@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ static void render_borders(swayc_t *view, cairo_t *cr, struct border_colors *col
int x = b - > origin . x - g - > origin . x ;
int y = b - > origin . y - g - > origin . y ;
// draw vertical/horizontal indicator if container is the only child of its parent container
bool is_only_child = view - > parent & & view - > parent - > children & & view - > parent - > children - > length = = 1 ;
// left border
int left_border = v - > origin . x - b - > origin . x ;
if ( left_border > 0 ) {
@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ static void render_borders(swayc_t *view, cairo_t *cr, struct border_colors *col
// right border
int right_border = b - > size . w - v - > size . w - left_border ;
if ( right_border > 0 ) {
if ( layout = = L_HORIZ ) {
if ( is_only_child & & layout = = L_HORIZ ) {
color = colors - > indicator ;
} else {
color = colors - > child_border ;
@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ static void render_borders(swayc_t *view, cairo_t *cr, struct border_colors *col
// bottom border
int bottom_border = b - > size . h - ( top_border + v - > size . h ) ;
if ( bottom_border > 0 ) {
if ( layout = = L_VERT ) {
if ( is_only_child & & layout = = L_VERT ) {
color = colors - > indicator ;
} else {
color = colors - > child_border ;