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Sean Pringle
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*X Obstinate Asymmetric Tiler*
* Designed for wide screens, including multi-head support.
* Static tiling; just configure sizes of the three fixed tiles.
* Windows never move between tiles or monitors automatically.
* Bare minimum EWMH to support panels and [simpleswitcher](https://github.com/seanpringle/simpleswitcher).
* Static tiling! Just configure sizes of the three fixed tiles.
* Windows never move between tiles without user input.
* Basic EWMH to support panels and [simpleswitcher](https://github.com/seanpringle/simpleswitcher).
* A few keyboard controls for moving, focusing, cycling, closing, and finding windows.
* Transient windows and dialogs are centered on parent, not tiled.
* Splash screens and notification popups are displayed as requested, not tiled.
* .xoatrc or config.h for customization of borders and keys.
* Pointer warps appropriately when keyboard controls and EWMH affect focus.
* .xoatrc or config.h for customization.
### The Layout
* Tile proportions can be adjusted.
* Layout can be flipped horizontally.
* Xrandr rotated monitor also rotates layout (always 90 degrees, right).
* Xrandr rotated monitor also rotates the layout (always 90 degrees, right).
* Fullscreen (no borders, above panels) windows suported normally.
* Maximized windows (with borders and panels) supported in spot 1.
* Maximized-vertically windows supportted in spot 2.
* Maximized-horizontally windows supported in spot 3.
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* Keyboard controls generally preferred over the mouse, when practical.
* Faster. Muscle memory.
* Click-to-focus model preferred over focus-follows-mouse.
* FfM means mentally keeping track of the mouse or warping the pointer around.
* CtF is harder to get wrong and makes it easy to forget about the mouse for some tasks.
* 2/3 is a nice fraction.
* CtF is harder to get wrong in all cases.
* FfM means mentally keeping track of the mouse pointer.
* Avoiding the mouse entirely should just work, and not unexpectedly affect focus.
* 60:40 is a nice ratio.
### config.h
All customization happens in config.h or .xoatrc. See in-line comments. It's tracked, so use a local git branch or a merge tool to protect any customization.
All customization happens in config.h or .xoatrc; see in-line comments. The former is tracked, so use a local git branch or a merge tool to protect any customization.