Hi I think this sounds too dependent on the implementation. Something like -U/-D/-L/-R for splitw might work?
On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 11:53:43PM -0800, Felix Rosencrantz wrote: > A, B C, & D are panes.** If you start with a window with a single pane A, > and call "split-window" you get window split evenly vertically layout > [A,B]: > A > B > Then if from B you call "split-window -h" you have window layout like: > [A,{B,C}] > AA > BC > If you then call split-window from C, you get a window layout like: > [A{B,[C,D]}]** > AA > BC > BD > I'd like to start from layout [A,{B,C}] > AA > BC > and call "split-window -a 1" from C and get layout like [A{B,C},D]: > AA > BC > DD > The '-a #' would say go up # levels in the layout cell tree for the > specified pane, and split at that level. (likewise for the join-pane > command).** With a high enough value for #, you get a true "split-window" > command.** > -FR.** > On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 4:53 PM, Nicholas Marriott > <[1]nicholas.marri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm not clear what you are suggestion, can you give me an example? > > On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 05:08:13PM -0800, Felix Rosencrantz wrote: > >** ** Like adding a -a flag to split-window/join-pane that says how > many > >** ** ancestor cells above the current pane it should split at.** So 0 > is the > >** ** current pane, 1 would be one cell up, etc.** Maybe some sort of > syntax for > >** ** the root cell, (or just a specify a very large number).** Would > that be > >** ** reasonable? > >** ** -FR. > >** ** On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 10:23 AM, Felix Rosencrantz > >** ** <[1][2]f.rosencra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >** ** ** That's great. > >** ** ** I noticed this when I was trying to figure out if I could do a > drop-down > >** ** ** terminal like guake/tilda/etc.** This patch was a simple way > to do it if > >** ** ** there is only a single pane across the top, but not if the top > is split > >** ** ** with several panes. > >** ** ** The TODO says it would be more correct to rename the > split-window > >** ** ** command to split-pane.** It would be useful to really have a > command > >** ** ** that actually did split/join at the window level, so there is > an easy > >** ** ** way to put a pane on the edge of a window with an arbitrarily > complex > >** ** ** layout.** To be more general, if it could be done at any level > of the > >** ** ** layout structure. > >** ** ** Do you think either of those would be useful to add to tmux?** > An actual > >** ** ** split/join-window command or option to the existing commands. > I know I > >** ** ** would find that useful and have wanted that feature. > >** ** ** -FR. > >** ** ** On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 2:57 PM, Nicholas Marriott > >** ** ** <[2][3]nicholas.marri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >** ** ** ** Like it. Applied - thanks > >** ** ** ** On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 09:40:03AM -0800, Felix Rosencrantz > wrote: > >** ** ** ** >** ** This patch adds the -b flag to split-window, which > is > >** ** ** ** consistent with the > >** ** ** ** >** ** -b flag of the join-window command.** I like this > when I want > >** ** ** ** to create a > >** ** ** ** >** ** pane above the current pane. > >** ** ** ** >** ** -FR. > > > >** ** ** ** > diff --git a/cmd-split-window.c b/cmd-split-window.c > >** ** ** ** > index f88b2f6..e09b5a3 100644 > >** ** ** ** > --- a/cmd-split-window.c > >** ** ** ** > +++ b/cmd-split-window.c > >** ** ** ** > @@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ enum cmd_retval** ** ** > >** ** ** ** cmd_split_window_exec(struct cmd *, struct cmd_q *); > >** ** ** ** > > >** ** ** ** >** const struct cmd_entry cmd_split_window_entry = { > >** ** ** ** >** ** ** **"split-window", "splitw", > >** ** ** ** > -** ** **"c:dF:l:hp:Pt:v", 0, -1, > >** ** ** ** > -** ** **"[-dhvP] [-c start-directory] [-F format] [-p > percentage|-l > >** ** ** ** size] " > >** ** ** ** > +** ** **"bc:dF:l:hp:Pt:v", 0, -1, > >** ** ** ** > +** ** **"[-bdhvP] [-c start-directory] [-F format] [-p > >** ** ** ** percentage|-l size] " > >** ** ** ** >** ** ** **CMD_TARGET_PANE_USAGE " [command]", > >** ** ** ** >** ** ** **0, > >** ** ** ** >** ** ** **cmd_split_window_exec > >** ** ** ** > @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ cmd_split_window_exec(struct cmd > *self, struct > >** ** ** ** cmd_q *cmdq) > >** ** ** ** >** ** ** **if (*shell == '\0' || areshell(shell)) > >** ** ** ** >** ** ** ** ** ** ** **shell = _PATH_BSHELL; > >** ** ** ** > > >** ** ** ** > -** ** **if ((lc = layout_split_pane(wp, type, size, 0)) > == NULL) { > >** ** ** ** > +** ** **if ((lc = layout_split_pane(wp, type, size, > args_has(args, > >** ** ** ** 'b'))) == NULL) { > >** ** ** ** >** ** ** ** ** ** ** **cause = xstrdup("pane too small"); > >** ** ** ** >** ** ** ** ** ** ** **goto error; > >** ** ** ** >** ** ** **} > >** ** ** ** > diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1 > >** ** ** ** > index 032e5be..ddeac74 100644 > >** ** ** ** > --- a/tmux.1 > >** ** ** ** > +++ b/tmux.1 > >** ** ** ** > @@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ is given and the selected window is > already > >** ** ** ** the current window, > >** ** ** ** >** the command behaves like > >** ** ** ** >** .Ic last-window . > >** ** ** ** >** .It Xo Ic split-window > >** ** ** ** > -.Op Fl dhvP > >** ** ** ** > +.Op Fl bdhvP > >** ** ** ** >** .Op Fl c Ar start-directory > >** ** ** ** >** .Oo Fl l > >** ** ** ** >** .Ar size | > >** ** ** ** > @@ -1784,6 +1784,10 @@ and > >** ** ** ** >** .Fl p > >** ** ** ** >** options specify the size of the new pane in lines (for > vertical > >** ** ** ** split) or in > >** ** ** ** >** cells (for horizontal split), or as a percentage, > respectively. > >** ** ** ** > +The > >** ** ** ** > +.Fl b > >** ** ** ** > +option causes the new pane to be created to the left of > or above > >** ** ** ** > +.Ar target-pane . > >** ** ** ** >** All other options have the same meaning as for the > >** ** ** ** >** .Ic new-window > >** ** ** ** >** command. > > > >** ** ** ** > > >** ** ** ** > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >** ** ** ** > Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. > >** ** ** ** > Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. > >** ** ** ** > Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile > push > >** ** ** ** notifications. > >** ** ** ** > Take corrective actions from your mobile device. > >** ** ** ** > > >** ** ** ** > > [3][4]http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154624111&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > > > >** ** ** ** > _______________________________________________ > >** ** ** ** > tmux-users mailing list > >** ** ** ** > [4][5]tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >** ** ** ** > > [5][6]https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tmux-users > > > > References > > > >** ** Visible links > >** ** 1. mailto:[7]f.rosencra...@gmail.com > >** ** 2. mailto:[8]nicholas.marri...@gmail.com > >** ** 3. > > [9]http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154624111&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > >** ** 4. mailto:[10]tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >** ** 5. 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