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Layouts

Glint includes nine layout presets that instantly rearrange your panes and redistribute tabs. Apply them with Alt+1 through Alt+9.

Layout Presets

ShortcutNamePanesBest For
Alt+1Side-by-Side2Index on the left, detail on the right
Alt+2Studio3Three columns — navigation, provider, active work
Alt+3Widescreen4Four columns with a dedicated terminal
Alt+4Ultrawide5Five columns for very wide displays
Alt+5Focus1Single pane — all tabs together
Alt+6Workbench3Two-pane right side with a top/bottom split
Alt+7Workshop4Sidebar with split right area and bottom tools
Alt+8Command Center5Sophisticated arrangement for power users
Alt+9Three Column3Three equal columns

How Tab Distribution Works

When you apply a layout, all your tabs are automatically redistributed to the correct panes based on their purpose:

  1. Navigation tabs (File Browser, Commit History) go to the leftmost pane
  2. Provider tabs (Issue list, PR list) go to the next pane
  3. Reference tabs (Branches, Tags, Settings) go to the middle
  4. Active work tabs (Files, Issues, PRs) go toward the right
  5. Terminal tabs go to the rightmost or bottom pane

Pane Sizing

  • Navigation and provider panes have fixed widths (450px and 540px)
  • All other panes share the remaining space equally
  • Minimum pane width is 100px

Default Layout

You can set which layout is applied to new Repo tabs via Settings > Display > Default Layout. The current default is marked in the View > Layouts menu.

Combining with Drag-to-Split

Layout presets are a starting point. After applying a preset, you can further customize by dragging tabs to create additional splits. See Split Panes for details.