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Editor: tile and edit regions ​

Enter with E to tile immediately; swap numbered windows and adjust regions.

Editor: tile and edit regionsEnter with E to tile immediately; swap numbered windows and adjust regions.

How to use it ​

Arrangement starts on entry

Press Alt+W, then E to arrange current candidate windows immediately. Further changes also apply at once. Z undoes changes, including the initial arrangement.

KeyAction in Editor
H / J / K / LSelect the region to the left / below / above / right
Shift+H/J/K/LSplit in the chosen direction
Ctrl+H / Ctrl+LDecrease / increase the selected region's width
Ctrl+K / Ctrl+JDecrease / increase the selected region's height
Two window numbersSelect two windows in sequence to swap their positions
Backtick (`), then a region numberSelect a region; with a source window selected, move it into an empty region
XRemove a region without closing the application window
Z / Shift+ZUndo / redo edits
Ctrl+SSave the layout

For example, select your editor's region and press Ctrl+L to widen it; neighbors adjust together. If an app's minimum size prevents shrinking, check the on-screen message and try another region or fewer splits.

For saving instructions and a demo, see Save an arrangement.

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