i3wm HOWTO scratchpad and start programs (i3run)

https://github.com/budlabs/i3ass/wiki/i3run https://github.com/budlabs/i3ass/wiki/i3-config-example

i3 from scratch video: https://youtu.be/CcUb0qZm-NE

below is what i add to the i3 config (~/.config/i3/config) in this video:

bindsym $mod+s move scratchpad bindsym $mod+Shift+s scratchpad show bindsym $mod+Mod1+s [instance=special-cool] scratchpad show

bindsym $mod+t exec --no-startup-id
i3run --summon --mouse --instance htopwindow
-- urxvt -name htopwindow -e htop

find instance and class names with f.i. wmctrl or xprop https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/wmctrl/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKuQzx6jC_I