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As far as I know, i3 can split horizontally and vertically using e.g. split toggle. However, horizontal split means a split to the east, and vertical split means a split to the south. I want to be able to split in all cardinal directions, i.e. north and west as well.

Is there a way to do this in i3?

Lucas
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https://i3wm.org/docs/refcard.html

tile vertically ===> mod+v

tile horizontally ===> mod+h

this tells you where the next tile will be placed

tinyfiledialogs
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  • Yes, but this will only split in the directions south and east. I want to be able to split in all 4 directions, so north and west aswell. – Lucas Jun 21 '21 at 11:40
  • toggle floating (mod-shit-space). move the window where you want it and untoggle floating (mod-shit-space). you now have swapped your windows. – tinyfiledialogs Jun 21 '21 at 13:50
  • That is how I do it if I want the window to be split above, but it doesn't really answer my question, which is that I want to split in any cardinal direction. Doing it this way takes more than one step, I want it to be in a singular step. – Lucas Jun 21 '21 at 13:59
  • Would changing the focus to parent container (`$mod + a`) ease your situation? – Antoine Sep 08 '21 at 22:29