diff -r 767e76426fda config.def.h
--- a/config.def.h	Sat Nov 10 20:21:22 2007 +0100
+++ b/config.def.h	Sun Nov 11 22:42:15 2007 +0100
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Rule rules[] = {
 
 /* layout(s) */
 #define MWFACT			0.6	/* master width factor [0.1 .. 0.9] */
+#define NMASTER			1	/* clients in master area */
 #define RESIZEHINTS		True	/* False - respect size hints in tiled resizals */
 #define SNAP			32	/* snap pixel */
 Layout layouts[] = {
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ Key keys[] = {
 	{ MODKEY,			XK_k,		focusprev,	NULL },
 	{ MODKEY,			XK_h,		setmwfact,	"-0.05" },
 	{ MODKEY,			XK_l,		setmwfact,	"+0.05" },
+	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_h,		setnmaster,	"-1" }, \
+	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_l,		setnmaster,	"+1" }, \
 	{ MODKEY,			XK_m,		togglemax,	NULL },
 	{ MODKEY,			XK_Return,	zoom,		NULL },
 	{ MODKEY,			XK_Tab,		viewprevtag,	NULL },
diff -r 767e76426fda dwm.1
--- a/dwm.1	Sat Nov 10 20:21:22 2007 +0100
+++ b/dwm.1	Sun Nov 11 22:42:15 2007 +0100
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ Increases the master area width about 5%
 .B Mod1\-m
 Toggles maximization of current window.
 .TP
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-h
+Decrease the number of windows in the master area (tiled layout only).
+.TP
+.B Mod1\-Shift\-l
+Increase the number of windows in the master area (tiled layout only).
+.TP
 .B Mod1\-Shift\-[1..n]
 Apply
 .RB nth
diff -r 767e76426fda dwm.c
--- a/dwm.c	Sat Nov 10 20:21:22 2007 +0100
+++ b/dwm.c	Sun Nov 11 22:42:16 2007 +0100
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ void setclientstate(Client *c, long stat
 void setclientstate(Client *c, long state);
 void setlayout(const char *arg);
 void setmwfact(const char *arg);
+void setnmaster(const char *arg);
 void setup(void);
 void spawn(const char *arg);
 void tag(const char *arg);
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ void zoom(const char *arg);
 /* variables */
 char stext[256];
 double mwfact;
+unsigned int nmaster;
 int screen, sx, sy, sw, sh, wax, way, waw, wah;
 int (*xerrorxlib)(Display *, XErrorEvent *);
 unsigned int bh, bpos;
@@ -1424,6 +1426,26 @@ setmwfact(const char *arg) {
 }
 
 void
+setnmaster(const char *arg) {
+	int i;
+
+	if(layout->arrange != tile)
+		return;
+	if(!arg)
+		nmaster = NMASTER;
+	else {
+		i = atoi(arg);
+		if((nmaster + i) < 1 || wah / (nmaster + i) <= 2 * BORDERPX)
+			return;
+		nmaster += i;
+	}
+	if(sel)
+		arrange();
+	else
+		drawbar();
+}
+
+void
 setup(void) {
 	int d;
 	unsigned int i, j, mask;
@@ -1487,6 +1509,7 @@ setup(void) {
 
 	/* init layouts */
 	mwfact = MWFACT;
+	nmaster = NMASTER;
 	layout = &layouts[0];
 	for(blw = i = 0; i < LENGTH(layouts); i++) {
 		j = textw(layouts[i].symbol);
@@ -1570,7 +1593,7 @@ textw(const char *text) {
 
 void
 tile(void) {
-	unsigned int i, n, nx, ny, nw, nh, mw, th;
+	unsigned int i, n, nx, ny, nw, nh, mw, mh, th;
 	Client *c, *mc;
 
 	domwfact = dozoom = True;
@@ -1578,9 +1601,10 @@ tile(void) {
 		n++;
 
 	/* window geoms */
-	mw = (n == 1) ? waw : mwfact * waw;
-	th = (n > 1) ? wah / (n - 1) : 0;
-	if(n > 1 && th < bh)
+	mh = (n <= nmaster) ? wah / (n > 0 ? n : 1) : wah / nmaster;
+	mw = (n <= nmaster) ? waw : mwfact * waw;
+	th = (n > nmaster) ? wah / (n - nmaster) : 0;
+	if(n > nmaster && th < bh)
 		th = wah;
 
 	nx = wax;
@@ -1588,12 +1612,17 @@ tile(void) {
 	nw = 0; /* gcc stupidity requires this */
 	for(i = 0, c = mc = nexttiled(clients); c; c = nexttiled(c->next), i++) {
 		c->ismax = False;
-		if(i == 0) { /* master */
+		if(i < nmaster) { /* master */
+			ny = way + i * mh;
 			nw = mw - 2 * c->border;
 			nh = wah - 2 * c->border;
+			nh = mh;
+			if(i + 1 == (n < nmaster ? n : nmaster)) /* remainder */
+				nh = wah - mh * i;
+			nh -= 2 * c->border;
 		}
 		else {  /* tile window */
-			if(i == 1) {
+			if(i == nmaster) {
 				ny = way;
 				nx += mc->w + 2 * mc->border;
 				nw = waw - nx - 2 * c->border;
@@ -1607,7 +1636,7 @@ tile(void) {
 		if((RESIZEHINTS) && ((c->h < bh) || (c->h > nh) || (c->w < bh) || (c->w > nw)))
 			/* client doesn't accept size constraints */
 			resize(c, nx, ny, nw, nh, False);
-		if(n > 1 && th != wah)
+		if(n > nmaster && th != wah)
 			ny = c->y + c->h + 2 * c->border;
 	}
 }