StackTile

A simple patch to get a dishes like stacking, but with the ability to resize master pane.

XMonad/Layout/StackTile.hs

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+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fglasgow-exts #-} -- For deriving Data/Typeable
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances, GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving, MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- |
+-- Module      :  XMonad.Layout.StackTile
+-- Copyright   :  (c) Rickard Gustafsson <acura@allyourbase.se>
+-- License     :  BSD-style (see LICENSE)
+--
+-- Maintainer  :  Rickard Gustafsson <acura@allyourbase.se>
+-- Stability   :  unstable
+-- Portability :  unportable
+--
+-- A stacking layout, like dishes but with the ability to resize master pane.
+-- Moastly usefull on small screens.
+--
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+module XMonad.Layout.StackTile (
+                                    -- * Usage
+                                    -- $usage
+                                    StackTile(..)
+                                   ) where
+
+import XMonad hiding (tile)
+import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
+import Control.Monad
+
+-- $usage
+-- You can use this module with the following in your @~\/.xmonad\/xmonad.hs@:
+--
+-- > import XMonad.Layout.StackTile
+--
+-- Then edit your @layoutHook@ by adding the ResizableTile layout:
+--
+-- > myLayouts =  StackTile 1 (3/100) (1/2) [] ||| etc..
+-- > main = xmonad defaultConfig { layoutHook = myLayouts }
+--
+-- For more detailed instructions on editing the layoutHook see:
+--
+-- "XMonad.Doc.Extending#Editing_the_layout_hook"
+--
+data StackTile a = StackTile !Int !Rational !Rational deriving (Show, Read)
+
+instance LayoutClass StackTile a where
+    pureLayout (StackTile nmaster _ frac) r s = zip ws rs
+      where ws = W.integrate s
+            rs = tile frac r nmaster (length ws)
+
+    pureMessage (StackTile nmaster delta frac) m =
+            msum [fmap resize     (fromMessage m)
+                 ,fmap incmastern (fromMessage m)]
+
+      where resize Shrink             = StackTile nmaster delta (max 0 $ frac-delta)
+            resize Expand             = StackTile nmaster delta (min 1 $ frac+delta)
+            incmastern (IncMasterN d) = StackTile (max 0 (nmaster+d)) delta frac
+
+    description _ = "StackTile"
+
+tile :: Rational -> Rectangle -> Int -> Int -> [Rectangle]
+tile f r nmaster n = if n <= nmaster || nmaster == 0
+    then splitHorizontally n r
+    else splitHorizontally nmaster r1 ++ splitVertically (n-nmaster) r2 -- two columns
+  where (r1,r2) = splitVerticallyBy f r

xmonad-contrib.cabal

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                         XMonad.Layout.Spiral
                         XMonad.Layout.Square
                         XMonad.Layout.ShowWName
+                        XMonad.Layout.StackTile
                         XMonad.Layout.Tabbed
                         XMonad.Layout.TabBarDecoration
                         XMonad.Layout.ThreeColumns