From 20c68b1869eec8f241ced597e71beffd391637eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Stapelberg Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:12:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs/userguide: explain the split command --- docs/userguide | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/userguide b/docs/userguide index d81b0922..7f839e53 100644 --- a/docs/userguide +++ b/docs/userguide @@ -655,6 +655,27 @@ popup_during_fullscreen ignore == List of commands +=== Splitting containers + +The split command makes the current window a split container. Split containers +can contain multiple windows. Every split container has an orientation, it is +either split horizontally (a new window gets placed to the right of the current +one) or vertically (a new window gets placed below the current one). + +If you apply this command to a split container with the same orientation, +nothing will happen. If you use a different orientation, the split container’s +orientation will be changed (if it does not have more than one window). + +*Syntax*: +--------------------------- +split +--------------------------- + +*Example*: +-------------- +split vertical +-------------- + === Manipulating layout To change the layout of the current container to stacking, use +layout