Are here any advantages on using window managers like i3 over

>>62054773
There's a general for this

>>62054773
Do you think desktop environments come without a window manager?

>>62054802
I think he meant solely WM :^)

>>62054773
I guess you mean keyboard driven tiling managers. They are useful on laptops if you don't have an access to a mouse. Otherwise - just another trendy thing for ricers.

>>62054778
>generals don't kill discussion guys!

>>62054773
less bloat
>>62055287
fucking this. Generals are one of the worst things to happen to 4chan.

>>62055043
This, a TWM made an old laptop that only had a trackpad far less painful to use.

>>62054773
Its comfy
less mouse movements, don't need to drag windows around
Plus it looks good

>>62055043
>They are useful on laptops if you don't have an access to a mouse
far easier to use on my desktop than reaching for my mouse every time i need to switch focus

>>62055464
Are you retarded? Alt+tab to switch focus in literally each and every wm on all platforms.

>>62055312
you want 20 threads about desktop threads all around /wg/ and /g/?

>>62055312
this, generals are AIDS

>>62056580
>>62055312
>>62055287
Morons

>>62056048
Alt-tab is imprecise though, with a tiling wm you can change focus to more programs with in the same amount of time

>>62056621
The fuck you talking you know if you hold alt during alt tab you can see a list of available shits and there are also hotkeys to tile shits and whjwmdnddnkd fuck u

>>62056794
Did you have a stroke?

>wm meme
don't

>>62054773
Still dont know what the fuck this even is.
Does this thing just automatically snap windows to a location like its an app on the android homescreen?

I like it for coding. The less time I have to spend resizing and moving windows, the better.

Quick load a terminal to run a command, close it, or move it to another workspace. Or open a new workspace for a new idea or test or something.

It flows very well with how I work.

>>62054773
If you spend 8 hours a day in emacs or vim + tmux, the transition to a tiling WM is more natural than you might think.

Any kind of keyboard-driven workflow is good on a tiling WM. Otherwise, I'd skip it.

>>62058790
It's a grid like multiple windows in vim or emacs. You use the keyboard to warp things around mostly.

>>62054773
Tiling WM and desktop environment junk aren't mutually exclusive. You could run a full fat desktop session in Awesome with all the plumbing hooked up if you wanted.

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BEWARE: Because these screens have set windows and borders, you might end up with screen burn-in. I used i3-gaps for 8 months and started noticing squares and lines when I was watching anime.

Took me few days to remedy the problem and eventually sold the screen because I couldn't stand the lines.

Anyway, nowadays I don't use i3 anymore.

>>62058922
>multiple windows in vim
That sounds really inconvenient. How is this even remotely a better solution than just resizing your windows into boxes where you want them

>>62059004
It's not i3's fault you're too retarded to use a screensaver, anon.

Less bloat and more autism. You're better off with XFCE or MATE, both are pretty slim yet functional

>>62056048
Bait/10

>>62059096
There's a running assumption that you want to use 100% of the screen at all times for any combination of windows. Which is true in a lot of programming workloads, and a pain in the ass to do with a mouse.

Also the keyboard shortcuts are usually more pithy than in a text editor.

>>62059099
I use the screen for 8+ hrs a day, moron. screensaver won't help if I have to do the work. and yes, it's i3's problem because window borders always fall on the same pixels.

>>62059129
Xfce > Unity > Gnome > kek memes > shit > pajeet code > KDE > Mate

>>62059004
Kek.
That has nothing to do with i3.

>>62055043
No, they're great for multi monitor desktops too. I can, for example, autostart my chat clients, my web browsers with all my bookmarked pages, my music player, my text editors, steam, and my terminals running various programs directly on boot onto their proper workspaces. In addition, I can open each program with keyboard shortcuts.

I run three monitors, but I can have everything organized on my desktop without touching my mouse. It's amazing how much time I save not having to click to open shit, then drag it around all over the place.

I personally think it makes more sense on a multi monitor setup.

>>62059174
>That has nothing to do with i3.
it does. all the windows are of fixed size and borders are always the same.
I had a nice Dell IPS panel and it got fucked.

>>62059159
In a row? Are you wheelchair bound or just working on an awesome set of hemorrhoids?

>>62059195
That's your fault for not setting your background and border colors to match your window color :)

>>62059195
Thanks Anon
I will stay away of this shit

>>62059199
Are you slow mate I just pulled 16 hours in front of my work computer how the fuck can you not think someone could have the same windows open for 8 hours plus every day

Watch the video linked in the tiling general

>>62059004
Why would you

1. Buy a monitor susceptible to burn in in the last decade
2. Use it to watch anime in a window instead of full screen.
3. Use gaps while watching anime in a window.
4. Use gaps ever.

Are you literally retarded?

>>62054773
Yes. Tiling wms are the best thing to ever happen to desktops.

Some of the highlights: less wasted space, no need to grab a mouse, easy navigation between windows and much more.

Of course it has a steeper learning curve and I can not recommend it to the mentally ill like >>62059004.

>>62055287
Generals don't do anything.
If you artificially keep one alive even though there is barely any new stuff then no shit the quality of discussion is gonna go down.
There is nothing wrong with generals until there is actually stuff to talk about.

it's a good meme

>>62054773
>advantages
after you get used to having specific applications in specific workspaces you'll navigate faster and feel more organized, always having your browser on workspace 1 and pressing alt+1 feels so much better than having to alt+tab through a bunch of windows that shuffle around all the time.

simple stuff you can do with a mouse like double clicking to maximize a window or just drag the edge to resize is all taken away from you however and you'll have to get used to having a modkey + bindings for all that, it takes some time before you get comfortable with it.

if you prefer using your keyboard more than your mouse you will love tilingwms right from the start.