remove empathy layout, it is unnecessary

configuration/layout.lua

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 --    NOTE: need to use regular lua local require calls for the libraries here because this is called earlier than they are
 --
 local awful = require("awful")
-local empathy = require("modules.layouts.empathy")
 local stack = require("modules.layouts.stack")
 local center = require("modules.layouts.center")
 local thrizen = require("modules.layouts.thrizen")
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ tag.connect_signal("request::default_layouts", function(s)
     stack,
     cascade,
     cascade.tile,
-    empathy,
     center,
     thrizen,
     horizon,

modules/layouts/README.md

@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ ownership of the code so that I could
 
 ## Layouts
 
-| Layout  | Characteristics                                                                                                  |
-| ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| center  | center of the layout is most of the screen, additional windows on sides of the master client                     |
-| deck    | stacks clients over one another like a hand of playing cards                                                     |
-| empathy | Three windows in a row and then the second row is populated, same for the next row                               |
-| horizon | creates a row for each client, stacking the windows on top of each other with the master being the largest.      |
-| stack   | Two clients, with the master to the left and new windows stacking on the right (can be switched, check the code) |
-| thrizen | Similar to empathy but the next row shrinks only the row above it                                                |
+| Layout        | Characteristics                                                                                                  |
+| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| cascade       | client windows are stacked behind main/current in tighter formation than deck                                    |
+| cascade.tiled | tiles stack within the screen's workarea                                                                         |
+| center        | center of the layout is most of the screen, additional windows on sides of the master client                     |
+| deck          | stacks clients over one another like a hand of playing cards                                                     |
+| equalarea     | each client gets an equal sized space on screen                                                                  |
+| horizon       | creates a row for each client, stacking the windows on top of each other with the master being the largest.      |
+| stack         | Two clients, with the master to the left and new windows stacking on the right (can be switched, check the code) |
+| thrizen       | Similar to empathy but the next row shrinks only the row above it                                                |

modules/layouts/cascade.lua

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ local cascade = {
     nmaster = 0,
     ncol = 0,
     mwfact = 0,
-    offset_x = 5,
+    offset_x = 8,
     offset_y = 32,
     extra_padding = 0,
   },

modules/layouts/center.lua

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
---  ______               __                   _______               __
--- |      |.-----.-----.|  |_.-----.----.    |   |   |.---.-.-----.|  |_.-----.----.
--- |   ---||  -__|     ||   _|  -__|   _|    |       ||  _  |__ --||   _|  -__|   _|
--- |______||_____|__|__||____|_____|__|      |__|_|__||___._|_____||____|_____|__|
+--  ______               __
+-- |      |.-----.-----.|  |_.-----.----.
+-- |   ---||  -__|     ||   _|  -__|   _|
+-- |______||_____|__|__||____|_____|__|
 -- ------------------------------------------------- --
 -- NOTE: Adapted from https://github.com/kotbaton/awesomewm-config
 --