Quickly switch to a new numbered workspace.
Place these lines in your i3 config for wrap-around switching:
# Move to a new empty workspace
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+Left exec --no-startup-id i3empty.py prev
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+Right exec --no-startup-id i3empty.py next
# Move a window to a new empty workspace
bindsym $mod+Shift+Ctrl+Left exec --no-startup-id i3empty.py --move prev
bindsym $mod+Shift+Ctrl+Right exec --no-startup-id i3empty.py --move next
# Move to empty workspace near a given workspace
bindsym $mod+Mod1+1 exec --no-startup-id i3empty.py next 1
bindsym $mod+Mod1+2 exec --no-startup-id i3empty.py next 2
bindsym $mod+Mod1+3 exec --no-startup-id i3empty.py next 3
bindsym $mod+Mod1+4 exec --no-startup-id i3empty.py next 4
bindsym $mod+Mod1+5 exec --no-startup-id i3empty.py next 5
bindsym $mod+Mod1+6 exec --no-startup-id i3empty.py next 6
bindsym $mod+Mod1+7 exec --no-startup-id i3empty.py next 7
bindsym $mod+Mod1+8 exec --no-startup-id i3empty.py next 8
bindsym $mod+Mod1+9 exec --no-startup-id i3empty.py next 9
bindsym $mod+Mod1+0 exec --no-startup-id i3empty.py next 10
Run i3empty.py next or i3empty.py prev.
usage: i3empty.py [-h] [-r] [-w] [-s] [-m] [direction] [number]
Switch to an empty numbered workspace.
positional arguments:
direction either next (default) or prev
number workspace to start searching from (default: current)
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-r, --relative use workspace indices, not numbers (default: no)
-w, --nowrap if at edge, wrap around to other edge (default: yes)
-s, --nostrict numbered workspaces have a numeric name (default: yes)
-m, --move move container to new workspace (default: no)