The master layout makes one window be the "master", taking the left part of the screen, and tiles the rest on the right.

Quirks

The right, "slave" windows will always be split uniformly. You cannot change their size.

You can, however, resize the master window.

Config

category name master

name	description	type	default
special_scale_factor	(0.0 - 1.0) the scale of the special workspace windows	float	0.8
new_is_master	whether a newly open window should replace the master or join the slaves.	bool	false
new_on_top	whether a newly open window should be on the top of the stack	bool	false
no_gaps_when_only	whether to apply gaps when there is only one window on a workspace, aka. smart gaps.	bool	false

layoutmsg params:

param	description
swapwithmaster	swaps the current window with master
cyclenext	focuses the next window respecting the layout
cycleprev	focuses the previous window respecting the layout
swapnext	swaps the focused window with the next window respecting the layout
swapprev	swaps the focused window with the previous window respecting the layout

{{< hint type=info >}} example usage:

bind=MOD,KEY,layoutmsg,cyclenext