dragmfact - bakkeby/patches GitHub Wiki

The size of the master area vs the stack area in dwm is something that is intended to be controlled via keyboard shortcuts (MOD+h/MOD+l).

There exists a patch dragmfact that allow users to change this size using the mouse.

This patch works as-is, but it has a few shortfalls:

• the screen is only redrawn when you release the mouse button - this gives a sort of clunky feel to it
• the mechanism is specifically coded for the tile layout alone, which makes it both clunky and unintuitive to use for other layouts such as bottomstack
• the code also hooks into the resizemouse function, which can cause conflicts with other patches

This version of the dragmfact patch improves on all of the above.

• the screen updates as you drag the mouse, what you see is what you get
• the functionality is layout aware - changing between vertical or horizontal adjustment as needed
• it is intuitive to use, even with layouts such as centered master
• does not allow mfact to be changed for layouts where mfact does not apply, e.g. monocle or floating layout
• mouse cursor changes icon depending on whether it is a vertical or horizontal split
• it is a separate function, so should not conflict with other patches

• dwm-dragmfact-6.5.diff
• dwm-dragmfact-6.3.diff
• dwm-dragmfact-6.2.diff