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Except you still have to manage your windows. Since the whole point of a window manager is to manage my windows so I don't have to, I use xmonad. If you want
by jemfinch 16y ago
Except you still have to manage your windows.
Since the whole point of a window manager is to manage my windows so I don't have to, I use xmonad. If you want simplicity, give that a try :)
- sjs 16y agoxmonad is great and I used to miss it on OS X, but I've grown to appreciate SizeUp and Divvy for OS X. You get tiling functionality when you want it, and only when you want it. It's slightly more involved than xmonad but only slightly. And it's unobtrusive. They're certainly limited compared to xmonad but they get the job done for me. I only have a couple of configurations I use very often.
- jemfinch 16y agoI looked into SizeUp, but it seemed to follow a different model than xmonad/awesome: it only tiled (and then, only in halves or quarters). What I like about xmonad/awesome is that there's a master window and all other windows are automatically managed for me on the other side of the screen; if I want one of my windows bigger, I just rotate it into the master slot. I really don't have to manage my windows, which I love. I haven't looked into Divvy, I'll take a look.
- jfager 16y agoAnother one to try is Optimal Layout. It gives you tiling, hotkeys for resizing and moving windows, and a better Cmd-Tab (though you have to Alt-Tab instead, unfortunately), and the latest release supports rotating. I love it.