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# default layout (can be bsp, stack or float)
yabai -m config layout bsp
# wild west on space 1
yabai -m config --space 5 layout float
# New window spawns to the right if vertical split, or bottom if horizontal split
yabai -m config window_placement second_child
# padding set to 1px
yabai -m config top_padding 1
yabai -m config bottom_padding 1
yabai -m config left_padding 1
yabai -m config right_padding 1
yabai -m config window_gap 1
# center mouse on window with focus
yabai -m config mouse_follows_focus on
# modifier for clicking and dragging with mouse
yabai -m config mouse_modifier alt
# set modifier + left-click drag to move window
yabai -m config mouse_action1 move
# set modifier + right-click drag to resize window
yabai -m config mouse_action2 resize
# when window is dropped in center of another window, swap them (on edges it will split it)
yabai -m mouse_drop_action swap
# disable some apps
yabai -m rule --add app="^System Settings$" manage=off
yabai -m rule --add app="^Calculator$" manage=off
yabai -m rule --add app="^Karabiner-Elements$" manage=off
# change window focus within space
alt - j : yabai -m window --focus south
alt - k : yabai -m window --focus north
alt - h : yabai -m window --focus west
alt - l : yabai -m window --focus east
# rotate layout clockwise
shift + alt - r : yabai -m space --rotate 270
# flip along y-axis
shift + alt - y : yabai -m space --mirror y-axis
# flip along x-axis
shift + alt - x : yabai -m space --mirror x-axis
# toggle window float
shift + alt - t : yabai -m window --toggle float --grid 4:4:1:1:2:2
# maximize a window
shift + alt - m : yabai -m window --toggle zoom-fullscreen
# balance out tree of windows (resize to occupy same area)
shift + alt - e : yabai -m space --balance
# swap windows
shift + alt - j : yabai -m window --swap south
shift + alt - k : yabai -m window --swap north
shift + alt - h : yabai -m window --swap west
shift + alt - l : yabai -m window --swap east
# move window to prev and next space
shift + alt - p : yabai -m window --space prev;
shift + alt - n : yabai -m window --space next;
# move window to space #
shift + alt - 1 : yabai -m window --space 1;
shift + alt - 2 : yabai -m window --space 2;
shift + alt - 3 : yabai -m window --space 3;
shift + alt - 4 : yabai -m window --space 4;
shift + alt - 5 : yabai -m window --space 5;
shift + alt - 6 : yabai -m window --space 6;
shift + alt - 7 : yabai -m window --space 7;
# switch spaces
# ctrl + 1
# ctrl + 2
# ctrl + 3
# ctrl + 4
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