Hyprland config

hyprland-hy3.conf

general {
    layout = hy3
}

plugin {
    hy3 {
        tabs {
            height = 6
            padding = 4
            render_text = false
        }

        autotile {
            enable = true
        }
    }
}

bind = $mainMod, h, hy3:movefocus, l
bind = $mainMod, l, hy3:movefocus, r
bind = $mainMod, k, hy3:movefocus, u
bind = $mainMod, j, hy3:movefocus, d
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, h, hy3:movewindow, l
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, l, hy3:movewindow, r
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, k, hy3:movewindow, u
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, j, hy3:movewindow, d


bindn = , mouse:272, hy3:focustab, mouse
bindn = , mouse_down, hy3:focustab, l, require_hovered
bindn = , mouse_up, hy3:focustab, r, require_hovered

bind = $mainMod, tab, hy3:focustab, r, wrap
bind = $mainMod, W, hy3:changegroup, toggletab
bind = $mainMod, S, togglefloating

hyprland.conf

dwindle {
    pseudotile = true
    preserve_split = true
    force_split = 2
}

group {
    col.border_active = rgba(33ccffee) rgba(00ff99ee) 45deg
    col.border_inactive = rgba(595959aa)
    col.border_locked_active = -1
    col.border_locked_inactive = -1

    groupbar {
        font_size = 13
        font_family = Source Code Pro
        font_weight_active = bold
        font_weight_inactive = normal

        indicator_height = 0
        indicator_gap = 5
        height = 20
        gaps_in = 5
        gaps_out = 0
        scrolling = false

        text_color = rgb(000000)
        text_color_inactive = rgba(ffffff90)
        col.active = rgba(33ccffcc)
        col.inactive = rgba(303030cc)

        gradients = true
        gradient_rounding = 6
        gradient_round_only_edges = false

        blur = true
    }
}

bind = $mainMod, h, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/movefocus.sh l
bind = $mainMod, l, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/movefocus.sh r
bind = $mainMod, k, movefocus, u
bind = $mainMod, j, movefocus, d
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, h, movewindow, l
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, l, movewindow, r
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, k, movewindow, u
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, j, movewindow, d

bind = $mainMod, tab, changegroupactive
bind = $mainMod, W, togglegroup
bind = $mainMod, S, moveoutofgroup
bind = $mainMod, S, togglefloating

movefocus.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

direction=$1
in_group=$(hyprctl activewindow -j | jq -e '.grouped[1]')

if [[ $in_group != "null" ]]; then
  next="f"
  if [[ $direction == "l" ]]; then
    next="b"
  fi

  hyprctl dispatch changegroupactive $next
else
  next=""

  if [[ $direction == "l" ]]; then
    next="prev"
  fi

  hyprctl dispatch cyclenext $next
fi

been using it for a few hs, and its good! main pain points (didn't do a full research yet):

• super + drag a grouped window into another group for example: drags the whole group and merge it with the other group.

• super + drag the tab header only moves that tab, which is great, but a bit annoying to click on that area specifically!
  merge_groups_on_groupbar / merge_groups_on_drag controls this but I'd like to be able to pop a single tab onto another group by dragging. (movewindoworgroup maybe?)

• group new windows by default?

• moving tabs inside a group (reorder) can be done with movegroupwindow:

bind = $mainMod SHIFT, left, movegroupwindow, b
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, right, movegroupwindow, f

• does not play nice with virtual-desktop plugin because it moves the whole "window" (the group) instead of the single tab. need to ungroup that tab first

I think, as you said, the main issue is the distinction between tabs and windows.