-#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
-}
-
-## dont want to see this bar for now
-# bar {
-# status_command /p/c/myi3life
-# tray_output none
-# workspace_buttons no
-# }
-
-exec copyq
-exec dunst
-exec /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/kdeconnectd
+$ex copyq
+$ex dunst
+$ex /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexec/kdeconnectd
+# this dies when we restart i3.
+exec_always --no-startup-id i3-event-hook