Vary number of columns with window size

[thom-cameron]

In small windows, maintaining the default 3 column layout and ratios makes each column too narrow to be useful. Just wanted to share my solution for varying the number of columns displayed based on the size of the window as is available in gokcehan's lf.

Here's the patched Tab:layout() I've put in my init.lua:

--- change number of columns in small windows
function Tab:layout()
    if self._area.w > 80 then
        self._chunks =
            ui.Layout():direction(ui.Layout.HORIZONTAL):constraints(
            {
                ui.Constraint.Ratio(MANAGER.ratio.parent, MANAGER.ratio.all),
                ui.Constraint.Ratio(MANAGER.ratio.current, MANAGER.ratio.all),
                ui.Constraint.Ratio(MANAGER.ratio.preview, MANAGER.ratio.all)
            }
        ):split(self._area)
    else
        self._chunks =
            ui.Layout():direction(ui.Layout.HORIZONTAL):constraints(
            {
                ui.Constraint.Ratio(0, MANAGER.ratio.all),
                ui.Constraint.Ratio(MANAGER.ratio.current + MANAGER.ratio.parent, MANAGER.ratio.all),
                ui.Constraint.Ratio(MANAGER.ratio.preview + MANAGER.ratio.parent, MANAGER.ratio.all)
            }
        ):split(self._area)
    end
end

[aShabat]

Hi, where did you find documentation about fields like _area and _chunks?

[thom-cameron]

I didn't, sorry. I just searched around in the codebase

[rieje]

There's toggle-pane.view now for something more predictable and versatile but manual.