My first i3wm config

13status.conf

# i3status configuration file.
# see "man i3status" for documentation.

# It is important that this file is edited as UTF-8.
# The following line should contain a sharp s:
# ß
# If the above line is not correctly displayed, fix your editor first!

general {
        output_format = "i3bar"
        colors = true
        interval = 5
}

order += "run_watch VPN"
order += "wireless _first_"
order += "load"
order += "battery 1"
order += "battery 0"
order += "volume master"
order += "tztime local"

wireless _first_ {
        format_up = "W: (%quality at %essid) %ip"
        format_down = "W: down"
}

ethernet _first_ {
        # if you use %speed, i3status requires root privileges
        format_up = "E: %ip (%speed)"
        format_down = "E: down"
}

battery 0 {
        format = " %percentage %remaining"
}

battery 1 {
        format = " %percentage %remaining"
}

run_watch DHCP {
        pidfile = "/var/run/dhclient*.pid"
}

run_watch VPN {
        pidfile = "/var/run/vpnc/pid"
}

tztime local {
        format = "%A %b %e %H:%M"
}

load {
        format = " %1min %5min %15min"
}

disk "/" {
        format = "  %avail"
}

volume master {
   format = " %volume"
   format_muted = " %volume"
   device = "default"
   mixer = "Master"
   mixer_idx = 0
}

i13wm.conf

# This file has been auto-generated by i3-config-wizard(1).
# It will not be overwritten, so edit it as you like.
#
# Should you change your keyboard layout some time, delete
# this file and re-run i3-config-wizard(1).
#

# i3 config file (v4)
#
# Please see http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference!

set $mod Mod4

# Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
# is used in the bar {} block below.
font pango:hack 10

set $background ~/Pictures/Wallpapers/solarized-mountains.png

# Set wallpaper
exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-fill $background
exec --no-startup-id xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources

# This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left
# text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango).
#font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8

# Before i3 v4.8, we used to recommend this one as the default:
# font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
# The font above is very space-efficient, that is, it looks good, sharp and
# clear in small sizes. However, its unicode glyph coverage is limited, the old
# X core fonts rendering does not support right-to-left and this being a bitmap
# font, it doesn’t scale on retina/hidpi displays.

# Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
floating_modifier $mod

# start a terminal
bindsym $mod+Return exec i3-sensible-terminal

# kill focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill

# start dmenu (a program launcher)
bindsym $mod+d exec dmenu_run
bindsym XF86Search exec dmenu_run

# There also is the (new) i3-dmenu-desktop which only displays applications
# shipping a .desktop file. It is a wrapper around dmenu, so you need that
# installed.
# bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id i3-dmenu-desktop

# change focus
bindsym $mod+j focus left
bindsym $mod+k focus down
bindsym $mod+l focus up
bindsym $mod+ccedilla focus right

# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
bindsym $mod+Left focus left
bindsym $mod+Down focus down
bindsym $mod+Up focus up
bindsym $mod+Right focus right

# move focused window
bindsym $mod+Shift+j move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+k move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+l move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+ccedilla move right

# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left
bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down
bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up
bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right

# split in horizontal orientation
bindsym $mod+h split h

# split in vertical orientation
bindsym $mod+v split v

# enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle

# change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)
bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed
bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split

# toggle tiling / floating
bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle

# change focus between tiling / floating windows
bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle

# focus the parent container
bindsym $mod+a focus parent

# focus the child container
#bindsym $mod+d focus child
#
exec --no-startup-id i3-msg rename workspace 1 to "1:www"
exec --no-startup-id i3-msg rename workspace 2 to "2:term"
exec --no-startup-id i3-msg rename workspace 3 to "3:commu"
exec --no-startup-id i3-msg rename workspace 4 to "4:media"
exec --no-startup-id i3-msg rename workspace 4 to "5:misc"

# switch to workspace
bindsym $mod+1 workspace 1:www
bindsym $mod+2 workspace 2:term
bindsym $mod+3 workspace 3:commu
bindsym $mod+4 workspace 4:media
bindsym $mod+5 workspace 5:misc
bindsym $mod+6 workspace 6
bindsym $mod+7 workspace 7
bindsym $mod+8 workspace 8
bindsym $mod+9 workspace 9
bindsym $mod+0 workspace 10

# move focused container to workspace
bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace 1:www
bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace 2:term
bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace 3:commu
bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace 4:media
bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace 5:misc
bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace 6
bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace 7
bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace 8
bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace 9
bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace 10

# reload the configuration file
bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload
# restart i3 inplace (preserves your layout/session, can be used to upgrade i3)
bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart
# exit i3 (logs you out of your X session)
bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcut. Do you really want to exit i3? This will end your X session.' -b 'Yes, exit i3' 'i3-msg exit'"

# resize window (you can also use the mouse for that)
mode "resize" {
        # These bindings trigger as soon as you enter the resize mode

        # Pressing left will shrink the window’s width.
        # Pressing right will grow the window’s width.
        # Pressing up will shrink the window’s height.
        # Pressing down will grow the window’s height.
        bindsym j resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym k resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym l resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym ccedilla resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

        # same bindings, but for the arrow keys
        bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym Down resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym Up resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
        bindsym Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt

        # back to normal: Enter or Escape
        bindsym Return mode "default"
        bindsym Escape mode "default"
}

bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"

# The middle button and a modifer over any part of the window kills the window
bindsym --whole-window $mod+button2 kill

# Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
# finds out, if available)
bar {
  status_command i3status
        tray_output primary
  colors {
    separator #dc322f
    background #002b36
    statusline #268bd2
    focused_workspace #fdf6e3 #859900 #fdf6e3
    active_workspace #fdf6e3 #6c71c4 #fdf6e3
    inactive_workspace #586e75 #93a1a1 #002b36
    urgent_workspace #d33682 #d33682 #fdf6e3
  }
}

client.focused #859900 #859900 #fdf6e3 #859900
client.focused_inactive #073642 #073642 #eee8d5 #6c71c4
client.unfocused #073642 #073642 #93a1a1 #586e75
client.urgent #d33682 #d33682 #fdf6e3 #dc322f

# Hide vertical borders
hide_edge_borders vertical

# Display popups if it's from same window
popup_during_fullscreen smart

# Lock screen
bindsym Control+Mod1+l exec i3lock -i $background -n -f

# Rename workspaces
bindsym $mod+Shift+w exec i3-input -F 'Rename workspace to "%s"' -P 'New name: '

# Move the current workspace to the next output
# (effectively toggles when you only have two outputs)
bindsym $mod+x move workspace to output right
bindsym $mod+Shift+x move workspace to output left

# Sreen brightness controls
bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec xbacklight -inc 10 # increase screen brightness
bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec xbacklight -dec 10 # decrease screen brightness

# Pulse Audio controls
bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute 2 toggle && killall -SIGUSR1 i3status
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 2 +5% && killall -SIGUSR1 i3status
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume 2 -5% && killall -SIGUSR1 i3status

# Media player controls
bindsym Control+Mod1+space exec playerctl play-pause
bindsym Control+Mod1+n exec playerctl next
bindsym Control+Mod1+p exec playerctl previous

# Screenshots
bindsym --release Shift+Print exec scrot -s '%Y-%m-%d_$wx$h.png' -e 'mv $f ~/Pictures/Screenshots/'
bindsym Print exec scrot '%Y-%m-%d-%T_$wx$h_scrot.png' -e 'mv $f ~/Pictures/Screenshots/'