start dmenu & bar{...} lines already exist in the defualt i3config
they must be edited out or you will have duplicate functions
# start dmenu bindsym $mod+d exec dmenu_run -sb '#00AAFF' bar {} # class border bground text indicator child_border client.focused #00BB96 #009969 #FFFFFF #00FFFF #009669 client.focused_inactive #303633 #5A635F #FFFFFF #484848 #5A635F client.unfocused #303633 #202422 #888888 #282A2A #202422 client.urgent #2D3330 #900000 #FFFFFF #900000 #900000 client.placeholder #000000 #0C0C0C #FFFFFF #000000 #0C0C0C client.background #FFFFFF
# start dmenu bindsym $mod+d exec dmenu_run -sb '#00AAFF' bar { status_command i3status colors { background #000000 statusline #FFFFFF separator #666666 # border bground text focused_workspace #AA00FF #00A069 #00FFFF active_workspace #363033 #203022 #FFFFFF inactive_workspace #200020 #203020 #777777 urgent_workspace #503333 #AA0000 #FFFFFF binding_mode #2F3A34 #900000 #FFFFFF } } # class border bground text indicator child_border client.focused #AA00FF #00A069 #00FFFF #00FFFF #990096 client.focused_inactive #777777 #305020 #A0A0A0 #484848 #777777 client.unfocused #331133 #223322 #200020 #202A2A #200027 client.urgent #2D3330 #900000 #FFFFFF #900000 #900000 client.placeholder #000000 #0C0C0C #FFFFFF #000000 #0C0C0C client.background #FFFFFF
bar { status_command i3status colors { background #000000 statusline #FFFFFF separator #666666 # border bground text focused_workspace #00BB96 #009969 #FFFFFF active_workspace #303633 #202422 #FFFFFF inactive_workspace #303633 #202422 #888888 urgent_workspace #2F3A34 #900000 #FFFFFF binding_mode #2F3A34 #900000 #FFFFFF } } # class border bground text indicator child_border client.focused #00BB96 #009969 #FFFFFF #00FFFF #009669 client.focused_inactive #303633 #5A635F #FFFFFF #484848 #5A635F client.unfocused #303633 #202422 #888888 #282A2A #202422 client.urgent #2D3330 #900000 #FFFFFF #900000 #900000 client.placeholder #000000 #0C0C0C #FFFFFF #000000 #0C0C0C client.background #FFFFFF