> One of the somewhat frustrating assumptions running through your posts is that everyone materially gives a damn about the "control" of your window managers--a

> One of the somewhat frustrating assumptions running through your posts is that everyone materially gives a damn about the "control" of your window managers--as if the window manager is of more bracing importance than the applications running within. For you it may be, but to post as if this is a universal case is a little much. Well, we're specifically discussing window management, not the software running within. A comparison of Linux and OS X software is a completely different conversation. > I found it actively tiring and demanding of micromanagement to work with it. This is a common complaint, and all I can say to you, in the spirit of Steve Jobs, is that you're "doing it wrong". If you're actively managing windows with a tiling window manager, then that defeats the whole point of using the software. The idea is to have predetermined rules for how your windows will be arranged, and then not rearrange them at all (or rarely). The whole reason for Xmonad having its config file in Haskell, an actual programming language, and not just a flat file with some settings, is so that you are not limited in the logic by which your windows are managed. Granted, this does require you to learn Haskell, which is probably Xmonad's biggest practical weakness. A similar window manager written in a more popular and approachable language, such as Python, would probably have a lot more users while only sacrificing a few things. > the general lack of user focus That's quite ironic, given that this entire thread is the result of Apple ignoring user interests.