From a44c96f8de0dfbb302923b48961abc912b41803e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Kelling Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:06:51 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] better i3 handling --- i3-split-maybe | 23 +++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/i3-split-maybe b/i3-split-maybe index 48bae01..a15b83f 100755 --- 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 -- 2.30.2