diff -r 1c30ac0aee7f config.default.h
--- a/config.default.h	Thu Aug 23 18:15:13 2007 +0200
+++ b/config.default.h	Thu Aug 23 23:13:24 2007 +0200
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ static Layout layouts[] = { \
 	{ "><>",		floating }, \
 };
 #define MWFACT			0.6	/* master width factor [0.1 .. 0.9] */
+#define NMASTER			1	/* clients in master area */
 #define SNAP			32	/* snap pixel */
 
 /* key definitions */
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ Key keys[] = { \
 	{ MODKEY,			XK_k,		focusprev,	NULL }, \
 	{ MODKEY,			XK_h,		setmwfact,	"-0.05" }, \
 	{ MODKEY,			XK_l,		setmwfact,	"+0.05" }, \
+	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_h,		incnmaster,	"-1" }, \
+	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_l,		incnmaster,	"1" }, \
 	{ MODKEY,			XK_m,		togglemax,	NULL }, \
 	{ MODKEY,			XK_Return,	zoom,		NULL }, \
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,		XK_space,	togglefloating,	NULL }, \
diff -r 1c30ac0aee7f tile.c
--- a/tile.c	Thu Aug 23 18:15:13 2007 +0200
+++ b/tile.c	Thu Aug 23 23:20:25 2007 +0200
@@ -5,8 +5,29 @@
 /* static */
 
 static double mwfact = MWFACT;
+static unsigned int nmaster = NMASTER;
 
 /* extern */
+
+void
+incnmaster(const char *arg) {
+	int i;
+
+	if(!isarrange(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
+		drawstatus();
+}
 
 void
 setmwfact(const char *arg) {
@@ -32,28 +53,33 @@ setmwfact(const char *arg) {
 
 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;
 
 	for(n = 0, c = nexttiled(clients); c; c = nexttiled(c->next))
 		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 - 1) : 0;
+	if(n > nmaster && th < bh)
 		th = wah;
 
 	nx = wax;
 	ny = way;
 	for(i = 0, c = nexttiled(clients); c; c = nexttiled(c->next)) {
 		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 += mw;
 			}
diff -r 1c30ac0aee7f tile.h
--- a/tile.h	Thu Aug 23 18:15:13 2007 +0200
+++ b/tile.h	Thu Aug 23 22:50:14 2007 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
 
 /* tile.c */
+void incnmaster(const char *arg);	/* increments nmaster value */
 void setmwfact(const char *arg);	/* sets master width factor */
 void tile(void);			/* arranges all windows tiled */
 void zoom(const char *arg);		/* zooms the focused client to master area, arg is ignored */