Fix problems with floating windows

Makes any tabbed/stacked layout a container to separate from floating
windows which may be attached to a workspace.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index 07dd715c..12d60854 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -1764,8 +1764,16 @@ static struct cmd_results *cmd_layout(int argc, char **argv) {
 		// cmd_workspace_layout
 		parent->layout = L_HORIZ;
 	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "tabbed") == 0) {
+		if (parent->type != C_CONTAINER) {
+			parent = new_container(parent, L_TABBED);
+		}
+
 		parent->layout = L_TABBED;
 	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "stacking") == 0) {
+		if (parent->type != C_CONTAINER) {
+			parent = new_container(parent, L_STACKED);
+		}
+
 		parent->layout = L_STACKED;
 	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "splith") == 0) {
 		parent->layout = L_HORIZ;