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> I mostly used it for windowing & tiling [...] it feels like they're battling to implement features at the wrong layer [...] In the end, I realized I just want
by jolmg 7y ago
> I mostly used it for windowing & tiling [...] it feels like they're battling to implement features at the wrong layer [...] In the end, I realized I just wanted a good terminal emulator
If you just wanted the windowing and tiling, wouldn't a tiling window manager be better? It's kind of weird that you concluded the right layer for window tiling was the terminal emulator.
Personally, I only use the window tiling features of tmux when I'm not already working inside a window manager (like when I'm on a /dev/tty*).
- CDSlice 7y agoMaybe they didn't want tiling for the rest of the windows? Or maybe they use something other than Linux/BSD and can't run a diff window manager.
- ronjouch 7y ago> If you just wanted the windowing and tiling, wouldn't a tiling window manager be better? It's kind of weird that you concluded the right layer for window tiling was the terminal emulator. I tried a tiling window manager (not sure which) a long time ago and didn't like it, it felt too heavy-handed and unnatural to me. My daily driver is: - GNOME Shell ... - ... with the occasional Super+{Left/Right} for basic half-screen splits (e.g. term on the left and editor on the right)... - ... and I use a little helper script ( https://github.com/ronjouch/marathon https://github.com/ronjouch/marathon ) to run-or-focus apps. With these three things, I meet my "simple tiling" needs and keep the flexibility I like from non-tiling WMs. But Sway looks cool, I'll definitely try it one of these days :) , maybe I'll change my mind.