Panes & grids
Split any pane, drag the dividers, snap a 2×2 grid, maximize, and move focus by direction.
A workspace in DiceTerm is a tree of splits. Every pane holds one terminal; splits arrange them in rows and columns. You can have as many panes as memory allows — there's no hard limit, only the 6% minimum width or height enforced per pane.
Splitting panes
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Split right (vertical divider) | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Split down (horizontal divider) | Ctrl+Shift+O |
| Split in the default direction | Ctrl+Shift+D |
The default direction is controlled by the defaultSplit setting (Settings → Layout → Default split). Set it to row or column to make Ctrl+Shift+D always split the way you prefer.
You can also split from the right-click context menu: Split right or Split down appear on any pane.
A new split inherits the shell of the pane it was split from.
2×2 grid
Press Ctrl+Shift+G to instantly fill the workspace with a 2×2 grid of four panes. The current pane becomes the top-left cell; three fresh panes are created for the remaining positions.
Resizing panes
Drag any divider to resize. Sizes are stored as percentages of the workspace, and each pane has a 6% minimum — you can't squeeze a pane smaller than that.
Maximizing a pane
Press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to maximize the focused pane so it fills the workspace. Sibling panes remain mounted and their shells keep running — they're just hidden. Press Ctrl+Shift+Enter again to restore the layout.
Moving focus between panes
Two focus styles are available:
Tab order — cycle through panes in the order they were created:
| Direction | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Next pane | Ctrl+Shift+] |
| Previous pane | Ctrl+Shift+[ |
Spatial / nearest — jump to the pane closest in a given direction:
| Direction | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Left | Alt+Left |
| Right | Alt+Right |
| Up | Alt+Up |
| Down | Alt+Down |
Pane overview (Expose)
Press Ctrl+Shift+X to open the pane overview — a bird's-eye grid showing all panes in the current workspace. Click any pane to jump directly to it.
Closing and restoring panes
Press Ctrl+Shift+W to close the focused pane. If the workspace had only one pane, a fresh one opens automatically. Closing a pane collapses any now-empty split node.
Made a mistake? Press Ctrl+Shift+Z to undo the close and bring the pane back.
Tip: Closing a pane also appears in the right-click context menu as Close pane.
See also
- Workspaces — group pane layouts into named workspaces in the left rail.
- Session restore — pane layout and positions are fully restored on relaunch.