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+package layout
+
+// SplitFunc represents a way to split a space among a number of elements.
+// The space of the returned slice must be equal to the number of elements.
+// The sum of all elements of the returned slice must be eqal to the space.
+type SplitFunc func(elements int, space int) []int
+
+// EvenSplit implements SplitFunc to split a space (almost) evenly among the elements.
+// It is almost evenly because width may not be divisible by elements.
+func EvenSplit(elements int, width int) []int {
+	ret := make([]int, 0, elements)
+	for elements > 0 {
+		v := width / elements
+		width -= v
+		elements -= 1
+		ret = append(ret, v)
+	}
+	return ret
+}