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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:08:34 +0000Is it possible to dynamically switch a container layout type ?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1490/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-switch-a-container-layout-type/Dear i3 community, Is it possible to switch a parent container from vertical to horizontal layout (and vice versa) ? I struggle sometimes to make a H container with 3 terminals in the bottom of the screen to be a V container and on the left or right of the screen. Cheers, syl20bnrFri, 29 Mar 2013 15:04:17 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1490/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-switch-a-container-layout-type/Answer by ppeev for Dear i3 community, Is it possible to switch a parent container from vertical to horizontal layout (and vice versa) ? I struggle sometimes to make a H container with 3 terminals in the bottom of the screen to be a V container and on the left or right of the screen. Cheers, syl20bnr https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1490/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-switch-a-container-layout-type/?answer=1508#post-id-1508you want to press your mod key + e to achieve what you want. what the other user told you is how to change the layout before opening a new container. $mod+e changes them on the fly.Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:27:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1490/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-switch-a-container-layout-type/?answer=1508#post-id-1508Comment by Michael for you want to press your mod key + e to achieve what you want. what the other user told you is how to change the layout before opening a new container. $mod+e changes them on the fly. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1490/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-switch-a-container-layout-type/?comment=1510#comment-1510“the other user” named the command, which works on the fly. See the userguide, you can bind commands to keys ($mod+e is bound to layout toggle split by default) or send them interactively using i3-msg.Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:01:46 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1490/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-switch-a-container-layout-type/?comment=1510#comment-1510Comment by ppeev for you want to press your mod key + e to achieve what you want. what the other user told you is how to change the layout before opening a new container. $mod+e changes them on the fly. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1490/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-switch-a-container-layout-type/?comment=1513#comment-1513yep, sorry I thought you meant split h and split v, but still I think it will be easier for the man to just press $mod+e to achieve what he wanted(switch between vertical and horizontal AND vice versa) with one button combo which is already binded, instead of making room for two new button combos...Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:08:34 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1490/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-switch-a-container-layout-type/?comment=1513#comment-1513Answer by Michael for Dear i3 community, Is it possible to switch a parent container from vertical to horizontal layout (and vice versa) ? I struggle sometimes to make a H container with 3 terminals in the bottom of the screen to be a V container and on the left or right of the screen. Cheers, syl20bnr https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1490/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-switch-a-container-layout-type/?answer=1491#post-id-1491The command you are looking for is layout splitv or layout splith for vertical/horizontal split, respectively.Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:08:41 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1490/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-switch-a-container-layout-type/?answer=1491#post-id-1491Answer by mschaefer for Dear i3 community, Is it possible to switch a parent container from vertical to horizontal layout (and vice versa) ? I struggle sometimes to make a H container with 3 terminals in the bottom of the screen to be a V container and on the left or right of the screen. Cheers, syl20bnr https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1490/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-switch-a-container-layout-type/?answer=1500#post-id-1500@Michael: Sorry to put this as an answer but 250 characters is not enough ;-) Are you sure your answer solves the issue? I think I have the same problem of changing from three windows in a row to a layout with one window on the left and the remaining two one below the other on the right side. I can only achieve this in the following way: 1) switching the middle container to vertical layout 2) moving the right window to a different workspace 3) directly moving it back to the original one If instead of 2) and 3) I try to move the right window down using $mod+Downarrow the window move down, but spreads over the entire width of the workspace. Do I do something from, is this by design or is it a bug?Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:02:49 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1490/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-switch-a-container-layout-type/?answer=1500#post-id-1500Comment by Michael for <a href="/users/1/michael/">@Michael</a>: Sorry to put this as an answer but 250 characters is not enough ;-) Are you sure your answer solves the issue? I think I have the same problem of changing from three windows in a row to a layout with one window on the left and the remaining two one below the other on the right side. I can only achieve this in the following way: 1) switching the middle container to vertical layout 2) moving the right window to a different workspace 3) directly moving it back to the original one If instead of 2) and 3) I try to move the right window down using $mod+Downarrow the window move down, but spreads over the entire width of the workspace. Do I do something from, is this by design or is it a bug? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1490/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-switch-a-container-layout-type/?comment=1506#comment-1506Please ask this in a new question. I will delete this answer now because it doesn’t fit the scheme (answers are not supposed to be new questions). Please also watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWA8Pl57UBYSun, 31 Mar 2013 14:34:26 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1490/is-it-possible-to-dynamically-switch-a-container-layout-type/?comment=1506#comment-1506