I wish someone would make a tiling desktop environment instead of only a window manager to make them easy to use for all without tweaking because they are the future of the DEs.

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    1 year ago

    KDE has pretty good tiling functionality these days, not much need in using another WM unless you have a very specific workflow in mind

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      1 year ago

      I once saw a video which showed off the built-in Plasma tiling feature and complained that it could not have been developed by a tiling WM user, since it was very inflexible and mouse focused. He could not use it with a keyboard, which kind of defeats the purpose of tiling in the first place.

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        1 year ago

        Everyone’s workflow is different and it could very well be that the plasma tiling features weren’t a good match for the author of that video.

        My tiling needs are pretty simple and I rarely use anything more complicated than a vertical split.

        There were also major changes in the plasma tiling earlier this year so if that video predates the concerns no longer apply.

        You’d probably have to give it a try to see if all the features you need nicely work with a keyboard.

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          I’m in the same boat. I use tiling more when it has virtually zero visible edge and I just get more overall window space. That’s literally all I want tiling for most of the time on any machine. I’m completely content with that.

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        He could not use it with a keyboard, which kind of defeats the purpose of tiling in the first place.

        I wouldn’t say it defeats the purpose of tiling in general - it’s a very nice addition for many of us, but I can see how it lacks utility for hardcore tiling wm users. Perhaps it could be improved if someone have time and skill to step in.