docs/userguide: properly document the resize command

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Michael Stapelberg 2011-08-28 17:51:37 +02:00
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=== Resizing containers/windows === Resizing containers/windows
If you want to resize containers/windows using your keyboard, you can use the If you want to resize containers/windows using your keyboard, you can use the
+resize+ command, I recommend using it inside a so called +mode+: +resize+ command:
*Syntax*:
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resize <grow|shrink> <direction> [<px> px] [or <ppt> ppt]
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Direction can be one of +up+, +down+, +left+ or +right+. The optional pixel
argument specifies by how many pixels a *floating container* should be grown or
shrinked (the default is 10 pixels). The ppt argument means percentage points
and specifies by how many percentage points a *tiling container* should be
grown or shrinked (the default is 10 percentage points).
I recommend using the resize command inside a so called +mode+:
.Example: Configuration file, defining a mode for resizing .Example: Configuration file, defining a mode for resizing
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bindsym semicolon resize grow right bindsym semicolon resize grow right
bindsym Shift+semicolon resize shrink right bindsym Shift+semicolon resize shrink right
bindcode 36 mode default # back to normal: Enter or Escape
bindsym Return mode "default"
bindsym Escape mode "default"
} }
# Enter resize mode # Enter resize mode