commit ff9725d4b3c46d6461d34be4c324348330b309ad
parent 2d66c35e4633398dcae4a00ffcc7a98dc7b9191b
Author: sesankm <26676400+sesankm@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:30:56 -0500
patch for dwm to show gaps when one window is open
Diffstat:
2 files changed, 139 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/dwm.suckless.org/patches/singlegap/dwm-singlegap-6.6.diff b/dwm.suckless.org/patches/singlegap/dwm-singlegap-6.6.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+From d0b1b523a1cf4901aa848e20a9fff59154b3f3c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: sesankm <26676400+sesankm@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:29:08 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Add gaps when only one window is open
+
+---
+ config.def.h | 8 +++++---
+ dwm.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------
+ 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
+index 81c3fc0..b6a0b7d 100644
+--- a/config.def.h
++++ b/config.def.h
+@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
+
+ /* appearance */
+ static const unsigned int borderpx = 1; /* border pixel of windows */
++static const unsigned int gapx = 120; /* horizontal gap */
++static const unsigned int gapy = 40; /* vertical gap */
+ static const unsigned int snap = 32; /* snap pixel */
+ static const int showbar = 1; /* 0 means no bar */
+ static const int topbar = 1; /* 0 means bottom bar */
+@@ -26,9 +28,9 @@ static const Rule rules[] = {
+ * WM_CLASS(STRING) = instance, class
+ * WM_NAME(STRING) = title
+ */
+- /* class instance title tags mask isfloating monitor */
+- { "Gimp", NULL, NULL, 0, 1, -1 },
+- { "Firefox", NULL, NULL, 1 << 8, 0, -1 },
++ /* class instance title tags mask isfloating monitor disablegap */
++ { "Gimp", NULL, NULL, 0, 1, -1, 0},
++ { "Firefox", NULL, NULL, 1 << 8, 0, -1, 1},
+ };
+
+ /* layout(s) */
+diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
+index 4f345ee..1633c38 100644
+--- a/dwm.c
++++ b/dwm.c
+@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct Client {
+ int bw, oldbw;
+ unsigned int tags;
+ int isfixed, isfloating, isurgent, neverfocus, oldstate, isfullscreen;
++ int disablegaps;
+ Client *next;
+ Client *snext;
+ Monitor *mon;
+@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ typedef struct {
+ unsigned int tags;
+ int isfloating;
+ int monitor;
++ int disablegaps;
+ } Rule;
+
+ /* function declarations */
+@@ -286,6 +288,7 @@ applyrules(Client *c)
+ /* rule matching */
+ c->isfloating = 0;
+ c->tags = 0;
++ c->disablegaps = 0;
+ XGetClassHint(dpy, c->win, &ch);
+ class = ch.res_class ? ch.res_class : broken;
+ instance = ch.res_name ? ch.res_name : broken;
+@@ -302,6 +305,8 @@ applyrules(Client *c)
+ if (m)
+ c->mon = m;
+ }
++ if (strstr(class, r->class) || strstr(instance, r->class))
++ c->disablegaps = r->disablegaps;
+ }
+ if (ch.res_class)
+ XFree(ch.res_class);
+@@ -1686,28 +1691,36 @@ tagmon(const Arg *arg)
+ void
+ tile(Monitor *m)
+ {
+- unsigned int i, n, h, mw, my, ty;
++ unsigned int i, n, h, mw, my, ty, ns, gx = 0, gy = 0;
+ Client *c;
+
++
+ for (n = 0, c = nexttiled(m->clients); c; c = nexttiled(c->next), n++);
+ if (n == 0)
+ return;
++ else if (n == 1 && ((nexttiled(m->clients)))->disablegaps == 0) {
++ gx = gapx;
++ gy = gapy;
++ }
+
+- if (n > m->nmaster)
++ if (n > m->nmaster) {
+ mw = m->nmaster ? m->ww * m->mfact : 0;
+- else
++ ns = m->nmaster > 0 ? 2 : 1;
++ } else {
+ mw = m->ww;
+- for (i = my = ty = 0, c = nexttiled(m->clients); c; c = nexttiled(c->next), i++)
++ ns = 1;
++ }
++ for(i = 0, my = ty = gy, c = nexttiled(m->clients); c; c = nexttiled(c->next), i++)
+ if (i < m->nmaster) {
+- h = (m->wh - my) / (MIN(n, m->nmaster) - i);
+- resize(c, m->wx, m->wy + my, mw - (2*c->bw), h - (2*c->bw), 0);
++ h = (m->wh - my) / (MIN(n, m->nmaster) - i) - gy;
++ resize(c, m->wx + gx, m->wy + my, mw - (2*c->bw) - gx*(5-ns)/2, h - (2*c->bw), False);
+ if (my + HEIGHT(c) < m->wh)
+- my += HEIGHT(c);
++ my += HEIGHT(c) + gy;
+ } else {
+- h = (m->wh - ty) / (n - i);
+- resize(c, m->wx + mw, m->wy + ty, m->ww - mw - (2*c->bw), h - (2*c->bw), 0);
++ h = (m->wh - ty) / (n - i) - gy;
++ resize(c, m->wx + mw + gx/ns, m->wy + ty, m->ww - mw - (2*c->bw) - gx*(5-ns)/2, h - (2*c->bw), False);
+ if (ty + HEIGHT(c) < m->wh)
+- ty += HEIGHT(c);
++ ty += HEIGHT(c) + gy;
+ }
+ }
+
+--
+2.49.1
+
diff --git a/dwm.suckless.org/patches/singlegap/index.md b/dwm.suckless.org/patches/singlegap/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+singlegap
+=========
+
+Description
+-----------
+This modifies the tilegap patch and shows gaps only when there is a single
+window open. Exclusions can be added and horizontal/vertical gaps can be
+configured in config.h.
+
+Download
+--------
+* [dwm-singlegap-6.6.diff](dwm-singlegap-6.6.diff) (20250930)
+
+Author
+------
+* sesankm
