Tiling WM Users: What do you do with your computer?

[paul101]

see previous post

[chucky chuckaluck]

why would i use my computer differently, just because i'm using a tiling w/m?

oh, you'd be stunned by what a difference a whole other way of working can make. we humans are an adaptive lot and that which we adapt to can make all the difference in the world.

[paul101]

oh, you'd be stunned by what a difference a whole other way of working can make. we humans are an adaptive lot and that which we adapt to can make all the difference in the world.

well, i use the pc for my school work (open office), browsing internet (opera), and music


i dont have to use the computer any differently, apart from using the mouse much less

[LaRoza]

and I don't imagine you see much of them? Do you use a tiling window manager on lower resolution displays (like XGA), too?

As you can see, the background of the GIMP shot is an annoying orange. This is due to an X setting of Ubuntu, not xmonad and is easily changed. on GNOME, KDE and Windows, I set the background to be plain black. The fact I leave this as the default shows I do not see the background much.

Tiling WM's are better than GNOME and KDE on lower resolutions, because you make the most of your screen.

That's not quite what I meant. I would assume you use your computer a certain way and chose to use a tiling w/m because it makes it easier to use your computer in that way/for your tasks.

For most tasks, tiling is better than the GNOME/KDE/Windows/OS X way. For a few tasks, largely applicationd dependant, it can be a hinderance. Applications which make extensive use of panels for icons and notifications areas, etc are the worst. However, the entire purpose of the icons and notification area is to over come weaknesses of the WM that tiling WM's do not have. It doesn't matter than an app is full screen (VLC) because if it isn't visual, it isn't on my viewing tag, and if it is, it is full screen where I can best see it.

Also, as you can see, when the GIMP was run, it doesn't tile.

[Alasdair]

I mostly use my computer for coding/internet stuff as well writing reports and assignments for university (using LaTeX/emacs). I also use the terminal quite a lot, so for me tiling is really useful. However I sometimes need to use the gimp and it can be a bit of a pain at times...

As for using tiling wm's on low-resolution displays, I use XMonad on my eeepc with a 7in screen and it works very well.

[chucky chuckaluck]

well, i use the pc for my school work (open office), browsing internet (opera), and music

i dont have to use the computer any differently, apart from using the mouse much less

i've used openbox more than any other wm. both openbox and tiling wm's are great, but in my view, they're different. your choice could be based on everyting from a whim to a need. thank whoever we have choice.

[cardinals_fan]

I checked all five categories. Here's what I do most of the time (in no order):

* Browse the web, post to the forums, and everything else using a browser
* Write essays for school using vim (HTML), or occasionally Abiword (for formulas)
* Chat with friends using Pidgin
* Play chess, mahjongg, n_v14, and gridwars
* Use notecase to prepare debate cases
* Edit my photos with Picasa & the GIMP, and view + organize them with gThumb
* Listen to music with consonance
* Write scripts in Perl, Ruby, and Zsh

[bionnaki]

I am not sure how they work.

how do you open new applications? where do they end up?

do you switch to different desktops? I see on some of the tiling wm's a bar across the top that says "1 web" "2 music" etc. if so, how do you switch back and forth?

is this recommended for someone with a small screen (15")?

long time openbox user - looking to try something new. how much efficient/faster is a tiling window manager over openbox/fluxbox/pekwm?

[-grubby]

I ..

• Regularly browse the web, mostly posting in forums.
• Regularly IM friends using Gajim and Pidgin, and use IRC in Konversation
• Often write Python code using Geany
• Listen to music with banshee and mplayer.
• On occassion I write something for school.
• Very rarely edit graphics.

[Sorivenul]

I use my machine mostly for writing (documentation and personal work), coding, some graphics work, and web browsing. Tiling makes my life like a dream, though for others it can be more of a nightmare. It is certainly not for everyone.