2013/12/31 Eero Kari <ek...@iki.fi>: > On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 07:20:28AM +0100, Michael Stapelberg wrote: >> Hi Eero, >> >> Eero Kari <ek...@iki.fi> writes: >> > the upcoming i3 layout restore feature almost completes my wishlist. The >> > only >> > thing lacking is the "float split" that ion3 had. I fired up notion just >> > to make >> > this 2-frame gif-animation showing the feature in action: >> > >> > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20179139/ion3-float-split.gif >> > >> > With the float split you could make two[1] containers overlap each other. >> > The >> > amount of overlap was controlled similarly as you would resize a window. >> > And the >> > layout stayed that way until changed it again. >> Thanks for the explanation. >> >> > So, I accept the feature either as built-in, or as a working script[2]. >> > Either >> > way is fine ;) >> I don’t care what you people do in third-party scripts (that’s what they >> are there for, right? :)), but I consider it very unlikely that this >> feature will be merged into core i3. It does not seem worth it to me to >> add yet another weird special case, especially since it uses overlapping >> windows. Ugh. As others have pointed out, i3 is primarily a tiling >> window manager, and while other window managers may implement these >> kinds of layouts, I am not convinced it’s a good idea in i3. >> > ...aaand replying to the mailing list also after messing up and replying just > to > Michael :) The original message below. > > > Hi Michael, > > Likewise, thanks for the explanation. > > I'll just drop what I had in mind in here in case someone else is interested > to > whip up the script before I can get on with it. > > I imagine that the script would have to handle two floating windows in order > to > avoid further resizing after the initial setup. It should just basically move > and resize the windows to their places and bind a key to toggle them. > > - Eero
Hi, Eero, I see the only thing missing here is a command for switching forcus back_and_forth between containers. With this command, you can bind the command to a key and manually make two floating windows overlapping, then just using the keybinding to switch between them. So here I am asking Michael, is it possible to add a command 'focus back_and_forth' just like the existing 'workspace back_and_forth', so that what Eero is asking for is doable withouth scripting. Of course, this command should promote the window to the top of the screen, if it is floating. Currently, use keybing focusing a floating window does not promote it to the top of the screen. Regards, Techlive
