+bindsym $mod+Shift+v move workspace to output BIG-LEFT
+
+# 122 = XF86AudioLowerVolume, keyboardio function + t
+bindcode 122 $ex "toggle-mute unmute"; mode "ptt"
+mode "ptt" {
+# normally, if we hold down a button, it will start automatically
+# repeating itself, up and down events. But this stops that from
+# happening. Based on testing, making mode be 1st or 2nd doesn't matter.
+bindcode --release 122 $ex "toggle-mute mute"; mode "default"
+}
+# 171 = XF86AudioNext, keyboardio function + g
+bindcode 171 $ex "toggle-mute unmute"
+
+## temp for testing, add antying here
+#bindsym $mod+shift+5 $ex "/a/a.sh"
+
+
+bindsym $mod+b $ex "/a/exe/i3-konsole"
+bindsym $mod+shift+b unmark term; mark term
+
+
+# for use to cleanup extra emacs windows