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#1 2009-02-02 01:34:03

metromini
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From: Jakarta, Indonesia
Registered: 2005-08-02
Posts: 39

awesome with 3 column layout?

How do i get 3 column layout on starting awesome wm? because some default layouts use only 2 column.

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#2 2009-02-02 02:58:34

Ranguvar
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Registered: 2008-08-12
Posts: 2,544

Re: awesome with 3 column layout?

I would suggest the Awesome mailing list if you don't get a response here, they tend to be very good.

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#3 2009-02-02 10:24:53

Gigamo
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Registered: 2008-01-19
Posts: 394

Re: awesome with 3 column layout?

set the

my_tagname_i_want_3_columns_on.ncols= 2

option where you create your tags.

I personally set up my tags like this (before I started using shifty):

tag_properties = { { name = "1-main"
                   , layout = layouts[1] }
                 , { name = "2-www"
                   , layout = layouts[3]
                   , nmaster = 1 }
                 , { name = "3-dev"
                   , layout = layouts[1]
                   , mwfact = 0.618033988769
                   , ncols = 2 }
                 , { name = "4-misc"
                   , layout = layouts[6] }
                 , { name = "5-media"
                   , layout = layouts[3]
                   , nmaster = 0 }
                 , { name = "6"
                   , layout = layouts[6] }
                 , { name = "7"
                   , layout = layouts[1] }
                 , { name = "8"
                   , layout = layouts[6] }
                 , { name = "9"
                   , layout = layouts[5] }
                 }

for s = 1, screen.count() do
    tags[s] = { }
    for i, v in ipairs(tag_properties) do
        tags[s][i] = tag(v.name)
        tags[s][i].screen = s
        awful.tag.setproperty(tags[s][i], "layout", v.layout)
        awful.tag.setproperty(tags[s][i], "mwfact", v.mwfact)
        awful.tag.setproperty(tags[s][i], "nmaster", v.nmaster)
        awful.tag.setproperty(tags[s][i], "ncols", v.ncols)
    end
    tags[s][1].selected = true
end

Mind you this is for awesome-git only.

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#4 2009-02-02 10:33:45

seenxu
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Registered: 2008-08-25
Posts: 111

Re: awesome with 3 column layout?

in awesome 2, no special config needed

1. switch your tag to tilebottom view
2. open 3 window
3. press "win + shift + h/j" 2 or 3 times, you have 3-column view

if you mean to create a new 3 column layout, have no idea how to do it, but I think my way of doing it can save you a lot of time, and what you need is just pushing several keystrokes.

Last edited by seenxu (2009-02-02 10:38:49)

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