I'm tiling again!

[cardinals_fan]

As the title implies, I'm using a tiling window manager (dwm) again! Just thought I'd share my happiness :)

[Canis familiaris]

Wmii?

[Dr Small]

So is nathangrubb, so what else is new? He's using xmonad, by the way. I would prefer wmii, if it wasn't for the tiny fonts.

[schauerlich]

I like wmii.

[cardinals_fan]

Wmii?

I like wmii.
dwm is a lighter, more minimal wmii.

So is nathangrubb, so what else is new? He's using xmonad, by the way. I would prefer wmii, if it wasn't for the tiny fonts.
Xmonad is my second favorite.

[Dr Small]

I like wmii.
I did too, but it caused a strain on my eyes, from trying to read the small fonts.

[LaRoza]

I did too, but it caused a strain on my eyes, from trying to read the small fonts.

What is there to read?

[Dr Small]

What is there to read?
the system clock in the far right hand corner?

[-grubby]

So is nathangrubb, so what else is new? He's using xmonad, by the way. I would prefer wmii, if it wasn't for the tiny fonts.

yeah.. I'm kind of on wmii now, I figured out how to use xmonad but some of the things it did were annoying me (like not being able to stretch a window with the cursor+alt by grabbing the edges)

[cardinals_fan]

Wmii just struck me as dwm with a bunch of needless "features" (in other words, bloat).

[chucky chuckaluck]

dwm ftw. i even -Rs'ed ob.

[-grubby]

Wmii just struck me as dwm with a bunch of needless "features" (in other words, bloat).

I've been going on a tiling-switcherama hopping thing lately, so I may give dwm a shot also

[Dharmachakra]

I've never actually used a tiling WM but I use XP's tiling system all the time when I'm at school. And when I use Compiz I use the Grid plugin alot...

I guess I should look in to dwm or Xmonad or wmii. :-\"

[RiceMonster]

Whenever I use a titling WM I find myself thinking "Ok I can see when this would be useful but most of the time I don't want my windows to tile, so it gets annoying". Also, none of them have a system tray (which I need) and I found it very annoying using a system tray like trayer or stalonetray inside one.

Well to each his own though. Tiling WMs have their place for sure, but they're not for me.

[cardinals_fan]

I've been going on a tiling-switcherama hopping thing lately, so I may give dwm a shot also
I like dwm and Xmonad. Most of the others gave me the wrong vibes somehow.

Whenever I use a titling WM I find myself thinking "Ok I can see when this would be useful but most of the time I don't want my windows to tile, so it gets annoying". Also, none of them have a system tray (which I need) and I found it very annoying using a system tray like trayer or stalonetray inside one.

Well to each his own though. Tiling WMs have their place for sure, but they're not for me.
I just got sick of opening sakura and having it blot out part of the web page I'm viewing.

[sertse]

I tried using dwm once, never really got it. Could say the same for most of the others...

The only one I get (and use) is dvtm, which is said to be inspired by dwm (but I don't see it), but its for the terminal.

[chucky chuckaluck]

i like xmonad, but to install it on arch and get all the dependencies, it's an over 300mb installation. i also never really figured out how to make transparent terminals work on it. awesome's good and so is wmii. i just like dwm for its lightness to the absurd and my delusion that it's faster than anything else. ion3 is an oddball, for sure.

[urukrama]

I'm on Awesome at the moment. Though only one tag tiles my windows (and that is almost exclusively for terminals), I've found it quite helpful and pleasant to work with. Awesome is neat.

I've used wmii and xmonad in the past, but find myself always returning to Awesome. I never liked that you have to recompile dwm to change colours or settings, but I love dvtm for the console.

[cardinals_fan]

i like xmonad, but to install it on arch and get all the dependencies, it's an over 300mb installation. i also never really figured out how to make transparent terminals work on it. awesome's good and so is wmii. i just like dwm for its lightness to the absurd and my delusion that it's faster than anything else. ion3 is an oddball, for sure.
ion is just weird.

I'm on Awesome at the moment. Though only one tag tiles my windows (and that is almost exclusively for terminals), I've found it quite helpful and pleasant to work with. Awesome is neat.

I've used wmii and xmonad in the past, but find myself always returning to Awesome. I never liked that you have to recompile dwm to change colours or settings, but I love dvtm for the console.
Awesome is OK - sort of a hybrid WM. Compiling dwm takes about the same amount of time as remembering what part of .awesomerc to edit :)

[urukrama]

Awesome is OK - sort of a hybrid WM.

That is what I like about it.


Compiling dwm takes about the same amount of time as remembering what part of .awesomerc to edit :)

I know it doesn't take long, but I just don't like it :-)

[cardinals_fan]

I know it doesn't take long, but I just don't like it :-)
Whatever does it for you :)

[jimi_hendrix]

what are the advantages of a tiling WM?

im always out for something new or something to make my computer look more confusing

[cardinals_fan]

what are the advantages of a tiling WM?

im always out for something new or something to make my computer look more confusing
When you open a new window, instead of overlapping the windows already open, they will automatically resize and 'tile' the windows. Here are some pros of tiling WMs:

* Most tiling WMs provide very good keyboard control. You can do almost anything with the keyboard.
* All tiling WMs I've seen are extremely lightweight and fast.
* Floating window managers don't actually "manage" your windows much. They just let them hang around. A tiling WM will provide you means with which to customize its behavior; then it actively manages your windows.

and some cons:

* Tiling WMs don't provide much in the way of pretty GUIs. This isn't necessarily a con (I like it), but you should be comfortable editing config files by hand.
* Some apps (like the GIMP) don't take to tiling very well. You can set them to float by default, but it can still be a little tricky.

Give a tiling WM a try and see if you like it. I'm a fan of dwm (http://www.suckless.org/dwm/) and Xmonad (http://xmonad.org/), but Awesome (http://awesome.naquadah.org/) is sort of a hybrid tiling/floating WM and it is a good way to start out. Wmii (http://www.suckless.org/wmii/) is also popular.

[jimi_hendrix]

thanks...a good beginner one?

[cardinals_fan]

thanks...a good beginner one?
As I said, Awesome is good for beginners.

[chucky chuckaluck]

why didn't you guys tell me about dvtm earlier? i'm using it with screen in the console. this is fun. (and what a lovely shade of red, too.)

[jimi_hendrix]

As I said, Awesome is good for beginners.
did not see the bottom of your post so you get double thanks

[cardinals_fan]

You might like this post (http://urukrama.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/first-steps-with-awesome-window-manager/) by urukrama.