[SOLVED] Awesome - Wanted to add space between windows in tiling mode.

z1lt0id · 2013-04-18 23:19:11

I've been going through the Awesome wiki but I am struggling to find a way to add a few pixels of space in between the windows in tiling mode. Is this possible without making the borders thicker?

Last edited by z1lt0id (2013-04-19 23:19:16)

Stebalien · 2013-04-18 23:27:17

Take a look at awesome-vain on GitHub. As these layouts may not work with Awesome 3.5, you could try using my layouts (adapted from vain's layouts): https://github.com/Stebalien/awesomewm-config

z1lt0id · 2013-04-18 23:29:29

Thanks Stebalien,

Unfortunately I'm not at my home pc now to check this out but I'll definitely look at it. Could you post a screenie of the layout if possible? It would be truly appreciated

Stebalien · 2013-04-19 00:35:43

Here is a screenshot of one of the layouts (the gap is configurable):

z1lt0id · 2013-04-19 03:11:01

So I'm guessing this line is the culprit

theme.useless_gap_width = 10

Stebalien · 2013-04-19 03:12:14

That specifies the width of the gaps but you still need to use the custom layouts (see the top of my rc.lua and the layouts folder).

z1lt0id · 2013-04-19 03:17:13

So I would need to put the following in my rc.lua

-- layouts
layouts = require("layouts")
    layouts.uselesstile,
    layouts.termfair,
    layouts.browse,
}

And then copy your layouts directory to the appropriate place.

Stebalien · 2013-04-19 17:46:52

Not exactly. My rc.lua is confusing because it overwrites the layout's variable. While this doesn't cause any problems, it wasn't intentional. You should really have something like:

my_layouts = require("layouts")
local layouts = {
    my_layouts.uselesstile,
    my_layouts.termfair,
    my_layouts.browse,
}

z1lt0id · 2013-04-19 23:18:49

Thanks for that I got it to work. Really appreciate your help

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#1 2013-04-18 23:19:11

[SOLVED] Awesome - Wanted to add space between windows in tiling mode.

#2 2013-04-18 23:27:17

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#3 2013-04-18 23:29:29

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