Re: [dwm] dwm Digest, Vol 22, Issue 5

I really like this, though I seem to be in a minority.

Also looks like you need way more "state" to implement this.

I wonder, Anselm, if you looked at my "optimal" tile patch. It adds
more rows and columns as needed, is fairly simple, and doesn't require
more state.

On Wed, 2 Apr 2008, dwm-request_AT_suckless.org wrote:
> Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:11:54 +0200
> From: "Anselm R. Garbe" <arg_AT_suckless.org>
> Subject: Re: [dwm] A rather radical thought
> To: dwm_AT_suckless.org
> Message-ID: <20080402141154.GH13726_AT_suckless.org>
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> Here is what I have exactly in mind from a user perspective:
>
> Initially there is 1 column, a new client is inserted below the
> currently selected window in the column, similiar to the stack
> in tiled layout.
>
> Each window can be moved left- or rightwards (Mod1-Shift-{h,l})
> which may result in a new column if there is none. A
> new column gets half the size of the current column.
>
> Each window can also be moved up- or downwards in the column
> itself (Mod1-Shift-{j,k}).
>
> Columns can be grown/shrinked using Mod1-Control-{h,l}.
> Windows can be grown/shrinked using Mod1-Control-{j,k}.
>
> The navigation is rather straight-forward:
>
> Focussing the previous/next window in the current column is done
> with Mod1-{j,k}, focussing the previous/next column is done with
> Mod1-{h,l}.
>
> So the whole layout concept consists of basically 4 keys with 3
> kinds of modifiers.
>
> Kind regards,
> --
> Anselm R. Garbe >< http://www.suckless.org/ >< GPG key: 0D73F361
Received on Wed Apr 02 2008 - 18:15:23 UTC