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1. It's FOSS (itsfoss@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 01-Dec-2024 14:50:18 JST It's FOSS

   Familiar with the tiling window manager?

   https://itsfoss.com/tiling-window-manager/

   • ekari (ekari@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 01-Dec-2024 15:08:31 JST ekari

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     @itsfoss They should just be called "window managers". The other approaches leave the window managing to the user 😉

   • It's FOSS (itsfoss@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Dec-2024 17:03:29 JST It's FOSS

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     • allyngibson

     @allyngibson Good to hear that our guide was of help. 😃

   • allyngibson (allyngibson@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Dec-2024 17:03:30 JST allyngibson

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     @itsfoss I had experimented with i3 last year, using your guide to help get it set up. It was interesting, but I couldn't see how it work work for me.

     A few months ago, I set up a new Mint 22 install with MATE, and I configured it to use i3 as the window manager instead of Marco. So, I get the benefits of MATE -- panel management, system menus and controls -- with the tiling of i3.

     I found that it works well for me as a remote work setup; I can have my remote desktop open alongside a file I'm working with on my local machine, and it's more convenient than trying to juggle windows on the remote desktop.

     It's an unconventional use for a tiler, but it works for what I needed from it.