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Tiling window managers are a different way of thinking about how one uses a computer, similar to how different touch interfaces are, but in the other more keybo
by Zhyl 2y ago
Tiling window managers are a different way of thinking about how one uses a computer, similar to how different touch interfaces are, but in the other more keyboardly direction.
I find I reach for a tiling WM (or tmux) when I have a lot of terminal tasks I need to do and being able to quickly summon, dismiss and rearrange windows visibly is more important than their placement.
As with everything else, everyone has their preferences and each paradigm has its strengths, weaknesses and natural use cases.
- jadbox 2y agoSee 3mux for terminal i3 like tiling https://github.com/aaronjanse/3mux https://github.com/aaronjanse/3mux
- yencabulator 2y ago> Tiling window managers are a different way of thinking about how one uses a computer, similar to how different touch interfaces are, but in the other more keyboardly direction. Tiling windows and touch interactions work great together, if the system is set up to things like snap to fit. Current day tablets & many phones do limited forms of tiling, because it is the better fit. Managing floating windows on a touch-only system (like a tablet) is the worst combo.