change workspace layout when trying to split it

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index 2e28e69d..0935cafc 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ static bool _do_split(struct sway_config *config, int argc, char **argv, int lay
         swayc_t *focused = get_focused_container(&root_container);
         if (focused->type == C_WORKSPACE) {
                 sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Dont split workspaces");
+                if(focused->children->length == 0) {
+                        focused->layout = layout;
+                }
                 return true;
         }
         swayc_t *parent = focused->parent;