i3WM unable to start insync and Dropbox

Question

I have the following commands in my i3wm config file:

exec --no-startup-id 'workspace $ws10; exec insync start; exec insync show'
exec --no-startup-id 'workspace $ws10; exec dropbox start'

I don't get any error when I compile the i3wm config file. But at the start, none of the two clients are run. I have to do that manually from the terminal. Then they show up and minimize to the tray.

When I try to set up a keybinding for the same like this:

bindsym $mod+i 'exec insync start; exec insync show'

I get an error as show in this image:

What am I doing wrong here? How to make the two clients run at startup. Any inputs would be very helpful.

I have also tried the following command with nothing to avail:

exec --no-startup-id 'exec insync start && insync show'
exec --no-startup-id 'exec dropbox start'

Answer 1

Try without the quotes and the extra exec, for example exec --no-startup-id dropbox start should do. But note that current insync may need an extra sleep so that it is launched only when the status bar/systray is ready.