From fa0a654f5fccb46a329212984a0e2b25ba42ff25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rope <fredrik@nordhammer.it>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:25:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] hyprland: dwindle resize only moves the dragged edge

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 patches/hyprland-dwindle-pin-far-sides.patch | 91 ++++++++++++++++++++
 settings/hyprland.nix                        |  9 +-
 2 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 patches/hyprland-dwindle-pin-far-sides.patch

diff --git a/patches/hyprland-dwindle-pin-far-sides.patch b/patches/hyprland-dwindle-pin-far-sides.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c10966e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/hyprland-dwindle-pin-far-sides.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+--- a/src/layout/algorithm/tiled/dwindle/DwindleAlgorithm.cpp
++++ b/src/layout/algorithm/tiled/dwindle/DwindleAlgorithm.cpp
+@@ -297,6 +297,56 @@
+     recalculate();
+ }
+ 
++// Moving a split only changes that node's ratio, so every split nested on
++// either side of it gets rescaled and edges that weren't dragged slide along.
++// Record the size of each region that doesn't touch the moved edge, so it can
++// be pinned afterwards and only the windows along the edge absorb the resize.
++struct SFarSide {
++    SP<SDwindleNodeData> node;
++    bool                 farIsSecond = false;
++    float                size        = 0;
++};
++using FarSides = std::vector<SFarSide>;
++
++static void collectFarSides(const SP<SDwindleNodeData>& node, bool vertical, bool edgeAtStart, FarSides& out) {
++    if (!node || !node->children[0] || !node->children[1])
++        return;
++
++    const auto C0 = node->children[0].lock();
++    const auto C1 = node->children[1].lock();
++
++    if (node->splitTop == vertical) {
++        // split along the resize axis: pin the far child, follow the near one
++        const auto FARCHILD = edgeAtStart ? C1 : C0;
++        out.push_back({node, edgeAtStart, (float)(vertical ? FARCHILD->box.h : FARCHILD->box.w)});
++        collectFarSides(edgeAtStart ? C0 : C1, vertical, edgeAtStart, out);
++    } else {
++        // perpendicular split: both children touch the edge
++        collectFarSides(C0, vertical, edgeAtStart, out);
++        collectFarSides(C1, vertical, edgeAtStart, out);
++    }
++}
++
++static FarSides collectFarSides(const SP<SDwindleNodeData>& split, bool vertical) {
++    FarSides out;
++    collectFarSides(split->children[0].lock(), vertical, false, out);
++    collectFarSides(split->children[1].lock(), vertical, true, out);
++    return out;
++}
++
++// parents come before their children in `far`, so each node's box is already
++// final by the time its own ratio is recomputed
++static void restoreFarSides(const FarSides& far, bool vertical, bool force) {
++    for (const auto& [node, farIsSecond, size] : far) {
++        const float TOTAL = vertical ? node->box.h : node->box.w;
++        if (TOTAL <= 0)
++            continue;
++
++        node->splitRatio = std::clamp(farIsSecond ? 2.f - size / TOTAL * 2.f : size / TOTAL * 2.f, 0.1F, 1.9F);
++        node->recalcSizePosRecursive(force);
++    }
++}
++
+ void CDwindleAlgorithm::resizeTarget(const Vector2D& Δ, SP<ITarget> target, eRectCorner corner) {
+     if (!validMapped(target->window()))
+         return;
+@@ -356,6 +406,8 @@
+         }
+ 
+         if (PHOUTER) {
++            const auto HFAR = collectFarSides(PHOUTER->pParent.lock(), false);
++
+             PHOUTER->pParent->splitRatio = std::clamp(PHOUTER->pParent->splitRatio + allowedMovement.x * 2.f / PHOUTER->pParent->box.w, 0.1, 1.9);
+ 
+             if (PHINNER) {
+@@ -368,9 +420,13 @@
+                 PHINNER->pParent->recalcSizePosRecursive(*PANIMATE == 0);
+             } else
+                 PHOUTER->pParent->recalcSizePosRecursive(*PANIMATE == 0);
++
++            restoreFarSides(HFAR, false, *PANIMATE == 0);
+         }
+ 
+         if (PVOUTER) {
++            const auto VFAR = collectFarSides(PVOUTER->pParent.lock(), true);
++
+             PVOUTER->pParent->splitRatio = std::clamp(PVOUTER->pParent->splitRatio + allowedMovement.y * 2.f / PVOUTER->pParent->box.h, 0.1, 1.9);
+ 
+             if (PVINNER) {
+@@ -383,6 +439,8 @@
+                 PVINNER->pParent->recalcSizePosRecursive(*PANIMATE == 0);
+             } else
+                 PVOUTER->pParent->recalcSizePosRecursive(*PANIMATE == 0);
++
++            restoreFarSides(VFAR, true, *PANIMATE == 0);
+         }
+     } else {
+         // get the correct containers to apply splitratio to
diff --git a/settings/hyprland.nix b/settings/hyprland.nix
index 63593c7..aee836f 100644
--- a/settings/hyprland.nix
+++ b/settings/hyprland.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ in
     programs.hyprland = {
       enable = true;
       xwayland.enable = true;
+      # Dragging a tiled edge only resizes the windows touching it; stock
+      # dwindle rescales the whole subtree beyond it, so untouched edges slid.
+      package = pkgs.hyprland.overrideAttrs (old: {
+        patches = (old.patches or [ ]) ++ [ ../patches/hyprland-dwindle-pin-far-sides.patch ];
+      });
       # Closing a window that's being shared ends the share (Discord stops the
       # stream) instead of streaming its last frame forever.
       portalPackage = pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland.overrideAttrs (old: {
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ in
       libcanberra-gtk3
     ];
 
-    home-manager.users.fred = { config, lib, pkgs, inputs, ... }:
+    home-manager.users.fred = { config, osConfig, lib, pkgs, inputs, ... }:
     let
       c    = config.lib.stylix.colors;
       rgb  = hex: "rgb(${hex})";
@@ -218,6 +223,8 @@ in
       wayland.windowManager.hyprland = {
         enable = true;
         configType = "lua";
+        # same patched build as programs.hyprland, not a second stock copy
+        package = osConfig.programs.hyprland.package;
         systemd.variables = [ "--all" ];
 
         settings = {