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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:13:39 +0000How can I move a window beside an existing window, and keeping it the same height as the existing one?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1639/how-can-i-move-a-window-beside-an-existing-window-and-keeping-it-the-same-height-as-the-existing-one/I know how to move windows around and create new ones vertically and horizontally, but I'm not sure about how I'd move this window along side another. I can't post links, so I'll attempt to explain this through text. Here is what my current setup looks like: W W D Z Z D W is a window horizontally across. On the right of it is the top half of window D. Below it is window Z. On the right half of Z is the bottom half of window D. I would like to move window D so it looks like the following: W W D Z Z Z Any time I try move using $mod + shift + h/j/k/l, I can't move it in where I would like it. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:48:09 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1639/how-can-i-move-a-window-beside-an-existing-window-and-keeping-it-the-same-height-as-the-existing-one/Answer by oblique for I know how to move windows around and create new ones vertically and horizontally, but I'm not sure about how I'd move this window along side another. I can't post links, so I'll attempt to explain this through text. Here is what my current setup looks like: <pre><code>W W D Z Z D </code></pre> W is a window horizontally across. On the right of it is the top half of window D. Below it is window Z. On the right half of Z is the bottom half of window D. I would like to move window D so it looks like the following: <pre><code>W W D Z Z Z </code></pre> Any time I try move using $mod + shift + h/j/k/l, I can't move it in where I would like it. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1639/how-can-i-move-a-window-beside-an-existing-window-and-keeping-it-the-same-height-as-the-existing-one/?answer=1642#post-id-1642focus to W window, press mod+h then focus to D window, move it to the left or focus to Z window, move it downMon, 15 Apr 2013 21:05:32 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1639/how-can-i-move-a-window-beside-an-existing-window-and-keeping-it-the-same-height-as-the-existing-one/?answer=1642#post-id-1642Comment by Matthew for focus to W window, press mod+h then focus to D window, move it to the left or focus to Z window, move it down https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1639/how-can-i-move-a-window-beside-an-existing-window-and-keeping-it-the-same-height-as-the-existing-one/?comment=1643#comment-1643Thanks- that did the trick! I'm quite new to i3.Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:13:39 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1639/how-can-i-move-a-window-beside-an-existing-window-and-keeping-it-the-same-height-as-the-existing-one/?comment=1643#comment-1643