flextile layout

Description

This patch replaces the tile layout with a more flexible version. The features include the following:

tile like the original version (left single master, right stack)
left/right/top/bottom n-master, right/left/bottom/top/no stack/deck (deck is like monocle in the stack area)
per-tag configuration

It therefore provides the following additional possibilities:

tile for left-handed people
compare multiple files with one other each at a time without switching between views

The patch incorporates and expands the following patches:

bottom stack (bstack and bstackhoriz)
nmaster
pertag

Configuration

Download the patch and apply it according to the general instructions.
Transfer the changes made by the patch in config.def.h to your config.h, if needed.

/* tagging */
...
/* include(s) depending on the tags array */
#include "flextile.h"

/* layout(s) */
static const int layoutaxis[] = {
	1,    /* layout axis: 1 = x, 2 = y; negative values mirror the layout, setting the master area to the right / bottom instead of left / top */
	2,    /* master axis: 1 = x (from left to right), 2 = y (from top to bottom), 3 = z (monocle) */
	2,    /* stack axis:  1 = x (from left to right), 2 = y (from top to bottom), 3 = z (monocle) */
};
static const unsigned int mastersplit = 1;	/* number of tiled clients in the master area */

static Key keys[] = {

...

	{ MODKEY,                       XK_i,      shiftmastersplit, {.i = +1} },   /* increase the number of tiled clients in the master area */
	{ MODKEY,                       XK_d,      shiftmastersplit, {.i = -1} },   /* reduce the number of tiled clients in the master area */
...
	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_t,      rotatelayoutaxis, {.i = 0} },    /* 0 = layout axis */
	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Tab,    rotatelayoutaxis, {.i = 1} },    /* 1 = master axis */
	{ MODKEY|ControlMask|ShiftMask, XK_Tab,    rotatelayoutaxis, {.i = 2} },    /* 2 = stack axis */
	{ MODKEY|ControlMask,           XK_Return, mirrorlayout,     {0} },

Usage

With the default configuration (see above) the original tile layout is emulated. You can change the layout by adjusting the four parameters layout axis, master axis, stack axis and master split (description see above) by pressing the appropriate keys.

The original tile layout is only available by setting the above parameters, but not as a discrete layout; the monocle layout is still available by pressing ALT+m (in the default configuration).

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Authors

joten (at) freenet (dot) de
mail at pascal-wittmann dot de
Max Schillinger - maxschillinger@web.de (6.2 port)