Same as auto-start-for-i3-simple, except includes ability to search for a specific window name (eg: feh creates a window, but it doesn't attach it to a pid) and to be able to search child pids for windows (eg: running a batch script which runs a lxterm/xterm/uxterm)

auto-start-for-i3-simple

#! /bin/sh

# Simple autostart file for i3-wm, you can execute it from i3 config with
# exec $HOME/bin/auto-start-for-i3-simple
#
# xdotool and xmessage must be installed. On BSD use jot instead of
# seq or install seq from ports.


# Max seconds to wait until the process is up
MAXWAIT=30

# Start the given command and wait until it's visible
StartProg()
{
  window=
  case $1 in
    -w | --window )
      shift
      window=$1
      shift
      ;;
  esac
  "$@" &                      # Handle arguments with whitspaces
  mypid=$!                    # Pid of last background process
  for i in `seq $MAXWAIT`; do # count from 1 to MAXWAIT
    if [ -z "$window" ]; then
      children=$(pstree -pn $mypid | grep -o "([[:digit:]]*)" | grep -o "[[:digit:]]*")
      for cpid in $children; do
        if xdotool search --onlyvisible --pid $cpid; then
          return 0
        fi
      done
    else
      if xdotool search --onlyvisible --name $window; then
        return 0
      fi
    fi
    sleep 1
  done
  xmessage "Error on executing: $@" &
}

# Start some programs
#
# ______________________
# |          |          |
# |  lxterm  |  firefox |
# |          |          |
# |          |          |
# |----------|----------|
# |  feh     |  lxterm  |
# |__________|__________|

i3-msg workspace 1

StartProg lxterm
i3-msg split h
sleep 2

StartProg firefox
i3-msg split v
sleep 5

StartProg $HOME/bin/lxhtop
sleep 1
i3-msg focus left
sleep 1
i3-msg split v
sleep 1
StartProg -w feh $HOME/bin/FGfeh
sleep 5

i3-msg workspace 2

StartProg $HOME/bin/lxtorguard

exit 0

FGfeh

#!/bin/sh

feh -xrz.Z --image-bg black --slideshow-delay 30 --no-fehbg /path/to/Backgrounds

lxhtop

#!/bin/sh

lxterm -e bash --init-file <(echo "htop -u jack")

lxtorguard

#!/bin/sh

lxterm -e bash --init-file <(echo "torguard")