The last column in a workspace which is non-full-width can have empty space on the right #466
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I thought about this when implementing the gesture and it wasn't entirely clear to me that restricting the snapping like that is always desirable, so I ended up not doing it (which is also simpler code-wise). Sometimes I do want to have the last window on the left because I expect to open dialogs from it, in which case it is less annoying when it is stationary. It's also possible to achieve with a keyboard:
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Instead of having one column switch at a time with gestures (which is not un-welcome), upon further thought and daily-driving-while-keeping-this-in-mind I now think it will be really helpful to have at least config for trying to not have empty space on left or right of windows whenever possible. This will make it the same as the default config's keyboard behaviour, Mod+WheelScroll behaviour, and the latest release's Mod+middle-mouse-button-drag behaviour. |
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I notice this behaviour when i have the right most window of a workspace maximized and then un-maximize it. I then get empty space to the right of it and have to press "focuse left; focus right" to make it go away and still have the window i was working with selected. I'd much rather have the screen "scroll to the left" automatically so that the whole screen is occupied by windows and i don't have to do these two key presses every time. |
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I just pushed 952916f which prevents this empty space when using the gesture (touchpad horizontal swipe, or Mod + middle mouse + drag). Please try it and tell me how it feels. It is still possible to leave empty space using maximize-unmaximize, which is still intended. |
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...when using the touchpad gestures. Keyboard shorcuts work "correctly" (correct being what I want :), hehe).
I guess this was done to indicate that new windows spawn on the empty space at right, similar to the empty workspace at bottom.
But:
I don't have an ultra-wide but I guess this might annoy those users too as they would have non-full-width-columns more often.
A solution:
Only switch one (or N) column/s at most no matter the "strength" of the touchpad gesture, or expose some granular gesture config parameters to the same effect. I don't know which I would prefer.
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