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10/19/2016 - 1:04 PM

Switch visibility in i3wm between two sets of workspaces based on which set is visible at the moment. Answer to this question: https://www.r

Switch visibility in i3wm between two sets of workspaces based on which set is visible at the moment. Answer to this question: https://www.reddit.com/r/i3wm/comments/58545w/switching_multiple_workspaces_in_one_click/

Use quotes for the workspace name if it is not a number (e.g., "2:www").

switch_workspaces.py
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#!/usr/bin/env python3

import json
import subprocess

stdout = subprocess.run(["i3-msg", "-t", "get_workspaces"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout.decode("utf-8")
workspaces = json.loads(stdout)

for w in workspaces:
	if ((w["name"] == 1 or w["name"] == 3) and w["visible"]):
		subprocess.run(["i3-msg", "workspace 2; workspace 4"])
		break
	elif ((w["name"] == 2 or w["name"] == 4) and w["visible"]):
		subprocess.run(["i3-msg", "workspace 1; workspace 3"])
		break