From 0bb66b057dc2fa3eb3539a677c7963301869184d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christian Colglazier <christian@cacolglazier.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2026 11:30:31 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(i3): update window startup behavior

---
 home/dot_config/i3/config.tmpl | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/home/dot_config/i3/config.tmpl b/home/dot_config/i3/config.tmpl
index 68e2022..5b48b31 100644
--- a/home/dot_config/i3/config.tmpl
+++ b/home/dot_config/i3/config.tmpl
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ for_window [class="^Bitwig Studio$" title="^Bitwig Studio"] exec sh ~/bin/audio/
 for_window [class="^Bitwig Studio$" title="^Bitwig Studio"] exec systemctl --user restart i3wm-close-window.service
 
 #Other
-for_window [class="Signal"] move to workspace $wsSignal
+for_window [class="Signal"] move to workspace $wsSignal; urgent disable
+for_window [class="^Brick$"] move to workspace $ws2
 
 #bindsym $mod+F5 gaps inner current set 0; gaps outer current set 0
 #bindsym $mod+F6 gaps inner current set $inner; gaps outer current set $outer
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ workspace $wsSignal      output DP-2
 workspace $ws9           output HDMI-0
 workspace $ws10          output HDMI-0
 
-exec --no-startup-id compton &
+exec --no-startup-id picom --backend glx --daemon
 exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale ~/Pictures/desktop/0001.jpg &
 
 mode "$g13" {
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ bindsym $mod+F1 mode "$g13"
 exec_always --no-startup-id g13d --config ~/.config/g13/resolve.bind --logo ~/.config/g13/resolve.lpbm &
 
 # Startup programs
-exec --no-startup-id i3-msg "workspace $wsSignal; exec flatpak run org.signal.Signal;"
+exec --no-startup-id flatpak run org.signal.Signal
 exec --no-startup-id ~/bin/start-brave.sh
 exec --no-startup-id i3-msg "workspace $ws1; exec alacritty"