Seating
Classroom keep-apart rules and a 24-seat room
A classroom chart places people into a grid of seats under rules you choose. The public page can show how the rules work. Typing a class list happens in the seating editor, which is a separate site with no ad slots.
The sample room has 6 rows and 4 seats, 24 places. Seat numbers run across each row. Default keep-apart means the seats immediately left and right in the same row. Front, back, and diagonal count as apart only when you select that definition. “Nearby” is not specific enough to enforce.
| Row | Seats |
|---|---|
| Row 1, front | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Row 2 | 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Row 3 | 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Row 4 | 13, 14, 15, 16 |
| Row 5 | 17, 18, 19, 20 |
| Row 6 | 21, 22, 23, 24 |
A conflict stops the chart
Suppose seat 1 is locked for person A and seat 2 is locked for person B, and A and B must sit apart left/right. The editor reports that those locked seats break the selected keep-apart rule, and it does not export that layout. Nobody is dropped to finish the picture.
Five people and four open seats is reported before the search starts, with a note to add seats or remove people. A search that hits its time limit says no layout was found within the limit. That result does not prove that no layout exists.
Names stay in the editor
This article has no name fields and does not embed the editor. Open the seating site when you are ready to enter a roster. You can use Person 1, Person 2, and so on instead of real names. A file you save or download can still contain names, and a shared computer can keep that file.
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Common questions
Do I upload the class list on this page?
No. This page is an explanation. The roster is entered on the seating editor, in the browser, with no third-party ad script in that workspace.
Are left/right and front/back the same rule?
No. The default keep-apart pair is left and right in the same row. Other directions are separate choices.