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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, 01 Jul 2014 21:37:26 +0000Why are $mod v and $mod h inverted?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4083/why-are-mod-v-and-mod-h-inverted/Hello, Just started using i3 and got myself a working desktop, but just have to ask why $mod+v gives me a horizontal layout and $mod+h gives you a vertical layout? What is the reason for the inversion?Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:01:55 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4083/why-are-mod-v-and-mod-h-inverted/Comment by ANOKNUSA for Hello, Just started using i3 and got myself a working desktop, but just have to ask why $mod+v gives me a horizontal layout and $mod+h gives you a vertical layout? What is the reason for the inversion? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4083/why-are-mod-v-and-mod-h-inverted/?comment=4092#comment-4092Vertical layout = windows laid out vertically; horizontal layout = windows laid out horizontally. There's nothing wrong here, you're just thinking of it backwards.Tue, 01 Jul 2014 15:32:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4083/why-are-mod-v-and-mod-h-inverted/?comment=4092#comment-4092Comment by Farioko for Hello, Just started using i3 and got myself a working desktop, but just have to ask why $mod+v gives me a horizontal layout and $mod+h gives you a vertical layout? What is the reason for the inversion? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4083/why-are-mod-v-and-mod-h-inverted/?comment=4089#comment-4089I just installed the package on Arch. $mod+v: http://i.imgur.com/3idRuR9.png $mod+h: http://i.imgur.com/9khfL9h.pngTue, 01 Jul 2014 14:56:21 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4083/why-are-mod-v-and-mod-h-inverted/?comment=4089#comment-4089Comment by ANOKNUSA for Hello, Just started using i3 and got myself a working desktop, but just have to ask why $mod+v gives me a horizontal layout and $mod+h gives you a vertical layout? What is the reason for the inversion? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4083/why-are-mod-v-and-mod-h-inverted/?comment=4087#comment-4087I just created a clean config with i3-config-wizard, the behavior you describe is the opposite of the default. How did you set up i3?Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:21:21 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4083/why-are-mod-v-and-mod-h-inverted/?comment=4087#comment-4087Answer by lasers for Hello, Just started using i3 and got myself a working desktop, but just have to ask why $mod+v gives me a horizontal layout and $mod+h gives you a vertical layout? What is the reason for the inversion? https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4083/why-are-mod-v-and-mod-h-inverted/?answer=4093#post-id-4093Correct behaviour. Focus more on the new window, not the current window. You're going to need to put it somewhere next to the current window... vertical or horizontal. $mod+v will indicate the current window to be split under (vertical) for the new window and mod+h will indicate the current window to be split along (horizontal) for the new window. The videos may be helpful. http://i3wm.org/screenshots/ :)Tue, 01 Jul 2014 15:51:33 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4083/why-are-mod-v-and-mod-h-inverted/?answer=4093#post-id-4093Comment by platz for Correct behaviour. Focus more on the new window, not the current window. You're going to need to put it somewhere next to the current window... vertical or horizontal. $mod+v will indicate the current window to be split under (vertical) for the new window and mod+h will indicate the current window to be split along (horizontal) for the new window. The videos may be helpful. <a href="http://i3wm.org/screenshots/">http://i3wm.org/screenshots/</a> :) https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4083/why-are-mod-v-and-mod-h-inverted/?comment=4096#comment-4096Another way of looking at is splits vs windows. a lot of programs and IDE's use the split analogy and focus on creating vertical or horizontal splits i.e. which axis does the split run along. All I care is that all my programs are consistent - I changed the default bindings to match others in thisTue, 01 Jul 2014 21:37:26 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4083/why-are-mod-v-and-mod-h-inverted/?comment=4096#comment-4096