QTILE_TABBED

Proof-of-concept Tabbed layout in Qtile (see Issue #491).

The layout maximizes windows without hiding bars and shows tabs for all windows in the layout.

I developed this for my own needs and currently do not have time to make it "complete". Feel free to let me know (for example, by opening an Issue) and fork the repository if you want to develop it further.

Note: The code has been updated for Qtile >= 0.23.0. For older Qtile releases, try the v0.22 branch.

Features

Show tabs at the top or bottom.
Differently colored tabs for active, inactive, and urgent windows.
Option to hide tabs if there is only one window.

Usage

Copy or link the tabbed.py file to your qtile config directory, then import the layout to your config.py file:

from tabbed import Tabbed

...

layouts = [
    Tabbed(
        (options)
    ),
    ...
]

Options

Option	Description	Default
border_width	Border width	0
border_focus	Border color for focused window	None
border_normal	Border color for unfocused window	None
margin	Margin around maximized window	0
bg_color	Background color of tab bar	"000000"
active_fg	Foreground color of active tab	"ffffff"
active_bg	Background color of active tab	"000080"
urgent_fg	Foreground color of urgent tab	"ffffff"
urgent_bg	Background color of urgent tab	"ff0000"
inactive_fg	Foreground color of inactive tab	"ffffff"
inactive_bg	Background color of inactive tab	"606060"
rounded_tabs	Draw tabs rounded	False
padding_y	Top and bottom padding for tab label	2
hspace	Space between tabs	2
font	Font	"sans"
fontsize	Font pixel size	14
fontshadow	Font shadow color, default is None (no shadow)	None
bar_height	Height of tab bar	24
place_bottom	Place tab bar at the bottom instead of top	False
show_single_tab	Show tabs if there is only a single tab	True

Missing features

Sideway tabs (left or right).

Credits