diff --git a/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/hyprland.lua b/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/hyprland.lua
index 4e0331b..f3f6161 100644
--- a/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/hyprland.lua
+++ b/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/hyprland.lua
@@ -220,3 +220,4 @@ hl.device({
 -- popup via `hyprctl eval 'layouts.set(ws, name, dir)'`.
 require("layouts.init")
 layouts.set_default("scrolling")
+layouts.restore()   -- re-apply per-workspace layout choices so a reload doesn't drop them
diff --git a/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/layouts/columns.lua b/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/layouts/columns.lua
index dc333a4..cbb6d82 100644
--- a/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/layouts/columns.lua
+++ b/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/layouts/columns.lua
@@ -1,25 +1,52 @@
--- Columns: a custom (Lua) tiling layout — a row of columns, each an INDEPENDENTLY
--- panning vertical strip. Moving focus up/down inside a column pans only that column
--- to keep the focused window in view; the other columns stay frozen. Like the wheels
--- of a combination lock, every column scrolls on its own.
+-- Columns: a custom (Lua) tiling layout — a row of vertical columns. Think of it as
+-- one long horizontal strip of columns that spans every monitor: focus/move flow off
+-- the edge of one monitor onto the next, so it behaves like a huge row of scrolling
+-- workspaces rather than a set of isolated boxes.
 --
--- This is a real custom layout (hl.layout.register), not the built-in scrolling
--- engine — that one has a single shared tape offset and cannot pan columns apart.
+-- Each column is an INDEPENDENTLY-SCROLLING vertical strip (the whole point): when a
+-- column holds more windows than fit, it pans to keep the focused one in view while the
+-- other columns stay put — like the wheels of a combination lock. Sizing is flexible,
+-- nothing is a fixed fraction:
+--   * Each COLUMN has a width weight; the viewport width is split between columns by
+--     those weights. Resizing left/right grows/shrinks the focused column.
+--   * Each WINDOW has a height weight. The base height of a weight-1 window is
+--     viewport/`rows` (rows = windows-per-view). A column that is *underfull* stretches
+--     its windows to fill (a lone window fills the column; two equal windows share it
+--     50/50) — so you can stack a file-explorer over a terminal in column 1 while
+--     Firefox owns column 2. A column that is *overfull* keeps natural heights and
+--     SCROLLS. Resizing up/down retunes the focused window's height weight.
+-- Weights and per-column pan persist across relayouts.
+--
+-- This is a real custom layout (hl.layout.register), not the built-in scrolling engine —
+-- that one has a single shared tape; this pans each column apart.
 --
 -- Controls (routed here from binds.lua via `hl.dsp.layout("<cmd>")` → layout_msg):
---   focus l/r/u/d   — l/r step between columns, u/d step within the focused column
---                     (which then pans to reveal the focus). Axes swap when vertical.
---   move  l/r/u/d   — move the focused window between columns / reorder in its column.
+--   focus l/r/u/d   — l/r step between columns (off the edge → next/prev monitor),
+--                     u/d step within the focused column (which pans to it). Swap vertical.
+--   move  l/r/u/d   — l/r move between columns (off the edge → next/prev monitor).
+--                     u/d PARK/UNPARK within the column: moving toward a single neighbour
+--                     parks the two side by side in one slot (persistent; both keep the full
+--                     scroll-axis length, split across the column — a vertical divider when
+--                     horizontal — and the column closes up so there's no gap). Moving a
+--                     parked window again pops it out and past its partner.
+--   resize l/r/u/d  — l/r change the focused column's width, u/d the focused window's
+--                     height (weights, so neighbours give/take space). Axes swap vertical.
 --   count h/j/k/l   — horizontal ws: h/l = −/＋ columns, k/j = −/＋ windows-per-view.
 --                     vertical ws:   k/j = −/＋ columns, h/l = −/＋ per-view.
+--   cols +/-/N      — direct column-count set (the menu's stepper).
 --   orient h/v      — orientation (set from the menu dropdown).
 --
--- State is per workspace; a window's column assignment and each column's pan offset
--- persist across relayouts.
+-- State is per workspace; a window's column assignment, order, both weight tables and
+-- each column's pan offset persist across relayouts.
 
-local state = {}   -- [wsid] = { ncols, rows, orient, assign={addr=col}, seq={addr=n}, nextseq, pan={col=px} }
+local state = {}   -- [wsid] = { ncols, rows, orient, assign={addr=col}, seq={addr=n},
+                   --            nextseq, colw={col=weight}, winh={addr=weight}, pan={col=px} }
 
--- Publish per-workspace column/row counts so the astal-menu can show a live stepper.
+-- Resize weights: base 1.0, clamped to a sane band so nothing collapses or hogs.
+local RSTEP, RMIN, RMAX = 0.15, 0.25, 6.0
+local function clampw(v) return math.max(RMIN, math.min(RMAX, v)) end
+
+-- Publish per-workspace column count so the astal-menu can show a live stepper.
 local STATE_FILE = (os.getenv("HOME") or "") .. "/.cache/astal-menu/columns-state.json"
 local function publish()
     local parts = {}
@@ -33,10 +60,28 @@ local function publish()
     end)
 end
 
+-- Seed ncols/rows/orient for a workspace from the last published state — a reload wipes
+-- this module's Lua state, so without this the user's column count and orientation reset
+-- to defaults every reload. (Per-window assignment/weights are not restored; they reflow.)
+local function seed(wsid)
+    local out = {}
+    local f = io.open(STATE_FILE, "r")
+    if not f then return out end
+    local data = f:read("*a") or ""; f:close()
+    local blob = data:match('"' .. tostring(wsid) .. '"%s*:%s*(%b{})')
+    if not blob then return out end
+    out.ncols  = tonumber(blob:match('"cols"%s*:%s*(%d+)'))
+    out.rows   = tonumber(blob:match('"rows"%s*:%s*(%d+)'))
+    out.orient = blob:match('"orient"%s*:%s*"(%a+)"')
+    return out
+end
+
 local function ws_state(wsid)
     local s = state[wsid]
     if not s then
-        s = { ncols = 2, rows = 2, orient = "h", assign = {}, seq = {}, nextseq = 1, pan = {} }
+        local sd = seed(wsid)
+        s = { ncols = sd.ncols or 2, rows = sd.rows or 2, orient = sd.orient or "h",
+              assign = {}, seq = {}, nextseq = 1, colw = {}, winh = {}, pan = {}, pair = {} }
         state[wsid] = s
         publish()
     end
@@ -52,6 +97,7 @@ local function reflow(s, targets)
     end
     table.sort(addrs, function(a, b) return (s.seq[a] or 0) < (s.seq[b] or 0) end)
     for i, addr in ipairs(addrs) do s.assign[addr] = ((i - 1) % s.ncols) + 1 end
+    for k in pairs(s.pair) do s.pair[k] = nil end   -- a redistribute breaks parked pairs
 end
 
 local function win_ws_id(win)
@@ -73,7 +119,8 @@ local function focused_addr()
 end
 
 -- Build the per-column ordered address lists from the live targets, reconciling the
--- persistent assignment (drop closed windows, assign new ones to the focused column).
+-- persistent assignment (drop closed windows; a single new window stacks into the
+-- working column, a batch spreads across the emptiest columns — see below).
 local function columnize(s, targets)
     local present, tgt_of = {}, {}
     for _, tg in ipairs(targets) do
@@ -81,26 +128,63 @@ local function columnize(s, targets)
         if ok and addr then present[addr] = true; tgt_of[addr] = tg end
     end
     for addr in pairs(s.assign) do
-        if not present[addr] then s.assign[addr] = nil; s.seq[addr] = nil end
+        if not present[addr] then
+            local p = s.pair[addr]
+            if p then s.pair[p] = nil; s.pair[addr] = nil end   -- release a parked partner
+            s.assign[addr] = nil; s.seq[addr] = nil; s.winh[addr] = nil
+        end
     end
     local foc = focused_addr()
-    -- new windows fill the least-populated column so they spread out.
     local counts = {}
     for c = 1, s.ncols do counts[c] = 0 end
     for addr, c in pairs(s.assign) do
         if present[addr] and c >= 1 and c <= s.ncols then counts[c] = counts[c] + 1 end
     end
-    for addr in pairs(present) do
-        if not s.assign[addr] then
-            local best, bestn = 1, math.huge
-            for c = 1, s.ncols do if counts[c] < bestn then best, bestn = c, counts[c] end end
-            s.assign[addr] = best; counts[best] = counts[best] + 1
+    local fresh = {}
+    for addr in pairs(present) do if not s.assign[addr] then fresh[#fresh + 1] = addr end end
+    local function least_col()
+        local best, bestn = 1, math.huge
+        for c = 1, s.ncols do if counts[c] < bestn then best, bestn = c, counts[c] end end
+        return best
+    end
+    if #fresh == 1 and next(s.assign) ~= nil then
+        -- ONE new window while others already exist → it stacks into the column the user
+        -- is working in (the new window itself grabbed focus, so use the remembered
+        -- last-focused column). Opening a 2nd window thus shares that column instead of
+        -- spreading to an empty one — that's how you get two windows at one height.
+        local c = s.lastcol
+        if not (c and c >= 1 and c <= s.ncols) then
+            -- focus memory not ready (a just-opened window's focus can lag the relayout)
+            -- → join the most-recently-opened window's column instead.
+            local best_seq = -1
+            for addr, col in pairs(s.assign) do
+                if present[addr] and (s.seq[addr] or 0) > best_seq then
+                    best_seq = s.seq[addr]; c = col
+                end
+            end
+            if not (c and c >= 1 and c <= s.ncols) then c = least_col() end
+        end
+        -- ...but don't let one column run away: if it's already 2+ ahead of the emptiest,
+        -- send the newcomer to the emptiest instead. This both balances rapid opens and
+        -- keeps a reload (which re-adds every window one-by-one) from piling into column 1.
+        local lc = least_col()
+        if counts[c] - counts[lc] >= 2 then c = lc end
+        s.assign[fresh[1]] = c; counts[c] = counts[c] + 1
+        s.seq[fresh[1]] = s.nextseq; s.nextseq = s.nextseq + 1
+    else
+        -- first window, or several appearing at once (session start / restore) → spread
+        -- across the emptiest columns so a fresh session isn't one giant pile.
+        for _, addr in ipairs(fresh) do
+            local c = least_col()
+            s.assign[addr] = c; counts[c] = counts[c] + 1
             s.seq[addr] = s.nextseq; s.nextseq = s.nextseq + 1
         end
     end
     for addr, c in pairs(s.assign) do
         if c > s.ncols then s.assign[addr] = s.ncols elseif c < 1 then s.assign[addr] = 1 end
     end
+    -- remember the focused window's column so the *next* new window stacks there.
+    if foc and s.assign[foc] then s.lastcol = s.assign[foc] end
     local cols = {}
     for c = 1, s.ncols do cols[c] = {} end
     for addr in pairs(present) do table.insert(cols[s.assign[addr]], addr) end
@@ -120,40 +204,98 @@ local function recalculate(ctx)
     local horizontal = (s.orient ~= "v")
     local rows = math.max(1, s.rows)
 
+    -- primary axis is split between columns; the secondary axis stacks each column's
+    -- windows and pans (scrolls) when they overflow.
+    local primLen = horizontal and A.w or A.h
+    local primOrg = horizontal and A.x or A.y
+    local secLen  = horizontal and A.h or A.w
+    local secOrg  = horizontal and A.y or A.x
+
+    local csum = 0
+    for c = 1, s.ncols do csum = csum + (s.colw[c] or 1) end
+    if csum <= 0 then csum = 1 end
+
+    local cpos = primOrg
     for c = 1, s.ncols do
+        local colLen = primLen * ((s.colw[c] or 1) / csum)
         local list = cols[c]
         local m = #list
         if m > 0 then
-            -- primary axis is split into ncols; the secondary axis stacks the windows,
-            -- each sized to 1/rows of the viewport, and pans.
-            local colSpan, colStart, winSec, secStart, secTotal
-            if horizontal then
-                colSpan, colStart = A.w / s.ncols, A.x + (c - 1) * (A.w / s.ncols)
-                winSec, secStart, secTotal = A.h / rows, A.y, A.h
+            -- group the column into rows: two mutually-paired, adjacent windows share one
+            -- row side by side (a "parked" pair); every other window is its own row. Pairing
+            -- removes a row, so the column closes up around a park — no gap.
+            local rowlist = {}
+            local i = 1
+            while i <= m do
+                local a, b = list[i], list[i + 1]
+                if b and s.pair[a] == b and s.pair[b] == a then
+                    rowlist[#rowlist + 1] = { a, b }; i = i + 2
+                else
+                    rowlist[#rowlist + 1] = { a }; i = i + 1
+                end
+            end
+
+            -- base height of a weight-1 row is viewport / windows-per-view; a parked row
+            -- takes the larger of its two weights so neither window is clipped.
+            local unit = secLen / rows
+            local function wof(addr) local w = s.winh[addr] or 1; return (w > 0) and w or 1 end
+            local rh, total = {}, 0
+            for r, row in ipairs(rowlist) do
+                local w = (#row == 2) and math.max(wof(row[1]), wof(row[2])) or wof(row[1])
+                rh[r] = w * unit; total = total + rh[r]
+            end
+
+            -- row holding the focused window (drives the pan)
+            local frow
+            for r, row in ipairs(rowlist) do
+                for _, addr in ipairs(row) do if addr == foc then frow = r end end
+            end
+
+            local pan
+            if total <= secLen then
+                -- underfull: stretch rows to fill so there's no dead space.
+                local scale = secLen / total
+                for r = 1, #rowlist do rh[r] = rh[r] * scale end
+                pan = 0
             else
-                colSpan, colStart = A.h / s.ncols, A.y + (c - 1) * (A.h / s.ncols)
-                winSec, secStart, secTotal = A.w / rows, A.x, A.w
+                -- overfull: keep natural heights and PAN so the focused row stays in view.
+                pan = s.pan[c] or 0
+                if frow then
+                    local top = 0
+                    for r = 1, frow - 1 do top = top + rh[r] end
+                    local bottom = top + rh[frow]
+                    if top - pan < 0 then pan = top end
+                    if bottom - pan > secLen then pan = bottom - secLen end
+                end
+                pan = math.max(0, math.min(pan, total - secLen))
             end
-            -- pan so the focused window (if in this column) stays in view; else clamp.
-            local fidx
-            for i, addr in ipairs(list) do if addr == foc then fidx = i end end
-            local pan = s.pan[c] or 0
-            if fidx then
-                local top = (fidx - 1) * winSec
-                if top - pan < 0 then pan = top end
-                if top + winSec - pan > secTotal then pan = top + winSec - secTotal end
-            end
-            pan = math.max(0, math.min(pan, math.max(0, m * winSec - secTotal)))
             s.pan[c] = pan
-            for i, addr in ipairs(list) do
-                local off = (i - 1) * winSec - pan
+
+            -- place a box given position/length on the primary (column) axis and the
+            -- secondary (scroll/stacking) axis, mapped to x/y per orientation.
+            local function place_box(addr, ppos, plen, spos, slen)
                 local box = horizontal
-                    and { x = colStart, y = secStart + off, w = colSpan, h = winSec }
-                    or  { x = secStart + off, y = colStart, w = winSec, h = colSpan }
+                    and { x = ppos, y = spos, w = plen, h = slen }
+                    or  { x = spos, y = ppos, w = slen, h = plen }
                 local tg = tgt_of[addr]
                 if tg then pcall(function() tg:place(box) end) end
             end
+
+            local spos = secOrg - pan
+            for r, row in ipairs(rowlist) do
+                if #row == 1 then
+                    place_box(row[1], cpos, colLen, spos, rh[r])
+                else
+                    -- parked pair: side by side, split across the column, both keeping the
+                    -- full row length along the scroll axis (a vertical divider horizontally).
+                    local halfp = colLen / 2
+                    place_box(row[1], cpos, halfp, spos, rh[r])
+                    place_box(row[2], cpos + halfp, halfp, spos, rh[r])
+                end
+                spos = spos + rh[r]
+            end
         end
+        cpos = cpos + colLen
     end
 end
 
@@ -170,14 +312,23 @@ local function layout_msg(ctx, cmd)
     local fi = 1
     if foc then for i, a in ipairs(cols[fc] or {}) do if a == foc then fi = i end end end
 
-    -- l/r or u/d perpendicular to the column axis means "between columns"
+    -- l/r (horizontal) or u/d (vertical) run perpendicular to the column axis → these
+    -- act "between columns"; the other pair acts within the focused column.
     local function between(a) return horizontal and (a == "l" or a == "r") or (not horizontal and (a == "u" or a == "d")) end
     local function decrease(a) return a == "l" or a == "u" end
+    local function unpair(addr)
+        local p = addr and s.pair[addr]
+        if p then s.pair[p] = nil; s.pair[addr] = nil end
+    end
 
     if verb == "focus" then
         if between(arg) then
             local nc = fc + (decrease(arg) and -1 or 1)
-            if nc >= 1 and nc <= s.ncols and cols[nc] and #cols[nc] > 0 then
+            if nc < 1 then
+                hl.dispatch(hl.dsp.focus({ monitor = "-1" }))          -- off the left edge
+            elseif nc > s.ncols then
+                hl.dispatch(hl.dsp.focus({ monitor = "+1" }))          -- off the right edge
+            elseif cols[nc] and #cols[nc] > 0 then
                 local ni = math.min(fi, #cols[nc])
                 hl.dispatch(hl.dsp.focus({ window = "address:" .. cols[nc][ni] }))
             end
@@ -190,22 +341,56 @@ local function layout_msg(ctx, cmd)
     elseif verb == "move" then
         if not foc then return end
         if between(arg) then
-            s.assign[foc] = math.max(1, math.min(s.ncols, fc + (decrease(arg) and -1 or 1)))
-        else
-            local list = cols[fc]
-            local ni = fi + (decrease(arg) and -1 or 1)
-            if list and ni >= 1 and ni <= #list then
-                local other = list[ni]
-                s.seq[foc], s.seq[other] = s.seq[other], s.seq[foc]
+            unpair(foc)                                                -- leaving the column un-parks it
+            local nc = fc + (decrease(arg) and -1 or 1)
+            if nc < 1 then
+                hl.dispatch(hl.dsp.window.move({ monitor = "-1" }))    -- carry to prev monitor
+            elseif nc > s.ncols then
+                hl.dispatch(hl.dsp.window.move({ monitor = "+1" }))    -- carry to next monitor
+            else
+                s.assign[foc] = nc
             end
+        else
+            -- PARK / UNPARK within the column. Moving toward a single neighbour parks the
+            -- two side by side in one slot — a persistent state, and the column closes up so
+            -- there's no gap. Moving a parked window again pops it out and past its partner.
+            local list = cols[fc]
+            local step = decrease(arg) and -1 or 1
+            local partner = s.pair[foc]
+            if partner then
+                -- parked → un-park and move the focused window past its partner.
+                s.pair[foc] = nil; s.pair[partner] = nil
+                local a, b = s.seq[foc] or 0, s.seq[partner] or 0
+                if (step > 0 and a < b) or (step < 0 and a > b) then
+                    s.seq[foc], s.seq[partner] = b, a                  -- put foc on the far side
+                end
+            elseif list then
+                local nb = list[fi + step]
+                if nb and not s.pair[nb] then
+                    s.pair[foc] = nb; s.pair[nb] = foc                 -- park side by side
+                elseif nb then
+                    -- neighbour is already a parked pair → hop the focused window over both.
+                    local nb2 = s.pair[nb]
+                    local n1, n2 = s.seq[nb] or 0, s.seq[nb2] or 0
+                    s.seq[foc] = (step > 0) and (math.max(n1, n2) + 0.5) or (math.min(n1, n2) - 0.5)
+                end
+            end
+        end
+    elseif verb == "resize" then
+        if between(arg) then
+            -- grow/shrink the focused column's width weight
+            s.colw[fc] = clampw((s.colw[fc] or 1) + (decrease(arg) and -RSTEP or RSTEP))
+        elseif foc then
+            -- grow/shrink the focused window's height weight within its column
+            s.winh[foc] = clampw((s.winh[foc] or 1) + (decrease(arg) and -RSTEP or RSTEP))
         end
     elseif verb == "count" then
         -- horizontal ws: h/l change column count, k/j change windows-per-view.
         -- vertical ws:   k/j change column count, h/l change windows-per-view.
-        local more_cols  = horizontal and "l" or "j"
-        local less_cols  = horizontal and "h" or "k"
-        local more_rows  = horizontal and "j" or "l"
-        local less_rows  = horizontal and "k" or "h"
+        local more_cols = horizontal and "l" or "j"
+        local less_cols = horizontal and "h" or "k"
+        local more_rows = horizontal and "j" or "l"
+        local less_rows = horizontal and "k" or "h"
         local changed_cols = false
         if arg == more_cols then s.ncols = s.ncols + 1; changed_cols = true
         elseif arg == less_cols then s.ncols = math.max(1, s.ncols - 1); changed_cols = true
diff --git a/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/layouts/init.lua b/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/layouts/init.lua
index 2210a9c..fa912e0 100644
--- a/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/layouts/init.lua
+++ b/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/layouts/init.lua
@@ -105,5 +105,24 @@ function M.set_fit(method)
     hl.config({ scrolling = { focus_fit_method = tonumber(method) or 0 } })
 end
 
+-- Re-apply the saved per-workspace layout choices. `hyprctl reload` resets the Lua VM
+-- AND drops every runtime `workspace_rule`, so without this any workspace the user had
+-- switched to Columns (or another non-default layout) silently reverts to the default
+-- while the menu still shows the old choice. We replay what M.set recorded in
+-- layouts-state.json. Called from hyprland.lua right after set_default().
+function M.restore()
+    local f = io.open(STATE, "r")
+    if not f then return end
+    local data = f:read("*a") or ""
+    f:close()
+    for ws, name in data:gmatch('"([^"]+)"%s*:%s*"([^"]+)"') do
+        local s = M.registry[name]
+        if s then
+            hl.workspace_rule({ workspace = tostring(ws), layout = s.backend })
+            M.current[tostring(ws)] = name
+        end
+    end
+end
+
 _G.layouts = M.load()
 return M
diff --git a/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/usr/binds.lua b/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/usr/binds.lua
index beeac61..f62eefa 100644
--- a/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/usr/binds.lua
+++ b/desktopenvs/hyprlua/hypr/usr/binds.lua
@@ -148,21 +148,42 @@ hl.bind(mainMod .. " + SHIFT + period",  hl.dsp.window.move({ monitor = "+1" }))
 
 -- mouse drag / resize
 hl.bind(mainMod .. " + mouse:272",       hl.dsp.window.drag(),   { mouse = true })
-hl.bind(mainMod .. " + mouse:273",       hl.dsp.window.resize(), { mouse = true })
+-- Super+rightclick resize. The custom Columns layout gives no mouse-resize hook, so ONLY
+-- there the window is floated first (enable is a no-op if already floating) so it can be
+-- mouse-dragged; re-tile afterwards with Super+V. In every other layout it's a plain
+-- interactive resize, untouched. (Keyboard resize that stays tiled: Super+Alt + hjkl.)
+local function active_ws_is_columns()
+    local ok, aw = pcall(hl.get_active_window)
+    if not ok or not aw then return false end
+    local wid
+    pcall(function() wid = aw.workspace.id end)
+    if not wid then return false end
+    local f = io.open((os.getenv("HOME") or "") .. "/.cache/astal-menu/layouts-state.json", "r")
+    if not f then return false end
+    local data = f:read("*a") or ""; f:close()
+    return data:match('"' .. tostring(wid) .. '"%s*:%s*"([^"]+)"') == "columns"
+end
+hl.bind(mainMod .. " + mouse:273", function()
+    if active_ws_is_columns() then hl.dispatch(hl.dsp.window.float({ action = "enable" })) end
+    hl.dispatch(hl.dsp.window.resize())
+end, { mouse = true })
 hl.bind(mainMod .. " + SHIFT + mouse:272", hl.dsp.window.resize(), { mouse = true })
 
 --------------------
 ---- RESIZE --------
 --------------------
 
-hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + right",     hl.dsp.window.resize({ x = 10,  y = 0, relative = true  }), { repeating = true })
-hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + left",      hl.dsp.window.resize({ x = -10, y = 0, relative = true  }), { repeating = true })
-hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + up",        hl.dsp.window.resize({ x = 0,   y = -10, relative = true }), { repeating = true })
-hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + down",      hl.dsp.window.resize({ x = 0,   y = 10, relative = true }), { repeating = true })
-hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + l",         hl.dsp.window.resize({ x = 10,  y = 0, relative = true }), { repeating = true })
-hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + h",         hl.dsp.window.resize({ x = -10, y = 0, relative = true }), { repeating = true })
-hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + k",         hl.dsp.window.resize({ x = 0,   y = -10, relative = true }), { repeating = true })
-hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + j",         hl.dsp.window.resize({ x = 0,   y = 10, relative = true }), { repeating = true })
+-- Routed through hypr-nav: in the Columns layout ALT-resize retunes the focused
+-- column's width / window's height (weights); everywhere else it's a plain screen-
+-- relative resize, exactly as before. l/h narrower, r/l wider, k/up shorter, j/down taller.
+hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + right",     hl.dsp.exec_cmd(nav .. " resize r"), { repeating = true })
+hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + left",      hl.dsp.exec_cmd(nav .. " resize l"), { repeating = true })
+hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + up",        hl.dsp.exec_cmd(nav .. " resize u"), { repeating = true })
+hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + down",      hl.dsp.exec_cmd(nav .. " resize d"), { repeating = true })
+hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + l",         hl.dsp.exec_cmd(nav .. " resize r"), { repeating = true })
+hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + h",         hl.dsp.exec_cmd(nav .. " resize l"), { repeating = true })
+hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + k",         hl.dsp.exec_cmd(nav .. " resize u"), { repeating = true })
+hl.bind(mainMod .. " + ALT + j",         hl.dsp.exec_cmd(nav .. " resize d"), { repeating = true })
 
 --------------------
 ---- WORKSPACES ----
@@ -187,9 +208,11 @@ hl.bind(mainMod .. " + CTRL + h",               hl.dsp.focus({ workspace = "r-1"
 hl.bind(mainMod .. " + CTRL + SHIFT + l",       hl.dsp.window.move({ workspace = "r+1" }))
 hl.bind(mainMod .. " + CTRL + SHIFT + h",       hl.dsp.window.move({ workspace = "r-1" }))
 
--- scroll through workspaces
-hl.bind(mainMod .. " + mouse_down",             hl.dsp.focus({ workspace = "r+1" }))
-hl.bind(mainMod .. " + mouse_up",               hl.dsp.focus({ workspace = "r-1" }))
+-- Super + wheel: travel along the focused strip in the scrolling/columns layouts
+-- (next/prev window in the tape or focused column); falls back to switching workspaces
+-- in every other layout — see hypr-nav.
+hl.bind(mainMod .. " + mouse_down",             hl.dsp.exec_cmd(nav .. " scroll d"))
+hl.bind(mainMod .. " + mouse_up",               hl.dsp.exec_cmd(nav .. " scroll u"))
 
 -- volume keys as workspace nav (when mainMod held)
 hl.bind(mainMod .. " + XF86AudioRaiseVolume",   hl.dsp.focus({ workspace = "r+1" }), { repeating = true })
diff --git a/desktopenvs/hyprlua/scripts/hypr-nav b/desktopenvs/hyprlua/scripts/hypr-nav
index 74e30a2..bf1a9d4 100755
--- a/desktopenvs/hyprlua/scripts/hypr-nav
+++ b/desktopenvs/hyprlua/scripts/hypr-nav
@@ -16,13 +16,20 @@ mapped to its literal on-screen direction:
     Super+Shift+,/. — so it isn't overloaded onto the arrows here.)
 
 For the custom "columns" layout every command is forwarded to that layout's own
-handler (focus/move drive its columns, count changes how many columns / windows-per-
-view). For any other layout (dwindle/master/monocle) focus/move is a straight
-pass-through, so nothing else changes.
+handler (focus/move drive its columns and flow across monitors at the edges, resize
+adjusts column-width / window-height weights, count changes the column count). For any
+other layout (dwindle/master/monocle) focus/move/resize is a straight pass-through, so
+nothing else changes.
 
-Usage:  hypr-nav focus  l|r|u|d
-        hypr-nav move   l|r|u|d
-        hypr-nav count  h|j|k|l      (columns layout only)
+scroll travels along the focused strip: within the focused column for "columns", along
+the tape for the built-in scroller, and (unchanged) between workspaces everywhere else —
+so the mouse wheel means "next thing in this strip" wherever a strip exists.
+
+Usage:  hypr-nav focus   l|r|u|d
+        hypr-nav move    l|r|u|d
+        hypr-nav resize  l|r|u|d
+        hypr-nav count   h|j|k|l      (columns layout only)
+        hypr-nav scroll  u|d
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -55,8 +62,13 @@ def dispatch(lua: str) -> None:
 def plain(kind: str, dir_word: str) -> None:
     if kind == "focus":
         dispatch(f'hl.dsp.focus({{ direction = "{dir_word}" }})')
-    else:
+    elif kind == "move":
         dispatch(f'hl.dsp.window.move({{ direction = "{dir_word}" }})')
+    else:  # resize — native, screen-relative (10px step, matches the old ALT binds)
+        axis, sign, _ = DIRS[{"left": "l", "right": "r", "up": "u", "down": "d"}[dir_word]]
+        dx = 10 * sign if axis == "x" else 0
+        dy = 10 * sign if axis == "y" else 0
+        dispatch(f"hl.dsp.window.resize({{ x = {dx}, y = {dy}, relative = true }})")
 
 
 def active_layout_name(wsid) -> str | None:
@@ -96,12 +108,17 @@ def _overlap(a, b):
 
 
 def main() -> int:
-    # focus/move take a screen key l|r|u|d; count takes a vim key h|j|k|l.
-    if len(sys.argv) != 3 or sys.argv[1] not in ("focus", "move", "count"):
+    # focus/move/resize take a screen key l|r|u|d; count a vim key h|j|k|l; scroll u|d.
+    if len(sys.argv) != 3 or sys.argv[1] not in ("focus", "move", "resize", "count", "scroll"):
         print(__doc__)
         return 2
     kind, key = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]
-    valid = set("hjkl") if kind == "count" else set(DIRS)
+    if kind == "count":
+        valid = set("hjkl")
+    elif kind == "scroll":
+        valid = {"u", "d"}
+    else:
+        valid = set(DIRS)
     if key not in valid:
         print(__doc__)
         return 2
@@ -109,13 +126,33 @@ def main() -> int:
     ws = hypr_json("activeworkspace") or {}
     layout = active_layout_name(ws.get("id"))
 
-    # Custom "columns" layout owns all of these — forward the command to its layout_msg.
+    # Custom "columns" layout owns all of these — forward to its layout_msg. scroll
+    # travels within the focused column, i.e. focus up/down along that strip.
     if layout == COLUMNS_LAYOUT:
-        dispatch(f'hl.dsp.layout("{kind} {key}")')
+        if kind == "scroll":
+            dispatch(f'hl.dsp.layout("focus {key}")')
+        else:
+            dispatch(f'hl.dsp.layout("{kind} {key}")')
         return 0
 
     if kind == "count":
-        return 0                       # column/row count only means something in columns
+        return 0                       # column count only means something in columns
+
+    if kind == "scroll":
+        if layout in SCROLLING_LAYOUTS:
+            # travel along the tape: wheel-down = forward, wheel-up = backward.
+            primary = tape_axis()
+            fwd, back = ("down", "up") if primary == "y" else ("right", "left")
+            plain("focus", fwd if key == "d" else back)
+        else:
+            # no strip here — keep the classic wheel-switches-workspace behaviour.
+            dispatch(f'hl.dsp.focus({{ workspace = "{"r+1" if key == "d" else "r-1"}" }})')
+        return 0
+
+    if kind == "resize":
+        # native, screen-relative resize everywhere that isn't columns (incl. scrolling).
+        plain("resize", DIRS[key][2])
+        return 0
 
     axis, sign, dir_word = DIRS[key]
     if layout not in SCROLLING_LAYOUTS: