why doesn't everyone use a tiling window manager?

[stoodleysnow]

why doesn't everyone use a tiling window manager?

Because not all of us like them.

[chucky chuckaluck]

I'm game. What do you recommend?

i think dwm is maybe the simplest. wmii is the parent of dwm, has more code, but is more configurable. awesome and xmonad aren't in the repos. shearn89 has a nice howto on awesome and i found a howto for xmonad, but it's a giant pain in the butt and i don't like it that much.

more tiling fun - http://www.nongnu.org/ratpoison/inspiration.html (it's actually more anti-mouse than pro-tiling)

[chucky chuckaluck]

Just install wmii, I am hooked.

Thanks fuscia, I was looking for something like this, but didn't know it already existed.

i'm betting you'll never go back.

[chucky chuckaluck]

It's possible to do it with Compiz 0.7.4. It's called Maximumize. Very handy.

well, any window manager can maximize an app. tiling is well beyond that. also, a lot of the tiling window managers can switch to 'float' mode in which they behave as the standard window managers do.

i'm not sure i get the 'ugly' comments. attached is a screenshot of awesome wm with the status bar hidden (it appearance is greatly configurable, but i'm new to awesome). as you can see, it's just a wallpaper (maybe you don't like yellow, though?). opened apps just look like opened apps. which tiling wm's have you guys used (ion3, i'm betting)?


edit: whoa! sorry for the triple post.

[popch]

i realize this could boil over into a massive flame war (assuming it doesn't end up in an 'unanswered posts' search), so let's keep it civil.

WHAT - YOU INCREDIBLE ...

(just joking)

My screens at home (where I use Linux) are tiny (1024*768-ish), and my documents aren't. I would not even look at a tiling window manager. Most of the time, I just use all of the screen for the application I am working in. I am very grateful for the virtual desktops.

I did use some applications which tiled quite nicely, but that was back when I still wrote programs.

Good to know, though, that there are decent tiling windows managers. Thanks for the tip, Chucksia.

[Tomatz]

well, any window manager can maximize an app. tiling is well beyond that. also, a lot of the tiling window managers can switch to 'float' mode in which they behave as the standard window managers do.

i'm not sure i get the 'ugly' comments. attached is a screenshot of awesome wm with the status bar hidden (it appearance is greatly configurable, but i'm new to awesome). as you can see, it's just a wallpaper (maybe you don't like yellow, though?). opened apps just look like opened apps. which tiling wm's have you guys used (ion3, i'm betting)?


edit: whoa! sorry for the triple post.

Each to their own. Its not for me though.

[23meg]

well, any window manager can maximize an app. tiling is well beyond that. also, a lot of the tiling window managers can switch to 'float' mode in which they behave as the standard window managers do.

Maximumize != maximize. It actually does (primitive) tiling.

[fwojciec]

I used to use tilers, but I got bored with them. Or maybe I realized that I never need multiple apps/windows open on one screen at the same time. I tend to fullscreen applications that I use instead and I find that openbox with its ToggleFullscreen, ToggleMaximizeFull and ToggleDecorations actions is the most convenient choice for me. Also, alt tabbing still seems the most natural way to switch between apps when I need to do that.

[piousp]

Chucky,
what are the benefits of using a tiling wmanager over a desktop one?

I'm curious, i'm gonna try it tonigh

[LaRoza]

Chucky,
what are the benefits of using a tiling wmanager over a desktop one?

Effeciency it seems (only after a few minutes, I found wmii to be better than what I used before)