $mod+Right $ex "i3-maybe-double-move right"
-bindsym $mod+Up $ex "i3-maybe-double-move up"
-bindsym $mod+Down $ex "i3-maybe-double-move down"
+bindsym $mod+Left $ex "i3-split-push left"
+bindsym $mod+Right $ex "i3-split-push right"
+bindsym $mod+Up $ex "i3-split-push up"
+bindsym $mod+Down $ex "i3-split-push down"
+
+# for testing in case there is a problem with above.
+# these could be rebound to other things.
+bindsym $mod+shift+Left move left
+bindsym $mod+shift+Right move right
+bindsym $mod+shift+Up move up
+bindsym $mod+shift+Down move down