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Fixes #4592
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Kovid Goyal 2022-01-30 09:44:33 +05:30
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@ -128,33 +128,42 @@ The Splits Layout
This is the most flexible layout. You can create any arrangement of windows This is the most flexible layout. You can create any arrangement of windows
by splitting exiting windows repeatedly. To best use this layout you should by splitting exiting windows repeatedly. To best use this layout you should
define a few extra keybindings in :file:`kitty.conf`:: define a few extra key bindings in :file:`kitty.conf`::
# Create a new window splitting the space used by the existing one so that
# the two windows are placed one above the other
map F5 launch --location=hsplit map F5 launch --location=hsplit
# Create a new window splitting the space used by the existing one so that
# the two windows are placed side by side
map F6 launch --location=vsplit map F6 launch --location=vsplit
# Rotate the current split, chaging its split axis from vertical to
# horizontal or vice versa
map F7 layout_action rotate map F7 layout_action rotate
# Move the active window in the indicated direction
map shift+up move_window up map shift+up move_window up
map shift+left move_window left map shift+left move_window left
map shift+right move_window right map shift+right move_window right
map shift+down move_window down map shift+down move_window down
# Switch focus to the neighboring window in the indicated direction
map ctrl+left neighboring_window left map ctrl+left neighboring_window left
map ctrl+right neighboring_window right map ctrl+right neighboring_window right
map ctrl+up neighboring_window up map ctrl+up neighboring_window up
map ctrl+down neighboring_window down map ctrl+down neighboring_window down
Now you can create horizontal and vertical splits by using :kbd:`F5` and Windows can be resized using :ref:`window_resizing`. You can swap the windows
:kbd:`F6`. You can move them around using :kbd:`shift+arrow` keys in a split using the ``rotate`` action with an argument of ``180`` and rotate
and you can move focus to neighboring windows using :kbd:`ctrl+arrow` keys. and swap with an argument of ``270``.
You can switch an existing split from horizontal to vertical and vice versa
using :kbd:`F7`. Finally, windows can be resized using :ref:`window_resizing`.
Note that you can swap the windows in a split using the ``rotate`` action with
an argument of ``180`` and rotate and swap with an argument of ``270``.
This layout takes one option, ``split_axis`` that controls whether new windows This layout takes one option, ``split_axis`` that controls whether new windows
are placed into vertical or horizontal splits, by default:: are placed into vertical or horizontal splits when a ``--location`` is not
specified. A value of ``horizontal`` (same as ``--location=vsplit``)
means when a new split is created the two windows will be placed side by side
and a value of ``vertical`` (same as ``--location=hsplit``) means the two
windows will be placed one on top of the other. By default::
enabled_layouts splits:split_axis=horizontal enabled_layouts splits:split_axis=horizontal