I have 8 different workspaces defined in ~/.i3/config:
set $workspace1_name 1:www
set $workspace2_name 2:programming
set $workspace3_name 3:communication
set $workspace4_name 4:files+dictionary
set $workspace5_name 5:documents
set $workspace6_name 6:graphics
set $workspace7_name 7:virtualization
set $workspace8_name 8:music
I also have 2 screens. When I start i3 on my Linux start-up, each screen shows a different workspace. The right screen is showing workspace 2:programming, but the left screen shows empty workspace 1 (not 1:www).
How can I configure i3 so that the left screen shows properly named workspace 1:www instead of 1?
According to the doc, the syntax is
workspace <workspace> output <output>
where output is the name of the RandR output you attach your screen to.
You can use one of the following RandR commands to get the output value
xrandr --current
# or if your X server supports RandR 1.5
xrandr --listmonitors
So, as an example (for my current dual screen set-up) the configuration should look like this
workspace "1: www" output DP-1