better i3 handling

diff --git a/i3-split-maybe b/i3-split-maybe
index 48bae01f5cb6af8d9a0a0bb697cfd3bb9593068a..a15b83f54fc91ff7e6288366c45e66705b130d60 100755 (executable)
--- a/i3-split-maybe
+++ b/i3-split-maybe
@@ -27,10 +27,20 @@ set -e; . /usr/local/lib/bash-bear; set +e
 # /a/opt/i3-alternating-layout/alternating_layouts.py to anticipate when
 # we want to split/tab windows. There are 2 options of when to do it:
 # just after a window is created, or just before a window is
-# created. Doing it after a window is created allows you to move a
-# window into the split that only has 1 window, whereas the other way
-# doesn't. For my use cases, I think I don't really want to move it into
-# the split if it is a tabbed split.
+# created.
+#
+# *Doing it after a window is created allows you to move a window into
+# the split that only has 1 window, whereas the other way doesn't. For
+# my use cases, I think I don't really want to move it into the split if
+# it is a tabbed split.
+#
+# *Doing it just before a windows is created, you need to
+# call this script, which means wrapping launch of a program, which I
+# have no way to do for all cases, I just do it for the common programs
+# I have bound to keys in i3.
+#
+# * Doing it after a window is created also leaves that split behind if
+# * the window is closed. I partially deal with that below.
 #
 # I have a keybind which disables both, it runs /b/ds/i3-auto-layout-toggle
 
@@ -61,6 +71,11 @@ fi
 
 if (( w < half_w && h < half_h )); then
   i3-msg "split vertical, layout tabbed"
+elif (( w == screen_width )); then
+  # if we had 2 windows on screen, made them vertical splits, then
+  # closed one, it stays vertical split, but we want it horizontal at
+  # that point. So, make it horizontal here.
+  i3-msg "split horizontal"
 fi
 
 rm -f $tmp