sway

commit b7eb6177e1d634620d73d56224cf154e3b854e0f
parent 90d3270970cc963454455b572883a051d3f376a1
Author: bonsaiiV <68749581+bonsaiiV@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Sat, 18 Oct 2025 16:55:46 +0000

sway/commands/layout: fix flatten parent once

Fixes: f50e307227c8 ("sway/commands/layout: flatten parent once")
Diffstat:
M
sway/commands/layout.c
 | 
12
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1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sway/commands/layout.c b/sway/commands/layout.c
@@ -137,11 +137,15 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_layout(int argc, char **argv) {
 		// If parent has only a singe child operate on its parent and
 		// flatten once, like i3
 		if (container && container->pending.children->length == 1) {
-			struct sway_container *child = container->pending.children->items[0];
+			// Also check grandparent to avoid restricting layouts
 			struct sway_container *parent = container->pending.parent;
-			container_replace(container, child);
-			container_begin_destroy(container);
-			container = parent;
+			if (parent && parent->pending.children->length == 1) {
+				struct sway_container *child = container->pending.children->items[0];
+				struct sway_container *parent = container->pending.parent;
+				container_replace(container, child);
+				container_begin_destroy(container);
+				container = parent;
+			}
 		}
 	}