2020-01-30 12:36:23 +03:00
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Layouts
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kitty has the ability to define its own windows that can be tiled next to each
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other in arbitrary arrangements, based on *Layouts*, see below for examples:
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.. figure:: screenshots/screenshot.png
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:alt: Screenshot, showing three programs in the 'Tall' layout
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:align: center
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:scale: 100%
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Screenshot, showing vim, tig and git running in |kitty| with the 'Tall' layout
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.. figure:: screenshots/splits.png
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:alt: Screenshot, showing windows in the 'Splits' layout
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:align: center
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:scale: 100%
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Screenshot, showing windows with arbitrary arrangement in the 'Splits'
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layout
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2020-01-30 16:20:28 +03:00
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There are many different layouts available. They are all enabled by default,
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you can switch layouts using :sc:`next_layout`. To control which layouts
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are available use :opt:`enabled_layouts` the first listed layout becomes
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the default. Individual layouts and how to use them are described below.
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.. contents::
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The Stack Layout
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This is the simplest layout it displays a single window using all available
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space, other windows are hidden behind it. It has no options::
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enabled_layouts stack
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The Tall Layout
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Displays one (or optionally more) full height windows on the left half of the
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screen. Remaining windows are tiled vertically on the right half of the screen.
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There are options to control how the screen is split horizontally ``bias``
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(an integer between ``10`` and ``90``) and options to control how many
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full-height windows there are ``full_size`` (a positive integer). The syntax
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for the options is shown below::
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enabled_layouts tall:bias=50;full_size=1
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┌──────────────┬───────────────┐
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│ ├───────────────┤
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└──────────────┴───────────────┘
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The Fat Layout
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Displays one (or optionally more) full width windows on the top half of the
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screen. Remaining windows are tiled horizontally on the bottom half of the screen.
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There are options to control how the screen is split vertically ``bias``
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(an integer between ``10`` and ``90``) and options to control how many
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full-height windows there are ``full_size`` (a positive integer). The syntax
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for the options is shown below::
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enabled_layouts fat:bias=50;full_size=1
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┌──────────────────────────────┐
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└─────────┴──────────┴─────────┘
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The Grid Layout
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Display windows in a balanced grid with all windows the same size except the
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last column if there are not enough windows to fill the grid. Has no options::
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enabled_layouts grid
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┌─────────┬──────────┬─────────┐
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└─────────┴──────────┴─────────┘
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.. _splits_layout:
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The Splits Layout
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This is the most flexible layout. You can create any arrangement of windows
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by splitting exiting windows repeatedly. To best use this layout you should
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define a few extra keybindings in :file:`kitty.conf`::
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map F5 launch --location=hsplit
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map F6 launch --location=vsplit
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map F7 layout_action rotate
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map shift+up move_window up
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map shift+left move_window left
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map shift+right move_window right
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map shift+down move_window down
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map ctrl+left neighboring_window left
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map ctrl+right neighboring_window right
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map ctrl+up neighboring_window up
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map ctrl+down neighboring_window down
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Now you can create horizontal and vertical splits by using :kbd:`F5` and
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:kbd:`F6`. You can move them around using :kbd:`shift+arrow keys`
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and you can move focus to neighboring windows using :kbd:`ctrl+arrow keys`.
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You can switch an existing split from horizontal to vertical and vice versa
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using :kbd:`F7`. Finally, windows can be resized using :ref:`window_resizing`.
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2020-02-29 08:47:01 +03:00
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This layout takes one option, ``split_axis`` that controls whether new windows
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are placed into vertical or horizontal splits, by default::
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enabled_layouts splits:split_axis=horizontal
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┌──────────────┬───────────────┐
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└──────────────┴───────────────┘
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The Horizontal Layout
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All windows are shown side by side. Has no options::
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enabled_layouts horizontal
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The Vertical Layout
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All windows are shown one below the other. Has no options::
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enabled_layouts vertical
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└──────────────────────────────┘
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.. _window_resizing:
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Resizing windows
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You can resize windows inside layouts. Press :sc:`start_resizing_window` (also
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:kbd:`⌘+r` on macOS) to enter resizing mode and follow the on-screen
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instructions. In a given window layout only some operations may be possible
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for a particular window. For example, in the Tall layout you can make the first
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window wider/narrower, but not taller/shorter. Note that what you are resizing
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is actually not a window, but a row/column in the layout, all windows in that
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row/column will be resized.
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You can also define shortcuts in :file:`kitty.conf` to make the active window
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wider, narrower, taller, or shorter by mapping to the ``resize_window``
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action, for example::
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map ctrl+left resize_window narrower
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map ctrl+right resize_window wider
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map ctrl+up resize_window taller
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map ctrl+down resize_window shorter 3
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The ``resize_window`` action has a second, optional argument to control
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the resizing increment (a positive integer that defaults to 1).
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Some layouts take options to control their behavior. For example, the ``fat``
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and ``tall`` layouts accept the ``bias`` and ``full_size`` options to control
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how the available space is split up.
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To specify the option, in :opt:`kitty.conf <enabled_layouts>` use::
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enabled_layouts tall:bias=70;full_size=2
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This will have ``2`` instead of a single tall window, that occupy ``70%``
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instead of ``50%`` of available width. ``bias`` can be any number between 10
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and 90.
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Writing a new layout only requires about a hundred lines of code, so if there
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is some layout you want, take a look at `layout.py
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<https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/blob/master/kitty/layout.py>`_ and submit
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a pull request!
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