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So one lecture covers window managers for tiling. I used dwm for years and love it, but am stuck on Windows at work. Is there anything for Windows 10 that has a

So one lecture covers window managers for tiling. I used dwm for years and love it, but am stuck on Windows at work. Is there anything for Windows 10 that has a similar approach of having a stack with your unused applications and a big window for the app that is in focus? And then you can easily move window from stack to focus and vice versa? I looked at the Wikipedia article [1], but none of the alternatives seem to do that. What can you recommend? === [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiling_window_manager https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiling_window_manager

snazz 8y ago
You could have a full-screen Xming session connected to dwm running in WSL, if you liked that better. Of course, you would still have to use the standard Windows DE/WM when using Win32 applications, but if most of your work is text editing, web browsing, etc, you might be well served by the full-screen Xming. You could start with this guide, which solves a slightly different but related problem: https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2017/02/08/graphical-programs-on-windows-subsystem-on-linux.aspx?m=2 https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2017/02/08/graphic...
simcop2387 8y ago
It's no where near complete like dwm for that, but it is highly customizable, I use AquaSnap when I have to use windows for work. It is paid but I haven't had any issues with upgrades or redownloading the software when I haven't had to use a windows machine in a while. https://www.nurgo-software.com/products/aquasnap https://www.nurgo-software.com/products/aquasnap
abeyer 8y ago
Haven't tried it but I think HashTWM[1] claims to have a similar main/stack model for windows. [1] https://github.com/ZaneA/HashTWM https://github.com/ZaneA/HashTWM
TeMPOraL 8y ago
~Year ago, I had plenty of success with bug.n - https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n. It's a DWM clone written in... AutoHotkey, of all things.
- Thimothy 8y ago
  Ok,this blew my mind in thousands pieces. I'm going to try it right away.
pnutjam 8y ago
If your stuck on windows, give MobaXterm a try. It's the commandline Windows should have had. Sorry, but I don't think there is anything you can do about the GUI.. I like to use x2go on another machine or VM, it gives you access to individual windows/tiles for Linux programs, similar to Citrix published apps.

snazz 8y ago

You could have a full-screen Xming session connected to dwm running in WSL, if you liked that better. Of course, you would still have to use the standard Windows DE/WM when using Win32 applications, but if most of your work is text editing, web browsing, etc, you might be well served by the full-screen Xming. You could start with this guide, which solves a slightly different but related problem: https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2017/02/08/graphical-programs-on-windows-subsystem-on-linux.aspx?m=2 https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2017/02/08/graphic...

simcop2387 8y ago

It's no where near complete like dwm for that, but it is highly customizable, I use AquaSnap when I have to use windows for work. It is paid but I haven't had any issues with upgrades or redownloading the software when I haven't had to use a windows machine in a while. https://www.nurgo-software.com/products/aquasnap https://www.nurgo-software.com/products/aquasnap

abeyer 8y ago

Haven't tried it but I think HashTWM[1] claims to have a similar main/stack model for windows. [1] https://github.com/ZaneA/HashTWM https://github.com/ZaneA/HashTWM

TeMPOraL 8y ago

~Year ago, I had plenty of success with bug.n - https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n https://github.com/fuhsjr00/bug.n. It's a DWM clone written in... AutoHotkey, of all things.

Thimothy 8y ago
Ok,this blew my mind in thousands pieces. I'm going to try it right away.

pnutjam 8y ago

If your stuck on windows, give MobaXterm a try. It's the commandline Windows should have had. Sorry, but I don't think there is anything you can do about the GUI.. I like to use x2go on another machine or VM, it gives you access to individual windows/tiles for Linux programs, similar to Citrix published apps.