My linux config and rc files https://git.sommerfeld.dev/dotfiles/atom/dot_config/systemd/user/swayrd.service?h=master 2026-05-13T12:43:42Z 2026-05-13T12:43:42Z sommerfeld sommerfeld@sommerfeld.dev 2026-05-13T12:43:42Z urn:sha1:fd512ffcd1206260e8cf17e8bed0273c64658d30 Vanilla sway only has splith/splitv with no auto-orientation, so new windows always split along whatever axis the parent container is set to (default splith). The result: opening a third window in a workspace that's already split horizontally just keeps stacking horizontally, even when each pane is now narrower than it is tall. swayr's daemon (swayrd) subscribes to sway IPC and, with [layout].auto_tile = true, issues splith or splitv on the focused container based on its width-vs-height before sway places the next window. The result is the i3/awesome-style spiral tiling: each new window splits the focused pane along its longest side. Run swayrd as a systemd user service bound to sway-session.target so it starts/stops with the session (matching the pattern used by waybar, swayidle, mako, etc.). No keybind changes; only the placement algorithm.