scratchpad shortcuts for i3

.config/i3/config

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ for_window [instance="dropdown_dropdowncalc"] border pixel 2
 for_window [instance="dropdown_*"] move position center
 
 bar {
-	font pango:mono 13
+	font pango:mono 14
 	status_command i3blocks
 	position top
 	mode dock
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ bindsym $mod+Shift+b			bar mode toggle
 
 #bindsym $mod+c taken by sxhkd
 
+bindsym $mod+Shift+d  			floating toggle 
+
 bindsym $mod+Shift+f			fullscreen toggle
 
 bindsym $mod+h			focus left
@@ -67,8 +69,10 @@ bindsym $mod+l			focus right
 bindsym $mod+Shift+l		move right 30
 
 #bindsym $mod+m taken by sxhkd
+bindsym $mod+Shift+m 		move scratchpad 
 
 #bindsym $mod+n taken by sxhkd
+#bindsym $mod+Shift+n taken by sxhkd
 
 bindsym $mod+Shift+o		exec --no-startup-id i3resize right
 
@@ -113,9 +117,9 @@ set $ws4 "CHT"
 set $ws5 "DOC"
 set $ws6 "WRK"
 set $ws7 "EXT"
-set $ws8 "ET1"
+set $ws8 "GMG"
-set $ws9 "ET2"
+set $ws9 "ET1"
-set $ws0 "ET3"
+set $ws0 "ET2"
 
 # switch to workspace
 bindsym $mod+1		workspace $ws1

.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ super + b
 	$BROWSER
 super + c
 	code
+#super + shift + d taken by i3
 super + f
 	$TERMINAL -e $FILE
 #super + shift + f taken by i3
@@ -22,8 +23,11 @@ super + i
 #super + shift + l taken by i3
 super + m
 	thunderbird
+#super + shift + m taken by i3
 super + n
 	$TERMINAL -e newsboat
+super + shift + n
+	i3-scratchpad-dmenu.py
 #super + shift + o taken by i3
 #super + q taken by i3
 #super + shift + q taken by i3

.local/bin/i3cmds/i3-scratchpad-dmenu.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import i3ipc
+import subprocess
+import re
+
+i3 = i3ipc.Connection()
+
+def get_scratchpad_windows():
+    scratchpad_containers = i3.get_tree().scratchpad().descendants()
+    return filter(lambda c: c.type == 'con' and c.name, scratchpad_containers)
+
+def dmenu_choose(options):
+    """ Show a dmenu to choose a string item from a list of *options*. """
+    dmenu_process = subprocess.Popen(["dmenu", "-l", "10"], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+    stdoutdata, _ = dmenu_process.communicate("\n".join(options).encode())
+    return stdoutdata.decode('utf-8')
+
+def main():
+    scratchpad_windows = get_scratchpad_windows()
+    window_titles = [w.name for w in scratchpad_windows]
+    if window_titles:
+        window_to_restore = re.escape(dmenu_choose(window_titles).strip())
+        i3.command('[title="{}"] scratchpad show'.format(window_to_restore))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()