[xmonad] contrib darcs patch: BinarySpacePartition update

[Anton Pirogov]

Hi,

this patch makes the actions in BSP layout more consistent and usable,
making Equalize and Balance work locally and also allowing to open new
windows at arbitrary positions:

Equalize/Balance now only rearrange the currently focused node instead of
the whole layout (e.g. you want to keep some windows like they are but only
want to rearrange a deeply nested branch).

New windows now are inserted into the currently selected node, so e.g
focussing the root (everything) and opening the window will make the new
window take half of the screen (not possible or very cumbersome before).

Also a new feature is added - now it is possible to select a window or
group of windows (first FocusParent, then SelectNode) and "cut&paste" the
selected window(s) into some other location in the layout (again,
FocusParent to the destination, then MoveNode). This will split the node
focused and put the selected window(s) there.

The reason for this was that more elaborate rearrangements that I sometimes
wished for were simply not possible just with regular window swapping.

Best regards,
Anton

[Daniel Wagner]

Hi Anton --

Thanks for the patch. It looks like it builds, and without knowing anything
about BSP the changes sound positive to me.

Nevertheless, can you comment briefly on backwards-compatibility? How
likely is it that there are people out there that use BSP and like the
current behavior, and will find xmonad behaving differently as a result of
this patch?

Can we support the old behavior and make the new behavior "opt-in" by folks
that want it?

~d

Post by Anton Pirogov
Hi,
this patch makes the actions in BSP layout more consistent and usable,
making Equalize and Balance work locally and also allowing to open new
Equalize/Balance now only rearrange the currently focused node instead of
the whole layout (e.g. you want to keep some windows like they are but only
want to rearrange a deeply nested branch).
New windows now are inserted into the currently selected node, so e.g
focussing the root (everything) and opening the window will make the new
window take half of the screen (not possible or very cumbersome before).
Also a new feature is added - now it is possible to select a window or
group of windows (first FocusParent, then SelectNode) and "cut&paste" the
selected window(s) into some other location in the layout (again,
FocusParent to the destination, then MoveNode). This will split the node
focused and put the selected window(s) there.
The reason for this was that more elaborate rearrangements that I
sometimes wished for were simply not possible just with regular window
swapping.
Best regards,
Anton
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[Anton Pirogov]

Hi Daniel,

As far as I am aware, BSP is only in contrib-darcs for 6 months. My first
patch to BSP is 2 months old and introduced far more invasive changes than
this one, and the little feedback I got was good, but since it is so fresh
I dont think that there are many users out there who used it in it's "new
form" already.

In comparison, this is a smaller update which I think is important to make
everything more consistent with the whole node-focus semantics that I
introduced and addresses some small annoyances that became apparent after
using the layout extensively for some time.

So no, it is not backwards-compatible, but I am quite sure that it is not a
problem - at least as long as there was no new official xmonad release that
"freezes" the current behaviour.

Best regards,
Anton

Post by Daniel Wagner
Hi Anton --
Thanks for the patch. It looks like it builds, and without knowing
anything about BSP the changes sound positive to me.
Nevertheless, can you comment briefly on backwards-compatibility? How
likely is it that there are people out there that use BSP and like the
current behavior, and will find xmonad behaving differently as a result of
this patch?
Can we support the old behavior and make the new behavior "opt-in" by
folks that want it?
~d

Post by Anton Pirogov
Hi,
this patch makes the actions in BSP layout more consistent and usable,
making Equalize and Balance work locally and also allowing to open new
Equalize/Balance now only rearrange the currently focused node instead of
the whole layout (e.g. you want to keep some windows like they are but only
want to rearrange a deeply nested branch).
New windows now are inserted into the currently selected node, so e.g
focussing the root (everything) and opening the window will make the new
window take half of the screen (not possible or very cumbersome before).
Also a new feature is added - now it is possible to select a window or
group of windows (first FocusParent, then SelectNode) and "cut&paste" the
selected window(s) into some other location in the layout (again,
FocusParent to the destination, then MoveNode). This will split the node
focused and put the selected window(s) there.
The reason for this was that more elaborate rearrangements that I
sometimes wished for were simply not possible just with regular window
swapping.
Best regards,
Anton
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[Brent Yorgey]

I was just going to apply this patch but for the record, it looks like it
has already been applied.

-Brent

Post by Anton Pirogov
Hi,
this patch makes the actions in BSP layout more consistent and usable,
making Equalize and Balance work locally and also allowing to open new
Equalize/Balance now only rearrange the currently focused node instead of
the whole layout (e.g. you want to keep some windows like they are but only
want to rearrange a deeply nested branch).
New windows now are inserted into the currently selected node, so e.g
focussing the root (everything) and opening the window will make the new
window take half of the screen (not possible or very cumbersome before).
Also a new feature is added - now it is possible to select a window or
group of windows (first FocusParent, then SelectNode) and "cut&paste" the
selected window(s) into some other location in the layout (again,
FocusParent to the destination, then MoveNode). This will split the node
focused and put the selected window(s) there.
The reason for this was that more elaborate rearrangements that I
sometimes wished for were simply not possible just with regular window
swapping.
Best regards,
Anton
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[Daniel Wagner]

Yes, I applied it and sent a message to the list, but it seems
mail.haskell.org is having some trouble -- it (not mailman) rejected my
message, and according to infrastructure@, several others are having the
same problem.

~d

Post by Brent Yorgey
I was just going to apply this patch but for the record, it looks like it
has already been applied.
-Brent

Post by Anton Pirogov
Hi,
this patch makes the actions in BSP layout more consistent and usable,
making Equalize and Balance work locally and also allowing to open new
Equalize/Balance now only rearrange the currently focused node instead of
the whole layout (e.g. you want to keep some windows like they are but only
want to rearrange a deeply nested branch).
New windows now are inserted into the currently selected node, so e.g
focussing the root (everything) and opening the window will make the new
window take half of the screen (not possible or very cumbersome before).
Also a new feature is added - now it is possible to select a window or
group of windows (first FocusParent, then SelectNode) and "cut&paste" the
selected window(s) into some other location in the layout (again,
FocusParent to the destination, then MoveNode). This will split the node
focused and put the selected window(s) there.
The reason for this was that more elaborate rearrangements that I
sometimes wished for were simply not possible just with regular window
swapping.
Best regards,
Anton
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