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Get rid of it for what? This is purely a troll; you offered no solution. I can't even imagine what you're referring to; is OSX or Ubuntu going to make managing

Get rid of it for what? This is purely a troll; you offered no solution. I can't even imagine what you're referring to; is OSX or Ubuntu going to make managing my windows any better? Note: I'm well aware of workspaces, but that can't be what you're referring to, as they are available to Win users, and it's not clear the OP is looking for anything more than tabs, which a WM isn't generally providing.

likeclockwork 13y ago
Linux is bigger than Ubuntu. There are Linux WMs that are FAR beyond what's available in Windows or OSX.
- thezilch 13y ago
  Obviously. Nothing you said is helpful to the OP or helps to support the post I replied to. Not to mention, Windows has numerous windowing or window tiling managers [0]; the Linux elitism is not helpful, especially when grossly misinformed. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiling_window_manager#Microsoft_Windows http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiling_window_manager#Microsoft...
  - eru 13y ago
    Thanks, I didn't know about these. (I am stuck with Windows at work..)
derleth 13y ago
You can run any WM Linux has on Ubuntu. I've heard good things about evilwm and have personally used ratpoison. They're both in the repository I'm sure.
- thezilch 13y ago
  I thought it'd be obvious I was speaking generally; suggesting "any WM" to the OP is still not helpful. Windows has just as many "any WM," so I really don't know your point.
  - derleth 13y ago
    > Windows has just as many "any WM," No. It doesn't. Windows has one GUI and various themes for it; Ubuntu has multiple GUIs. That's what a WM is in Linux terms: A whole new GUI that sits on top of very basic graphical primitives which don't determine anything about how a GUI looks or works.
eru 13y ago
> Get rid of it for what? This is purely a troll; you offered no solution. I can't even imagine what you're referring to; is OSX or Ubuntu going to make managing my windows any better? Try XMonad on Linux. It does allow me to manage my windows better.
- thezilch 13y ago
  I feel like a broken record. The OP uses windows. The comment I replied to insists Windows is garbage and the OP should jump ship, because there's no hope for Windows managing windows. It's ludicrous to suggest Linux to OP, when he simply wants to manage his PuTTY windows differently (Re: his WM technically already manages the windows [grouping], but it's not what he wants); it is made more ludicrous by the fact that there exist tiling window managers for Windows -- see my other comments to SIBLINGS of your's. Not that a tiling manager is going to be of ANY help in OP's case; I really doubt the auto-scaling and tiling of his windows is what is making him struggle with dozens of PuTTY instances.
- gcb0 13y ago
  if he's using win8 i'm pretty sure his only option is win7...

likeclockwork 13y ago

Linux is bigger than Ubuntu. There are Linux WMs that are FAR beyond what's available in Windows or OSX.

thezilch 13y ago
Obviously. Nothing you said is helpful to the OP or helps to support the post I replied to. Not to mention, Windows has numerous windowing or window tiling managers [0]; the Linux elitism is not helpful, especially when grossly misinformed. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiling_window_manager#Microsoft_Windows http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiling_window_manager#Microsoft...
- eru 13y ago
  Thanks, I didn't know about these. (I am stuck with Windows at work..)

derleth 13y ago

You can run any WM Linux has on Ubuntu. I've heard good things about evilwm and have personally used ratpoison. They're both in the repository I'm sure.

thezilch 13y ago
I thought it'd be obvious I was speaking generally; suggesting "any WM" to the OP is still not helpful. Windows has just as many "any WM," so I really don't know your point.
- derleth 13y ago
  > Windows has just as many "any WM," No. It doesn't. Windows has one GUI and various themes for it; Ubuntu has multiple GUIs. That's what a WM is in Linux terms: A whole new GUI that sits on top of very basic graphical primitives which don't determine anything about how a GUI looks or works.

eru 13y ago

> Get rid of it for what? This is purely a troll; you offered no solution. I can't even imagine what you're referring to; is OSX or Ubuntu going to make managing my windows any better? Try XMonad on Linux. It does allow me to manage my windows better.

thezilch 13y ago
I feel like a broken record. The OP uses windows. The comment I replied to insists Windows is garbage and the OP should jump ship, because there's no hope for Windows managing windows. It's ludicrous to suggest Linux to OP, when he simply wants to manage his PuTTY windows differently (Re: his WM technically already manages the windows [grouping], but it's not what he wants); it is made more ludicrous by the fact that there exist tiling window managers for Windows -- see my other comments to SIBLINGS of your's. Not that a tiling manager is going to be of ANY help in OP's case; I really doubt the auto-scaling and tiling of his windows is what is making him struggle with dozens of PuTTY instances.
gcb0 13y ago
if he's using win8 i'm pretty sure his only option is win7...