master: add option to keep master window position (#9537)

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp b/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
index a429843f..59a5b14f 100644
--- a/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/MasterLayout.cpp
@@ -374,8 +374,22 @@ void CHyprMasterLayout::calculateWorkspace(PHLWORKSPACE pWorkspace) {
 
     // compute placement of master window(s)
     if (WINDOWS == 1 && !centerMasterWindow) {
-        PMASTERNODE->size     = WSSIZE;
-        PMASTERNODE->position = WSPOS;
+        static auto PALWAYSKEEPPOSITION = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("master:always_keep_position");
+        if (*PALWAYSKEEPPOSITION) {
+            const float WIDTH = WSSIZE.x * PMASTERNODE->percMaster;
+            float       nextX = 0;
+
+            if (orientation == ORIENTATION_RIGHT)
+                nextX = WSSIZE.x - WIDTH;
+            else if (orientation == ORIENTATION_CENTER)
+                nextX = (WSSIZE.x - WIDTH) / 2;
+
+            PMASTERNODE->size     = Vector2D(WIDTH, WSSIZE.y);
+            PMASTERNODE->position = WSPOS + Vector2D((double)nextX, 0.0);
+        } else {
+            PMASTERNODE->size     = WSSIZE;
+            PMASTERNODE->position = WSPOS;
+        }
 
         applyNodeDataToWindow(PMASTERNODE);
         return;