I’m currently writing this on the MATE desktop. I started with linux on the gnome 2 desktop, so it only makes sense. A long time ago I used Xmonad (a tiling window manager) but tiling has less appeal for me now. If I need/want a lightweight solution, I use CWM (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cwm_(window_manager), which was originally developed on OpenBSD, but is usually available across different Linux distros and BSD’s.

I’ve tried pretty much every DE/WM under the sun at this point, and would be interested to know what you use and why

  • ☭ 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 ☭@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 years ago

    Makes sense to stick to what you’re used to – I haven’t tried any other WM since I became a Working Adult™. Tiling just seems to be the easiest option for moving and resizing windows without a mouse, but I’m sure it’s possible to do it with a floating WM with the right keybindings

    • whoami@lemmygrad.mlOP
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      2 years ago

      Yeah I’ve been using linux since about 2007(?) and what I noticed in all the online discussions about gnome v kde or whatever, is that everything comes down to personal preference.

      FWIW, with CWM there are default key bindings that maximize horizontally and vertically, which can create a tiling effect. You can resize/move programs just with keys. It also has the concept of groups (instead of virtual desktops). So you enter a key combination, and whatever you added to that group is minimized/raised.