M config.arg.h → config.arg.h

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ #define NORMBGCOLOR		"#333366"
 #define NORMFGCOLOR		"#cccccc"
 #define STATUSBGCOLOR		"#dddddd"
 #define STATUSFGCOLOR		"#222222"
+#define FLOATSYMBOL		"><"
+#define TILEDSYMBOL		"|="
 
 #define MODKEY			Mod1Mask
 #define MASTERW			60 /* percent */

M config.default.h → config.default.h

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ #define NORMBGCOLOR		"#333366"
 #define NORMFGCOLOR		"#cccccc"
 #define STATUSBGCOLOR		"#dddddd"
 #define STATUSFGCOLOR		"#222222"
+#define FLOATSYMBOL		"~"
+#define TILEDSYMBOL		"#"
 
 #define MODKEY			Mod1Mask
 #define MASTERW			60 /* percent */

M draw.c → draw.c

@@ -94,18 +94,13 @@ 
 void
 drawstatus()
 {
-	static const char *mode[] = { "><", "|=" };
 	int i, x;
 
 	dc.x = dc.y = 0;
 	dc.w = bw;
 
-	if(!modew)
-		modew = textw(mode[0]) > textw(mode[1]) ? textw(mode[0]) : textw(mode[1]);
-	drawtext(mode[arrange == dotile ? 1 : 0], dc.status, False);
-
-	dc.w = 0;
-	dc.x = modew;
+	drawtext(arrange == dotile ? TILEDSYMBOL : FLOATSYMBOL, dc.status, False);
+	dc.w = modew;
 	for(i = 0; i < ntags; i++) {
 		dc.x += dc.w;
 		dc.w = textw(tags[i]);

M main.c → main.c

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ dc.status[ColBG] = getcolor(STATUSBGCOLOR);
 	dc.status[ColFG] = getcolor(STATUSFGCOLOR);
 	setfont(FONT);
 
-	modew = 0;
+	modew = textw(FLOATSYMBOL) > textw(TILEDSYMBOL) ? textw(FLOATSYMBOL) : textw(TILEDSYMBOL);
 	sx = sy = 0;
 	sw = DisplayWidth(dpy, screen);
 	sh = DisplayHeight(dpy, screen);