this goes in ~/.config/i3/config

start dmenu & bar{...} lines already exist in the defualt i3config

they must be edited out or you will have duplicate functions

28.12.2020 - i3wm colors config

# 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

14.12.2020 - i3wm colors config

# 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

7.11.2020 - i3wm colors config

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

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