RIVERCARRO(1)
# NAME
rivercarro - tiled layout generator for river
# SYNOPSIS
*rivercarro* [_options_]
# DESCRIPTION
*rivercarro* is a fork of *rivertile*(1) layout generator for *river*(1).
It provides a simple tiled layout with split main/secondary stacks. The
initial state may be configured with various options passed on startup. Some
values may additionally be modified while rivercarro is running with the
help of *riverctl*(1).
In addition to *rivertile*(1), *rivercarro* provides:
- Monocle layout, views will takes all the usable area on the screen.
- Smart gaps, if there is only one view, gaps will be disable.
- Inner gaps instead of padding around views.
# OPTIONS
*-h*
Print a help message and exit.
*-version*
Print the version number and exit.
*-view-padding* _pixels_
Set the padding around views in pixels. (Default: 6)
*-outer-padding* _pixels_
Set the padding around the edge of the layout area in pixels.
(Default: 6)
*-main-location* [*top*|*bottom*|*left*|*right*|*monocle*]
Set the initial location of the main area in the layout.
(Default: *left*)
*-main-count* _count_
Set the initial number of views in the main area of the
layout. (Default: 1)
*-main-ratio* _ratio_
Set the initial ratio of the main area to total layout area. The
_ratio_ must be between 0.1 and 0.9, inclusive. (Default: 0.6)
*-no-smart-gaps*
Disable smart gaps.
# COMMANDS
These commands may be sent to rivercarro at runtime with the help of
*riverctl*(1).
*main-location* [*top*|*bottom*|*left*|*right*|*monocle*]
Set the location of the main area in the layout.
*main-count* _value_
Set or modify the number of views in the main area of the layout. If
_value_ is prefixed by a +/- sign, _value_ is added/subtracted from the
current count. If there is no sign, the main count is set to _value_.
*main-ratio* _value_
Set or modify the ratio of the main area to total layout area. If
_value_ is prefixed by a +/- sign, _value_ is added/subtracted from
the current ratio. If there is no sign, the main ratio is set to
_value_. Note that the ratio will always be clamped to the range
0.1 to 0.9.
# EXAMPLES
Start *rivercarro* with 4 pixels outer padding and the *top* main location:
rivercarro -outer-padding 4 -main-location top
Increase the main ratio by 0.1 at runtime:
riverctl send-layout-cmd rivercarro "main-ratio +0.1"
Set the main count to 3 at runtime:
riverctl send-layout-cmd rivercarro "main-count 3"
# SEE ALSO
*river*(1), *riverctl*(1), *rivertile*(1)