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> You either have fixed layout ones or dynamic tiling window managers instead of 1 tool trying to do both. I must be missing something, because the 'dynamic' t

> You either have fixed layout ones or dynamic tiling window managers instead of 1 tool trying to do both. I must be missing something, because the 'dynamic' tiling window managers are 1 tool doing both fixed and floating (or stacking) layouts.

nickjj 7y ago
Sorry, I should have been more clear in my words. I edit what you quoted for clarity. i3 acts much differently because if you open 1 window it takes up your whole screen and if you open another window it will be split 50/50 (the direction depends on what hotkey you hit). And it keeps going like this. You can just naturally use your system and let the tiling window manager worry about resizing things and you can fine tune the sizes with hotkeys on the spot if you desire to have non-symmetrical splits. This is why i3 is classified as a manual tiling window manager. You get to control how the splits happen on the spot, rather than it being automatic as long as you pre-configure the layouts beforehand. i3 also lets you optionally choose to make windows floating on demand with hotkeys or even pre-configure certain apps or window titles to be floating by default. There's stacking as well. This video does a good job showing how i3 works and feels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKviflL9XeI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKviflL9XeI (and how it's drastically different than Fancy Zones).
- ndarwincorn 7y ago
  Ah I realize how I misunderstood/how that was poorly worded, but I'm well aware of how i3 works, thanks. This may come as a shock to you, but some of us prefer our highly-tailored pre-configured tiling setups to the ad-hoc interaction that is i3.
  - nickjj 7y ago
    > This may come as a shock to you, but some of us prefer our highly-tailored pre-configured tiling setups to the ad-hoc interaction that is i3. Yes, that's why i3 and other wms exist on Linux and everyone is happy using the tool they prefer. I'm more upset about the title of the post being clickbait because like you said, some people prefer different styles of tiled window managers. Having it defined as "tiling window manager" is going to make the 50% of the people who prefer i3 feel they got baited into clicking the link. I know I went from "omg best software day ever" to "..." between reading the title and clicking the link.
    - ndarwincorn 7y ago
      Probably closer to 80% :). I get the baited feeling. But you know as well as me that any sort of tiling interaction with Windows beyond snap left/snap right is progress.

nickjj 7y ago

Sorry, I should have been more clear in my words. I edit what you quoted for clarity. i3 acts much differently because if you open 1 window it takes up your whole screen and if you open another window it will be split 50/50 (the direction depends on what hotkey you hit). And it keeps going like this. You can just naturally use your system and let the tiling window manager worry about resizing things and you can fine tune the sizes with hotkeys on the spot if you desire to have non-symmetrical splits. This is why i3 is classified as a manual tiling window manager. You get to control how the splits happen on the spot, rather than it being automatic as long as you pre-configure the layouts beforehand. i3 also lets you optionally choose to make windows floating on demand with hotkeys or even pre-configure certain apps or window titles to be floating by default. There's stacking as well. This video does a good job showing how i3 works and feels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKviflL9XeI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKviflL9XeI (and how it's drastically different than Fancy Zones).

ndarwincorn 7y ago
Ah I realize how I misunderstood/how that was poorly worded, but I'm well aware of how i3 works, thanks. This may come as a shock to you, but some of us prefer our highly-tailored pre-configured tiling setups to the ad-hoc interaction that is i3.
- nickjj 7y ago
  > This may come as a shock to you, but some of us prefer our highly-tailored pre-configured tiling setups to the ad-hoc interaction that is i3. Yes, that's why i3 and other wms exist on Linux and everyone is happy using the tool they prefer. I'm more upset about the title of the post being clickbait because like you said, some people prefer different styles of tiled window managers. Having it defined as "tiling window manager" is going to make the 50% of the people who prefer i3 feel they got baited into clicking the link. I know I went from "omg best software day ever" to "..." between reading the title and clicking the link.
  - ndarwincorn 7y ago
    Probably closer to 80% :). I get the baited feeling. But you know as well as me that any sort of tiling interaction with Windows beyond snap left/snap right is progress.