Create an executable script which calls the volume function. Hoping it works better with i3 than the function was.

files/functions/volume.function

@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ function volume-usage {
 	EOF
 	return $1
 }
-alias volume-help="volume-usage"
-alias vol-h="volume-help"
+#alias volume-help="volume-usage"
+#alias vol-h="volume-help"
 
 function volume {
 
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ function volume {
 	echo "$0 $1 $2"
 	return 7
 }
-alias vol="volume "
-alias vol-="volume - "
-alias vol+="volume + "
+#alias vol="volume "
+#alias vol-="volume - "
+#alias vol+="volume + "
 
 function volume-display {
 	if [[ "$1" == "-v" || "$1" == "--verbose" || "$1" == "verbose" ]]; then
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ function volume-display {
 		amixer sget Master | egrep -o '[0-9]{1,3}%' | head -n 1
 	fi
 }
-alias "vol-d"="volume-display"
+#alias "vol-d"="volume-display"
 
 ## TBD/TODO ##
 

files/scripts/volume

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+source /usr/local/bin/volume.function
+
+volume $@

files/settings/i3.config

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 set $mod Mod4
 set $alt Mod1
 set $ctrl Control
+set $shift Shift
 
 # Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
 # is used in the bar {} block below.
@@ -138,6 +139,13 @@ bindsym $ctrl+$alt+l exec --no-startup-id i3lock -c 000000 -e -f && sleep 1 && x
 bindsym $mod+c exec codium-flatpak
 
 
+## Workspace Specific Workflows ##
+bindsym $ctrl+$shift+1 workspace $ws1; exec i3-sensible-terminal;
+bindsym $ctrl+$shift+2 workspace $ws2; exec firefox-flatpak;
+bindsym $ctrl+$shift+3 workspace $ws3; exec codium-flatpak;
+
+
+
 ## Brightness ##
 # Use the bracket keys to change the brightness.
 # light requires sudo privileges unless video group and udev are configured.
@@ -158,17 +166,17 @@ bindsym shift+XF86MonBrightnessDown exec --no-startup-id "light -U 20; notify-se
 # TBD: Why is the displayed volume not showing up like `light -G` above?
 
 # Use the comma and period keys to change volume.
-bindsym $mod+comma exec --no-startup-id bash -c 'source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume -5 && notify-send "Volume -" $(vol-d)'
-bindsym $mod+period exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume +5 && notify-send 'Volume +' $(vol-d)"
-bindsym shift+$mod+comma exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume -25 && notify-send 'Volume ---' $(vol-d)"
-bindsym shift+$mod+period exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume +25 && notify-send 'Volume +++' $(vol-d)"
+bindsym $mod+comma exec --no-startup-id bash -c 'source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume -5 && notify-send "Volume -" $(volume)'
+bindsym $mod+period exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume +5 && notify-send 'Volume +' $(volume)"
+bindsym shift+$mod+comma exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume -25 && notify-send 'Volume ---' $(volume)"
+bindsym shift+$mod+period exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume +25 && notify-send 'Volume +++' $(volume)"
 
 # Actual volume keys.
-bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume mute && notify-send 'Volume Muted' $(vol-d)"
-bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume +5 && notify-send 'Volume +' $(vol-d)"
-bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume -5 && notify-send 'Volume -' $(vol-d)"
-bindsym shift+XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume +25 && notify-send 'Volume +++' $(vol-d)"
-bindsym shift+XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume -25 && notify-send 'Volume ---' $(vol-d)"
+bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume mute && notify-send 'Volume Muted' $(volume)"
+bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume +5 && notify-send 'Volume +' $(volume)"
+bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume -5 && notify-send 'Volume -' $(volume)"
+bindsym shift+XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume +25 && notify-send 'Volume +++' $(volume)"
+bindsym shift+XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id bash -c "source /usr/local/bin/volume.function && volume -25 && notify-send 'Volume ---' $(volume)"
 
 
 # Define names for default workspaces for which we configure key bindings later on.