1 files changed, 13 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index cae35237..5f378a98 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -228,33 +228,25 @@ static bool cmd_set(struct sway_config *config, int argc, char **argv) {
 }
 
 static bool _do_split(struct sway_config *config, int argc, char **argv, int layout) {
-	char *name = layout == L_VERT  ? "splitv":
-		     layout == L_HORIZ ? "splith":"split";
+	char *name = layout == L_VERT  ? "splitv" :
+		layout == L_HORIZ ? "splith" : "split";
 	if (!checkarg(argc, name, EXPECTED_EQUAL_TO, 0)) {
 		return false;
 	}
 	swayc_t *focused = get_focused_container(&root_container);
+
+	/* Case that focus is on an empty workspace. change its layout */
 	if (focused->type == C_WORKSPACE) {
-		sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Dont split workspaces");
-		if (focused->children->length == 0) {
-			focused->layout = layout;
-		}
+		focused->layout = layout;
+		return true;
+	}
+	/* Case of no siblings. change parent layout */
+	if (focused->parent->children->length == 1) {
+		focused->parent->layout = layout;
 		return true;
 	}
-	swayc_t *parent = focused->parent;
-	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Splitting %p vertically with %p", parent, focused);
-	int index = remove_container_from_parent(parent, focused);
-	swayc_t *new_container = create_container(parent, -1);
-	new_container->layout = layout;
-	new_container->weight = focused->weight;
-	new_container->width = focused->width;
-	new_container->height = focused->height;
-	new_container->x = focused->x;
-	new_container->y = focused->y;
-	focused->weight = 1;
-	focused->parent = new_container;
-	list_insert(parent->children, index, new_container);
-	list_add(new_container->children, focused);
+	/* regular case where new split container is build around focused container */
+	swayc_t *parent = new_container(focused, layout);
 	focus_view(focused);
 	arrange_windows(parent, -1, -1);
 	return true;
@@ -302,8 +294,7 @@ static bool cmd_workspace(struct sway_config *config, int argc, char **argv) {
 	swayc_t *workspace = workspace_find_by_name(argv[0]);
 	if (!workspace) {
 		workspace = workspace_create(argv[0]);
-	} else sway_log(L_DEBUG, "workspace exists, all ok");
-
+	}
 	workspace_switch(workspace);
 	return true;
 }