https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Thu, 28 Aug 2014 23:12:24 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4542/howd-i-move-4-windows-in-a-2x2-grid/How'd I move 4 windows in a 2x2 grid?Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:52:22 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4542/howd-i-move-4-windows-in-a-2x2-grid/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4542/howd-i-move-4-windows-in-a-2x2-grid/?comment=4547#comment-4547This depends highly on your starting layout and the settings of `workspace_layout` and probably `default_orientation`. Thu, 21 Aug 2014 05:35:41 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4542/howd-i-move-4-windows-in-a-2x2-grid/?comment=4547#comment-4547https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4542/howd-i-move-4-windows-in-a-2x2-grid/?answer=4587#post-id-4587I also have this problem. I noticed that it's really helpful to pack window into container. In this problem you do this: 1. Move window outside 2. Set needed layout 3. Pack it into container 4. Move another window - it will land into container 5. You're done I can make a movie about these steps. Note this is generalization of Adaephon post. Third step is done thanks to stacked layout, but I need a shortcut for this.Thu, 28 Aug 2014 23:12:24 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4542/howd-i-move-4-windows-in-a-2x2-grid/?answer=4587#post-id-4587https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4542/howd-i-move-4-windows-in-a-2x2-grid/?answer=4548#post-id-4548I usually work with `workspace_layout stacked` and `default_orientation vertical`. That means any new container is at first stacked. I also rarely have horizontal split containers, so if I move a window to the left or right it usually goes into another container or opens a new one. The most likely starting position for four windows in my setup is all of them stacked in a single container: +-window 1----------------+ +-window 2----------------+ +-window 3----------------+ +-window 4----------------+ | | | | +-------------------------+ To get them in a 2x2 grid, I first would focus the window I want on the right top and move it to the right. Lets say currently "window 4" is selected and I want "window 3" on the top right. So I would do: focus up move right This would get me this layout: +-window 1---+-window 3---+ +-window 2---+ | +-window 4---+ | | | | | | | | | | +------------+------------+ Then I would focus the window I want in the bottom right corner and also move it right. Lets say "window 4" focus left move right "window 4" is immediately focused in the left container because it was the last focused window before "window 3". The layout now looks like this: +-window 1---+-window 3---+ +-window 2---+-window 4---+ | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------+------------+ All that remains to be done is setting the layout of both containers to `splitv` layout splitv focus left layout splitv The screen now looks like the intended 2x2 grid. It consists of two vertically split containers side-by-side. +-window 1---+-window 3---+ | | | | | | +-window 2---+-window 4---+ | | | | | | +------------+------------+Thu, 21 Aug 2014 05:59:42 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/4542/howd-i-move-4-windows-in-a-2x2-grid/?answer=4548#post-id-4548