diff --git a/lib/awful/client.lua.in b/lib/awful/client.lua.in
index 65103a87..77cd7e62 100644
--- a/lib/awful/client.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/client.lua.in
@@ -593,6 +593,144 @@ function floating.delete(c)
     data.floating[c] = nil
 end
 
+-- Normalize a set of numbers to 1
+-- @param set the set of numbers to normalize
+-- @param num the number of numbers to normalize
+local function normalize(set, num)
+    local num = num or #set
+    local total = 0
+    if num then
+        for i = 1,num do
+            total = total + set[i]
+        end
+        for i = 1,num do
+            set[i] = set[i] / total
+        end
+    else
+        for i,v in ipairs(set) do
+            total = total + v
+        end
+
+        for i,v in ipairs(set) do
+            set[i] = v / total
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+--- Calculate a client's column number, index in that column, and
+-- number of visible clients in this column.
+-- @param c the client
+-- @return col the column number
+-- @return idx index of the client in the column
+-- @return num the number of visible clients in the column
+local function idx(c)
+    local c = c or capi.client.focus
+    if not c then return end
+
+    local clients = tiled(c.screen)
+    local idx = nil
+    for k, cl in ipairs(clients) do
+        if cl == c then
+            idx = k
+            break
+        end
+    end
+
+    local nmaster = tag.getnmaster(t)
+    if idx <= nmaster then
+        return {idx = idx, col=0, num=nmaster}
+    end
+    local nother = #clients - nmaster
+    idx = idx - nmaster
+
+    -- rather than regenerate the column number we can calculate it
+    -- based on the how the tiling algorithm places clients we calculate
+    -- the column, we could easily use the for loop in the program but we can
+    -- calculate it.
+    local ncol = tag.getncol(t)
+    -- minimum number of clients per column
+    local percol = math.floor(nother / ncol)
+    -- number of columns with an extra client
+    local overcol = math.mod(nother, ncol)
+    -- number of columns filled with [percol] clients
+    local regcol = ncol - overcol
+
+    local col = math.floor( (idx - 1) / percol) + 1
+    if  col > regcol then
+        -- col = math.floor( (idx - (percol*regcol) - 1) / (percol + 1) ) + regcol + 1
+        -- simplified
+        col = math.floor( (idx + regcol + percol) / (percol+1) )
+        -- calculate the index in the column
+        idx = idx - percol*regcol - (col - regcol - 1) * (percol+1)
+        percol = percol+1
+    else
+        idx = idx - percol*(col-1)
+    end
+
+    return {idx = idx, col=col, num=percol}
+end
+
+
+--- Set the window factor of a client
+-- @param wfact the window factor value
+-- @param c the client
+function setwfact(wfact, c)
+    -- get the currently selected window
+    local c =  c or capi.client.focus
+    if not c then return end
+
+    local t = tag.selected(c.screen)
+    local w = idx(c)
+
+    local cls = tiled(t.screen)
+    local nmaster = tag.getnmaster(t)
+
+    -- n is the number of windows currently visible for which we have to be concerned with the properties
+    local data = tag.getproperty(t, "windowfact") or {}
+    local colfact = data[w.col]
+
+    colfact[w.idx] = wfact
+    rest = 1-wfact
+
+    -- calculate the current denominator
+    local total = 0
+    for i = 1,w.num do
+        if i ~= w.idx then
+            total = total + colfact[i]
+        end
+    end
+
+    -- normalize the windows
+    for i = 1,w.num do
+        if i ~= w.idx then
+            colfact[i] = (colfact[i] * rest) / total
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+--- Increment a client's window factor
+-- @param add amount to increase the client's window
+-- @param c the client
+function incwfact(add, c)
+    local c = c or capi.client.focus
+    if not c then return end
+
+    local t = tag.selected(c.screen)
+
+    local w = idx(c)
+
+    local nmaster = tag.getnmaster(t)
+    local data = tag.getproperty(t, "windowfact") or {}
+    local colfact = data[w.col]
+    curr = colfact[w.idx] or 1
+    colfact[w.idx] = curr + add
+
+    -- keep our ratios normalized
+    normalize(colfact, w.num)
+    capi.hooks.arrange()(t.screen)
+end
+
+
 -- Register standards hooks
 hooks.focus.register(focus.history.add)
 hooks.unmanage.register(focus.history.delete)
diff --git a/lib/awful/layout/init.lua.in b/lib/awful/layout/init.lua.in
index bf457638..c4b7fd9f 100644
--- a/lib/awful/layout/init.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/layout/init.lua.in
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ local layouts_name =
     [suit.tile.left]       = "tileleft",
     [suit.tile.bottom]     = "tilebottom",
     [suit.tile.top]        = "tiletop",
+    [suit.vile]            = "vile",
+    [suit.vile.left]       = "vileleft",
+    [suit.vile.bottom]     = "vilebottom",
+    [suit.vile.top]        = "viletop",
     [suit.fair]            = "fairv",
     [suit.fair.horizontal] = "fairh",
     [suit.max]             = "max",
diff --git a/lib/awful/layout/suit/init.lua.in b/lib/awful/layout/suit/init.lua.in
index ae83edf4..8c57bf70 100644
--- a/lib/awful/layout/suit/init.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/layout/suit/init.lua.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require("awful.layout.suit.max")
 require("awful.layout.suit.tile")
+require("awful.layout.suit.vile")
 require("awful.layout.suit.fair")
 require("awful.layout.suit.floating")
 require("awful.layout.suit.magnifier")
diff --git a/lib/awful/layout/suit/vile.lua.in b/lib/awful/layout/suit/vile.lua.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3f1e5c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/awful/layout/suit/vile.lua.in
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- @author Donald Ephraim Curtis &lt;dcurtis@cs.uiowa.edu&gt;
+-- @author Julien Danjou &lt;julien@danjou.info&gt;
+-- @copyright 2009 Donald Ephraim Curtis
+-- @copyright 2008 Julien Danjou
+-- @release @AWESOME_VERSION@
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- Grab environment we need
+local setmetatable = setmetatable
+local ipairs = ipairs
+local math = math
+local client = require("awful.client")
+local tag = require("awful.tag")
+local capi =
+{
+    screen = screen
+}
+
+--- Tiled layouts module for awful
+module("awful.layout.suit.vile")
+
+local function tile_group(cls, wa, orientation, fact, group)
+    -- get our orientation right
+    local height = "height"
+    local width = "width"
+    local x = "x"
+    local y = "y"
+    if orientation == "top" or orientation == "bottom" then
+        height = "width"
+        width = "height"
+        x = "y"
+        y = "x"
+    end
+
+    -- make this more generic (not just width)
+    available = wa[width] - (group.coord - wa[x])
+
+    -- find our total values
+    local total_fact = 0
+    local min_fact = 1
+    local size = group.size
+    for c = group.first,group.last do
+        -- determine the width/height based on the size_hint
+        local i = c - group.first +1
+        local size_hints = cls[c].size_hints
+        local size_hint = size_hints["min_"..width] or size_hints["base_"..width] or 0
+        size_hint = size_hint + cls[c].border_width*2
+        size = math.max(size_hint, size)
+
+        -- calculate the height
+        if not fact[i] then
+            fact[i] = min_fact
+        else
+            min_fact = math.min(fact[i],min_fact)
+        end
+        total_fact = total_fact + fact[i]
+    end
+    size = math.min(size, available)
+
+    local coord = wa[y]
+    local geom = {}
+    local used_size = 0
+    local unused = wa[height]
+    for c = group.first,group.last do
+        local i = c - group.first +1
+        geom[width] = size
+        geom[height] = math.floor(unused * fact[i] / total_fact)
+        geom[x] = group.coord
+        geom[y] = coord
+        geom = cls[c]:geometry(geom)
+        coord = coord + geom[height]
+        unused = unused - geom[height]
+        total_fact = total_fact - fact[i]
+        used_size = math.max(used_size, geom[width])
+    end
+
+    return used_size
+
+end
+
+local function vile(_, screen, orientation)
+    orientation = orientation or "right"
+
+    -- this handles are different orientations
+    local height = "height"
+    local width = "width"
+    local x = "x"
+    local y = "y"
+    if orientation == "top" or orientation == "bottom" then
+        height = "width"
+        width = "height"
+        x = "y"
+        y = "x"
+    end
+
+    local t = tag.selected(screen)
+    local cls = client.tiled(screen)
+    local nmaster = math.min(tag.getnmaster(t), #cls)
+    local nother = math.max(#cls - nmaster,0)
+
+    local mwfact = tag.getmwfact(t)
+    local wa = capi.screen[screen].workarea
+    local ncol = tag.getncol(t)
+
+    local data = tag.getproperty(t,"windowfact")
+
+    if not data then
+        data = {}
+        tag.setproperty(t,"windowfact", data)
+    end
+
+    --
+    local coord = wa[x]
+    local place_master = true
+    if orientation == "left" or orientation == "top" then
+        -- if we are on the left or top we need to render the other windows first
+        place_master = false
+    end
+
+    -- this was easier than writing functions because there is a lot of data we need
+    for d = 1,2 do
+        if place_master and nmaster > 0 then
+            local size = wa[width]
+            if nother > 0 then
+                size = math.min(wa[width] * mwfact, wa[width] - (coord - wa[x]))
+            end
+            if not data[0] then
+                data[0] = {}
+            end
+            coord = coord + tile_group(cls, wa, orientation, data[0], {first=1, last=nmaster, coord = coord, size = size})
+        end
+
+        if not place_master and nother > 0 then
+            local last = nmaster
+
+            -- we have to modify the work area size to consider left and top views
+            local wasize = wa[width]
+            if nmaster > 0 and (orientation == "left" or orientation == "top") then
+                wasize = wa[width] - wa[width]*mwfact
+            end
+            for i = 1,ncol do
+                -- Try to get equal width among remaining columns
+                local size = math.min( (wasize - (coord - wa[x])) / (ncol - i + 1) )
+                local first = last + 1
+                last = last + math.floor((#cls - last)/(ncol - i + 1))
+                -- tile the column and update our current x coordinate
+                if not data[i] then
+                    data[i] = {}
+                end
+                coord = coord + tile_group(cls, wa, orientation, data[i], { first = first, last = last, coord = coord, size = size })
+            end
+        end
+        place_master = not place_master
+    end
+
+end
+
+--- The main tile algo, on left.
+-- @param screen The screen number to tile.
+function left(screen)
+    return vile(nil, screen, "left")
+end
+
+--- The main tile algo, on bottom.
+-- @param screen The screen number to tile.
+function bottom(screen)
+    return vile(nil, screen, "bottom")
+end
+
+--- The main tile algo, on top.
+-- @param screen The screen number to tile.
+function top(screen)
+    return vile(nil, screen, "top")
+end
+
+setmetatable(_M, { __call = vile })
diff --git a/lib/awful/mouse.lua.in b/lib/awful/mouse.lua.in
index 43905067..29d2f8da 100644
--- a/lib/awful/mouse.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/mouse.lua.in
@@ -392,6 +392,100 @@ local function client_resize_tiled(c, lay)
                           end, cursor)
 end
 
+local function client_resize_viled(c, lay)
+    local wa = capi.screen[c.screen].workarea
+    local mwfact = tag.getmwfact()
+    local cursor
+    local g = c:geometry()
+    local offset = 0
+    local x,y
+    if lay == layout.suit.vile then
+        cursor = "cross"
+        if g.height+15 > wa.height then
+            offset = g.height * .5
+            cursor = "sb_h_double_arrow"
+        elseif not (g.y+g.height+15 > wa.y+wa.height) then
+            offset = g.height
+        end
+        capi.mouse.coords({ x = wa.x + wa.width * mwfact, y = g.y + offset })
+    elseif lay == layout.suit.vile.left then
+        cursor = "cross"
+        if g.height+15 >= wa.height then
+            offset = g.height * .5
+            cursor = "sb_h_double_arrow"
+        elseif not (g.y+g.height+15 > wa.y+wa.height) then
+            offset = g.height
+        end
+        capi.mouse.coords({ x = wa.x + wa.width * (1 - mwfact), y = g.y + offset })
+    elseif lay == layout.suit.vile.bottom then
+        cursor = "cross"
+        if g.width+15 >= wa.width then
+            offset = g.width * .5
+            cursor = "sb_v_double_arrow"
+        elseif not (g.x+g.width+15 > wa.x+wa.width) then
+            offset = g.width
+        end
+        capi.mouse.coords({ y = wa.y + wa.height * mwfact, x = g.x + offset})
+    else
+        cursor = "cross"
+        if g.width+15 >= wa.width then
+            offset = g.width * .5
+            cursor = "sb_v_double_arrow"
+        elseif not (g.x+g.width+15 > wa.x+wa.width) then
+            offset = g.width
+        end
+        capi.mouse.coords({ y = wa.y + wa.height * (1 - mwfact), x= g.x + offset })
+    end
+
+    capi.mousegrabber.run(function (mouse)
+                              for k, v in ipairs(mouse.buttons) do
+                                  if v then
+                                      local fact_x = (mouse.x - wa.x) / wa.width
+                                      local fact_y = (mouse.y - wa.y) / wa.height
+                                      local mwfact
+
+                                      local g = c:geometry()
+
+
+                                      -- we have to make sure we're not on the last visible client where we have to use different settings.
+                                      local wfact
+                                      local wfact_x, wfact_y
+                                      if (g.y+g.height+15) > (wa.y+wa.height) then
+                                          wfact_y = (g.y + g.height - mouse.y) / wa.height
+                                      else
+                                          wfact_y = (mouse.y - g.y) / wa.height
+                                      end
+
+                                      if (g.x+g.width+15) > (wa.x+wa.width) then
+                                          wfact_x = (g.x + g.width - mouse.x) / wa.width
+                                      else
+                                          wfact_x = (mouse.x - g.x) / wa.width
+                                      end
+
+
+                                      if lay == layout.suit.vile then
+                                          mwfact = fact_x
+                                          wfact = wfact_y
+                                      elseif lay == layout.suit.vile.left then
+                                          mwfact = 1 - fact_x
+                                          wfact = wfact_y
+                                      elseif lay == layout.suit.vile.bottom then
+                                          mwfact = fact_y
+                                          wfact = wfact_x
+                                      else
+                                          mwfact = 1 - fact_y
+                                          wfact = wfact_x
+                                      end
+
+                                      tag.setmwfact(math.min(math.max(mwfact, 0.01), 0.99), tag.selected(c.screen))
+                                      aclient.setwfact(math.min(math.max(wfact,0.01), 0.99), c)
+                                      return true
+                                  end
+                              end
+                              return false
+                          end, cursor)
+end
+
 local function client_resize_floating(c, corner, fixed_x, fixed_y)
     local corner, x, y = client.corner(c, corner)
     local g = c:geometry()
@@ -483,6 +577,12 @@ function client.resize(c, corner)
         or lay == layout.suit.tile.top
         or lay == layout.suit.tile.bottom then
         return client_resize_tiled(c, lay)
+    elseif lay == layout.suit.vile
+        or lay == layout.suit.vile.left
+        or lay == layout.suit.vile.top
+        or lay == layout.suit.vile.bottom
+        then
+        return client_resize_viled(c, lay)
     elseif lay == layout.suit.magnifier then
         return client_resize_magnifier(c, corner)
     end
diff --git a/themes/default/layouts/vile.png b/themes/default/layouts/vile.png
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diff --git a/themes/default/layouts/vilebottomw.png b/themes/default/layouts/vilebottomw.png
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diff --git a/themes/default/layouts/vileleft.png b/themes/default/layouts/vileleft.png
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diff --git a/themes/default/layouts/vileleftw.png b/themes/default/layouts/vileleftw.png
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index 00000000..c18e7b43
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diff --git a/themes/default/layouts/viletop.png b/themes/default/layouts/viletop.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3febc350
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diff --git a/themes/default/layouts/viletopw.png b/themes/default/layouts/viletopw.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..daf965fa
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diff --git a/themes/default/layouts/vilew.png b/themes/default/layouts/vilew.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c722a358
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diff --git a/themes/default/theme.in b/themes/default/theme.in
index a8b93331..51e6b42f 100644
--- a/themes/default/theme.in
+++ b/themes/default/theme.in
@@ -60,5 +60,9 @@ layout_tilebottom = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/default/layouts/tilebottomw.png
 layout_tileleft = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/default/layouts/tileleftw.png
 layout_tile = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/default/layouts/tilew.png
 layout_tiletop = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/default/layouts/tiletopw.png
+layout_vilebottom = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/default/layouts/vilebottomw.png
+layout_vileleft = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/default/layouts/vileleftw.png
+layout_vile = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/default/layouts/vilew.png
+layout_viletop = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/default/layouts/viletopw.png
 
 awesome_icon = @AWESOME_ICON_PATH@/awesome16.png
diff --git a/themes/sky/layouts/vile.png b/themes/sky/layouts/vile.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..550393a2
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diff --git a/themes/sky/layouts/vilebottom.png b/themes/sky/layouts/vilebottom.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1dcc2271
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diff --git a/themes/sky/layouts/vileleft.png b/themes/sky/layouts/vileleft.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14e13f58
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diff --git a/themes/sky/layouts/viletop.png b/themes/sky/layouts/viletop.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bcb161c
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diff --git a/themes/sky/theme.in b/themes/sky/theme.in
index f0cb4378..b720c50d 100644
--- a/themes/sky/theme.in
+++ b/themes/sky/theme.in
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ layout_tilebottom = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/sky/layouts/tilebottom.png
 layout_tileleft = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/sky/layouts/tileleft.png
 layout_tile = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/sky/layouts/tile.png
 layout_tiletop = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/sky/layouts/tiletop.png
+layout_vilebottom = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/sky/layouts/vilebottom.png
+layout_vileleft = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/sky/layouts/vileleft.png
+layout_vile = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/sky/layouts/vile.png
+layout_viletop = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/sky/layouts/viletop.png
 
 awesome_icon = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/sky/awesome-icon.png
 tasklist_floating_icon = @AWESOME_THEMES_PATH@/sky/layouts/floating.png