Container doesn't contain 'visible' attribute about i3ipc-python HOT 10 CLOSED

Oh ok put it in there then.

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Looking closer, it seems that only get_workspaces() actually returns a visibility info.

This uses that function to fill in the relevant data, but it's hackish. Another option would be to just drop visible from the attribute docstring.

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This uses that function to fill in the relevant data,

That won't work because the window can be hidden in a stack or by a floating window.

Another option would be to just drop visible from the attribute docstring.

Yeah that's probably best.

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Search the i3 tracker for this. I think it's already been discussed. You'll have to fix this in i3 for me to support it.

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@acrisci I looked for issues related to this on i3 repo, but couldn't find an issue that deals with exactly the current use case. Do you know if there is a way to filter for the list of containers which are 'visible' in a workspace?

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You have to write it.

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Understood, but I'm unable to infer that information in case of tabbed containers from the output of i3-msg -t get_tree. All the children of tabbed containers exist in the focus, and not just the visible one. Any ideas?

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The first one in the list is on top.

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@sainathadapa
get_tree doesn't have the ability to tell which containers are visible. You can have a look at my workaround here: here

key_list = ['urgent','focused','visible','inactive','off']

def init():
    states = {k:[] for k in key_list}
    states['off'].extend(range(1,19))

    js = i3.get_workspaces()

    for j in js:
        num = j['num']
        states['off'].remove(num)
        for k in key_list[:3]:
            if j[k]:
                states[k].append(num)
                break
        else:
            states['inactive'].append(num)

Basically, it uses get_workspaces to infer what containers are visible, active, etc. I don't think I've tested it with tabbed containers, though, so ymmv.

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interesting, i'll try using both of your suggestions @acrisci @jcalbert and see if it works.

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