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Feature: apply layout at runtime

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#742 opened on Sep 25, 2021

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Description

We should be able to allow defining several possible layouts in the layout yaml file: https://zellij.dev/documentation/layouts.html

We should then have some keyboard shortcut that would switch between these layouts, provided that the same amount of panes are open on screen (it would rearrange the open panes to fit the new layout alternate).

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Research direction
Explore the layout system defined in Zellij's codebase, understand how panes are managed, and implement a keyboard shortcut to switch between predefined layouts while ensuring same number of panes.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Mostly clear
Prerequisites
Rust
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50