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+pragma Singleton
+import Quickshell
+
+Singleton {
+    id: root
+
+    function doLayout(windowList, outerWidth, outerHeight) {
+        var N = windowList.length
+        if (N === 0) return []
+
+        var gap = Math.max(8, outerWidth * 0.005)
+
+        // Safe Area: We use slightly more width here (95%)
+        // as vertical strips look better when filling the screen horizontally.
+        var useW = outerWidth * 0.95
+        var useH = outerHeight * 0.90
+        var offX = (outerWidth - useW) / 2
+        var offY = (outerHeight - useH) / 2
+
+        // Calculate width of a single column
+        var colW = (useW - (gap * (N - 1))) / N
+
+        // Safety: If columns become too narrow (e.g. < 200px),
+        // we clamp the width to keep them readable.
+        var minColW = 200
+        if (colW < minColW) colW = minColW
+
+        // Calculate the actual total width used
+        var totalW = N * colW + (N - 1) * gap
+
+        // Center the group horizontally.
+        // If N is small, it centers. If N is large (clamped), it starts from left.
+        var startX = offX
+        if (totalW < useW) {
+            startX = offX + (useW - totalW) / 2
+        }
+
+        var result = []
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < N; i++) {
+            var item = windowList[i]
+
+            var w0 = (item.width > 0) ? item.width : 100
+            var h0 = (item.height > 0) ? item.height : 100
+
+            // In this layout, vertical space is abundant (useH).
+            // The constraining factor is usually the column width.
+            var sc = Math.min(colW / w0, useH / h0)
+
+            var thumbW = w0 * sc
+            var thumbH = h0 * sc
+
+            var xPos = startX + i * (colW + gap)
+
+            // Center horizontally within the strip
+            var xCentered = xPos + (colW - thumbW) / 2
+
+            // Center vertically on screen
+            var yCentered = offY + (useH - thumbH) / 2
+
+            result.push({
+                win: item.win,
+                x: xCentered,
+                y: yCentered,
+                width: thumbW,
+                height: thumbH
+            })
+        }
+
+        return result
+    }
+}