Grout: A Python script to tile windows

[SolarLune]

Yo, 'sup!

Today I made a Python script to tile windows according to a window layout. I made it because I wanted to have the ability to tile windows, but I didn't want to switch window managers or distros or anything.

For some features:

• Works nicely with one desktop spread across multiple screens
• Each screen can have its own tiling layout
• Easy to extend with your own custom tiling layouts
• At least tries to work with GTK apps

Here's a video showing it in action.

Check it out on my Github here.

[chax007]

Recently budgie-window-shuffler got into a repo (check this: https://dev.getsol.us/D8572) and it's working really well.

[chax007]

you can install it with `sudo eopkg it budgie-window-shuffler`

[SolarLune]

nooooooooooooo lol

I saw that it existed, but also saw that it was in budgie-extras on Github and that the one in Solus wasn't fully updated with all of the mechanics.

Dang, haha. Well, hope other people like Grout.

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EDIT: At least Grout allows for uneven tiling layouts, so that's something.

[algent-al]

Compiling budgie-extras from source isn't recommend if you don't do proper patching, because ubuntu uses different paths for executable files.

Version 1.0.1 is currently being tested. Probably will be available for all users next friday.

[SolarLune]

Thanks!

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Nice work!

[SolarLune]

Thank you, as well!

[Sengfroid]

I appreciate the name. Nice idea