--- dwm~/config.h	2007-09-21 18:16:34.000000000 +0200
+++ dwm/config.h	2007-09-21 19:03:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Layout layouts[] = {
 };
 #define RESIZEHINTS		True	/* False - respect size hints in tiled resizals */
 #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 */
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ 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|ShiftMask,		XK_space,	togglefloating,	NULL }, \
--- dwm~/dwm.1	2007-09-21 18:16:34.000000000 +0200
+++ dwm/dwm.1	2007-09-21 18:57:03.000000000 +0200
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ 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
--- dwm~/dwm.c	2007-09-21 18:16:34.000000000 +0200
+++ dwm/dwm.c	2007-09-21 19:10:07.000000000 +0200
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ void scan(void);
 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);
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ 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, ntags;
@@ -1417,6 +1419,26 @@ setmwfact(const char *arg) {
 }
 
 void
+setnmaster(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
+		drawbar();
+}
+
+void
 setup(void) {
 	unsigned int i, j, mask;
 	Window w;
@@ -1481,6 +1503,7 @@ setup(void) {
 
 	/* init layouts */
 	mwfact = MWFACT;
+	nmaster = NMASTER;
 	nlayouts = sizeof layouts / sizeof layouts[0];
 	for(blw = i = 0; i < nlayouts; i++) {
 		j = textw(layouts[i].symbol);
@@ -1566,28 +1589,33 @@ 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;
 
 	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 - nmaster) : 0;
+	if(n > nmaster && th < bh)
 		th = wah;
 
 	nx = wax;
 	ny = way;
 	for(i = 0, c = 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 += mw;
 			}
@@ -1598,7 +1626,7 @@ tile(void) {
 				nh = th - 2 * c->border;
 		}
 		resize(c, nx, ny, nw, nh, RESIZEHINTS);
-		if(n > 1 && th != wah)
+		if(n > nmaster && th != wah)
 			ny += nh + 2 * c->border;
 	}
 }