xkb-i3

xkb-i3 is a daemon that automate switching keyboard layout(keyboard language). On changing focus from some window or workspace to another, xkb-i3 will automatically switch the keyboard layout to the last layout used in the newly focused window or workspace.

Requirements

• Xlib
• Go 1.22+

Installation

go install github.com/IslamWalid/xkb-i3/cmd/xkbi3@latest

Usage

Flags	Value	Description
mode	Mode can be workspace or window. Default value is window	Set which i3 element should the program track. If its value is workspace, all windows in the workspace share the same keyboard layout. Or if it is window, each window get tracked individually.
i3blocks	<signal>	Enable notifying i3blocks by setting the signal value which will be sent after any change in the keyboard layout.

Examples:

• window mode:

xkbi3

• workspace mode:

xkbi3 -mode workspace

• window mode with sending notifications to i3blocks

xkbi3 -i3blocks SIGRTMIN+12

TODO

• restore the last used layout after system shutdown or restart (works with workspace mode only).
• support notifying i3status.
• support notifying polybar.