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Currently, there are **8** layouts.
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lain/layout
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|-- termfair
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|-- centerfair
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|-- cascade
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|-- cascadetile
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|-- centerwork
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|-- uselessfair
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|-- uselesspiral
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`-- uselesstile
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Just add your favourites to ``layouts`` table:
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layouts =
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{
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...
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lain.layout.termfair,
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lain.layout.uselesstile,
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...
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}
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Or set them on specific tags like this:
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awful.layout.set(lain.layout.uselessfair, tags[1][7])
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How do layouts work?
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=========================
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termfair
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--------
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I do a lot of work on terminals. The common tiling algorithms usually
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maximize windows, so you'll end up with a terminal that has about 200
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columns or more. That's way too much. Have you ever read a manpage in a
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terminal of this size?
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This layout restricts the size of each window. Each window will have the
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same width but is variable in height. Furthermore, windows are
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left-aligned. The basic workflow is as follows (the number above the
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screen is the number of open windows, the number in a cell is the fixed
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number of a client):
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(1) (2) (3)
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+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
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| 1 | | | -> | 2 | 1 | | -> | 3 | 2 | 1 | ->
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+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
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(4) (5) (6)
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+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
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| 4 | | | | 5 | 4 | | | 6 | 5 | 4 |
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+---+---+---+ -> +---+---+---+ -> +---+---+---+
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
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The first client will be located in the left column. When opening
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another window, this new window will be placed in the left column while
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moving the first window into the middle column. Once a row is full,
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another row above it will be created.
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Default number of columns and rows are respectively taken from `nmaster`
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and `ncol` values in `awful.tag`, but you can set your own.
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For example, this sets `termfair` to 3 columns and at least 1 row:
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lain.layout.termfair.nmaster = 3
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lain.layout.termfair.ncol = 1
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centerfair
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----------
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Similar to `termfair`, but with fixed number of vertical columns. Cols are centerded until there are `nmaster` columns, then windows are stacked as slaves, with possibly `ncol` clients per column at most.
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(1) (2) (3)
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+---+---+---+ +-+---+---+-+ +---+---+---+
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| | 1 | | -> | | 1 | 2 | | -> | 1 | 2 | 3 | ->
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+---+---+---+ +-+---+---+-+ +---+---+---+
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(4) (5)
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+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
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+ 1 + 2 +---+ -> + 1 +---+---+
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| | | 4 | | | 3 | 5 |
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+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+
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Like `termfair`, default number of columns and rows are respectively taken from `nmaster`
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and `ncol` values in `awful.tag`, but you can set your own.
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For example:
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lain.layout.centerfair.nmaster = 3
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lain.layout.centerfair.ncol = 1
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cascade
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Cascade all windows of a tag.
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You can control the offsets by setting these two variables:
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lain.layout.cascade.cascade_offset_x = 64
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lain.layout.cascade.cascade_offset_y = 16
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The following reserves space for 5 windows:
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lain.layout.cascade.nmaster = 5
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That is, no window will get resized upon the creation of a new window,
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unless there's more than 5 windows.
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cascadetile
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Similar to `awful.layout.suit.tile` layout, however, clients in the slave
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column are cascaded instead of tiled.
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Left column size can be set, otherwise is controlled by `mwfact` of the
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tag. Additional windows will be opened in another column on the right.
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New windows are placed above old windows.
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Whether the slave column is placed on top of the master window or not is
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controlled by the value of `ncol`. A value of 1 means "overlapping slave column"
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and anything else means "don't overlap windows".
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Usage example:
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lain.layout.cascadetile.cascade_offset_x = 2
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lain.layout.cascadetile.cascade_offset_y = 32
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lain.layout.cascadetile.extra_padding = 5
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lain.layout.cascadetile.nmaster = 5
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lain.layout.ncol = 1
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`extra_padding` reduces the size of the master window if "overlapping
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slave column" is activated. This allows you to see if there are any
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windows in your slave column.
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Setting `cascade_offset_x` to a very small value or even 0 is reccommended to avoid wasting space.
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centerwork
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You start with one window, centered horizontally:
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+--------------------------+
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| +----------+ |
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+--------------------------+
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This is your main working window. You do most of the work right here.
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Sometimes, you may want to open up additional windows. They're put in
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the following four slots:
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+--------------------------+
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| +---+ | MAIN | +---+ |
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+--------------------------+
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Yes, the number "four" is fixed. In total, you can only have five open
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windows with this layout. Additional windows are not managed and set to
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floating mode. **This is intentional**.
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You can set the order of the four auxiliary windows. This is the default
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configuration:
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lain.layout.centerwork.top_left = 0
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lain.layout.centerwork.top_right = 1
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lain.layout.centerwork.bottom_left = 2
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lain.layout.centerwork.bottom_right = 3
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This means: The bottom left slot will be occupied by the third window
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(not counting the main window). Suppose you want your windows to appear
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in this order:
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| +---+ | MAIN | +---+ |
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+--------------------------+
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This would require you to use these settings:
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lain.layout.centerwork.top_left = 3
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lain.layout.centerwork.top_right = 0
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lain.layout.centerwork.bottom_left = 2
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lain.layout.centerwork.bottom_right = 1
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*Please note:* If you use Awesome's default configuration, navigation in
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this layout may be very confusing. How do you get from the main window
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to satellite ones depends on the order in which the windows are opened.
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Thus, use of `awful.client.focus.bydirection()` is suggested.
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Here's an example:
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globalkeys = awful.util.table.join(
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awful.key({ modkey }, "j",
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awful.client.focus.bydirection("down")
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if client.focus then client.focus:raise() end
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end),
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awful.key({ modkey }, "k",
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function()
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awful.client.focus.bydirection("up")
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if client.focus then client.focus:raise() end
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end),
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awful.key({ modkey }, "h",
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function()
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awful.client.focus.bydirection("left")
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if client.focus then client.focus:raise() end
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end),
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awful.key({ modkey }, "l",
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function()
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awful.client.focus.bydirection("right")
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if client.focus then client.focus:raise() end
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end),
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...
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uselessfair, uselesspiral & uselesstile
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These are duplicates of the stock `fair`, `spiral` and `tile` layouts.
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However, "useless gaps" (see below) have been added.
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Useless gaps
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Useless gaps are gaps between windows. They are "useless" because they
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serve no special purpose despite increasing overview. I find it easier
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to recognize window boundaries if windows are set apart a little bit.
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The `uselessfair` layout, for example, looks like this:
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+================+
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# #
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# +---+ +---+ #
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# +---+ | | #
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# | 3 | #
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# +---+ +---+ #
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# #
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All of lain layouts provide useless gaps. To set the width of the gaps,
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you have to add an item called `useless_gap_width` in your `theme.lua`.
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If it doesn't exist, the width will default to 0.
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Example:
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theme.useless_gap_width = 10
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`uselesstile` patches
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=====================
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xmonad-like
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If you want to have uselesstile behave like xmonad, with internal gaps two times wider than external ones, replace `lain/layout/uselesstile` with [this](https://gist.github.com/copycat-killer/9e56dcfbe66bfe14967c).
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inverted master
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Want to invert master window position? Use [this](https://gist.github.com/copycat-killer/c59dc59c9f99d98218eb) version. You can set `single_gap` with `width` and `height` in your `theme.lua`, in order to define the window geometry when there's only one client, otherwise it goes maximized. An example:
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theme.single_gap = { width = 600, height = 100 }
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What about layout icons?
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========================
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They are located in ``lain/icons/layout``.
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To use them, add lines to your ``theme.lua`` like this:
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theme.lain_icons = os.getenv("HOME") .. "/.config/awesome/lain/icons/layout/default/"
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theme.layout_termfair = theme.lain_icons .. "termfairw.png"
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theme.layout_cascade = theme.lain_icons .. "cascadew.png"
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theme.layout_cascadetile = theme.lain_icons .. "cascadetilew.png"
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theme.layout_centerwork = theme.lain_icons .. "centerworkw.png"
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Credits goes to [Nicolas Estibals](https://github.com/nestibal) for creating
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layout icons for default theme.
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You can use them as a template for your custom versions.
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[<- home](https://github.com/copycat-killer/lain/wiki)
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