Switching to an empty workspace is broken after v3.1.0

[tkapias]

OS : Debian Testing
WM : i3wm, single display

I had to downgrade to v3.0.0, because with v3.1.0 or v3.1.1 I could not switch to an empty workspace anymore.

Using mod+2 from workspace 1 just gives a flicker on the screen.

Also, I use a script to toggle some windows from the scratchpad to the current workspace and back, but after v3.1.0 the toggling does not respect the current workspace and can send me to another one randomly.

My i3wsr config:

[general]
display_property = "instance"
separator = "  "
empty_label = ""

[options]
no_icon_names = true
no_names = false
remove_duplicates = true

[aliases.class]
"firefox-esr" = "Firefox"

[icons]
Firefox = "󰈹"
KeePassXC = ""
mpv = "󰐍"
Pcmanfm = ""
Qalculate-gtk = "󰃬"
scrcpy = "󰓷"
Kitty-Quake = ""

[roosta]

Hi @tkapias, thanks for reporting. I think this might be related to this, and the fixes done to resolve that. I've experienced similar issues when debugging that issue. I'll be sure to let you know as soon as it's been resolved, it's a long standing issue, but if I have to revert out the fix, it's still preferable to what you're reporting.

[roosta]

Hi again, I was unable to reproduce your issue with the same config, monitor count, and i3 and the latest version of i3wsr. Not the scratchpad or flickering you mention. Could you tell me your i3 version, and try to run v3.1.1 or git with the flag --verbose, and see if the log output can tell us more (it's gonna be very verbose, so it's easiest to run a minimal reproducible setup)

I was however able to fix a different issue, when I was running your config, I noticed that display_property when set to instance wasn't actually using the instance. I doubt its related to your issue, but glad I caught it never the less.