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This sure looks nice. My problem with nice looking Linux is that I becomes too limited and I get forced into habits that I don't like. Now all I use is bspwm, n

by towb 11y ago

This sure looks nice. My problem with nice looking Linux is that I becomes too limited and I get forced into habits that I don't like. Now all I use is bspwm, no status bars or anything, a lot of times I miss having something good looking though. But I became happier when I just let it go, it's easy to go down that road of constant tweaking.

embik 11y ago
I'm not a bspwm user myself, but it can look really nice as well (a different sort of nice I suppose). You could check /r/unixporn[1] for inspiration / examples / shameless copy-cat. It's really incredible what some people are pulling off[2][3][4]. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/3r85qh/bspwm_light_yosemite/ https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/3r85qh/bspwm_ligh... [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/3og32q/bspwm_wip_colors_inspired_by_arc_theme_not_sure/ https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/3og32q/bspwm_wip_... [4] https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/3xen3g/bspwm_functional_wallpaper/ https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/3xen3g/bspwm_func...
- towb 11y ago
  Thanks, but I already know it ofc :) Most of the stuff there is nice but it's nothing more than this really: - A nice background. - GTK themes and icons which I have, easy enough. - A nice looking bar, but the one most commonly used with bspwm is made up by a messy shell script. - Custom terminal colours, looks good in ncmpcpp but I need a usable terminal.
gp7 11y ago
Every time I see a new tiling window manager I get a little thrill of excitement. Then I discover it's identical to every other one, including the one I already use. This isn't a complaint. I'm really happy with how pointless they make constant tweaking and customising
- mcguire 11y ago
  I'm back to ratpoison after using xmonad, and it's tempting to play with something new, but I only ever use one maximized window on each screen, so it's kind of pointless.

by towb 11y ago

embik 11y ago

I'm not a bspwm user myself, but it can look really nice as well (a different sort of nice I suppose). You could check /r/unixporn[1] for inspiration / examples / shameless copy-cat. It's really incredible what some people are pulling off[2][3][4]. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/3r85qh/bspwm_light_yosemite/ https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/3r85qh/bspwm_ligh... [3] https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/3og32q/bspwm_wip_colors_inspired_by_arc_theme_not_sure/ https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/3og32q/bspwm_wip_... [4] https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/3xen3g/bspwm_functional_wallpaper/ https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/3xen3g/bspwm_func...

towb 11y ago
Thanks, but I already know it ofc :) Most of the stuff there is nice but it's nothing more than this really: - A nice background. - GTK themes and icons which I have, easy enough. - A nice looking bar, but the one most commonly used with bspwm is made up by a messy shell script. - Custom terminal colours, looks good in ncmpcpp but I need a usable terminal.

gp7 11y ago

Every time I see a new tiling window manager I get a little thrill of excitement. Then I discover it's identical to every other one, including the one I already use. This isn't a complaint. I'm really happy with how pointless they make constant tweaking and customising

mcguire 11y ago
I'm back to ratpoison after using xmonad, and it's tempting to play with something new, but I only ever use one maximized window on each screen, so it's kind of pointless.