Until #Gentoo portage catches up with the packages needed for #StumpWM to run without crashing, I think I'll give #QTile a go. Can't do the keyboard shortcut things I want, but neither can most other WM or DEs.
Should be very helpful with the new 3440x1440 monitor arriving tomorrow. Large fonts AND two windows next to each other. Sounds great; I can't wait to experience it. (Upgrading from 1920x1080.)
IceWM 3.7 Window Manager Brings Enhanced Customization
—Linuxiac
｢ On the fixes front, IceWM 3.7 addresses several longstanding quirks. One important tweak ensures the last event time is always used when setting window focus. At the same time, the fix for the desktop-focus glitch now prevents the user interface from getting stuck after undoing a “show the desktop” command ｣
https://linuxiac.com/icewm-3-7-window-manager-brings-enhanced-customization/
Back on my Mac and man what the hell does Apple have against window tiling?
it's so weird for them to have such a slick desktop environment and such clunky window tiling
What Desktop Environment or Window Manager are you currently using?
I’m currently using BSPWM.
#linux #windowmanagers #linuxreccomendations
Currently trying out a bunch of distros in a vm as I am looking for somthing fresh. I currently use linux mint with xmonad as the wm. Looking for window manager recs (tiling) and distro recs.
Hoping for a distro that is light weight but needs minimal setup (not doing arch from scratch, been there but cbf atm)
My current use case is (in order of priority): programming, web browsing, gaming.
I use a nvidia 
rtx 2070 super and ryzen 3700x and haven't had a good experience with wayland but willing to give it another go
IceWM-3.5.0 window manager rolls out new features for theme installation and enriched address bar functionality.
https://linuxiac.com/icewm-3-5-0-window-manager/
#xorg #wayland #windowmanagers
Over on the FreeBSD Forums, I've been postulating what it would mean to have an 'xwayland on xorg' shim, similar to what #xwayland does now, just in reverse.
Why? Because on #x11 we have a plethora of decent window managers, and toolkits, most of which won't ever see the light of day any more. Sure, they can live on through #wayland, but that limits what you'll be able run under that window manager. I think this is #wayland's biggest downside -- we're all being funneled through one or two desktop environments. This is going to suck from a UI perspective, IMO.
I've given this a lot of thought, and I think I want to put myself forward to formally maintain #xorg. I realise what I'm saying -- and I must be absolutely f***ing crazy, but I think it's the only way if I'm to keep a certain ecosystem alive.
So... I guess I need to start having conversations with folk over at #xorg -- sooner rather than later.
If anyone here can help facilitate that in some formal capacity, that would help.
I'm very serious about this as well -- but before I look at writing features or anything else, I first need to understand the stupidi^H^H^Hmagnitude of this, and see how I go.
But I'm putting myself forward to do this.
Window Maker 0.96.0 released
After three years, there's a new Window Maker release - version 0.96.0 - and it's got some useful new features. First, the NeXTSTEP-inspired window manager now supports hot corners, so you can send your mouse to a corner of your display and have it execute a command. Second, you can now set keyboard shortcuts for various functions related to taking screenshots, which is a
https://www.osnews.com/story/136611/window-maker-0-96-0-released/
Paginator: desktop pager for Window Maker and similar environments
Speaking of fun little tools:
Paginator is a desktop pager for EWMH-compliant X11 window managers. Paginator provides a graphical interface displaying the current configuration of all desktops, allowing the user to change the current desktop or the current active window with the mouse.
Exac
COSMIC DE gets fractional scaling
Beyond the dazzling sea of licensed fireworks and thunderclouds lies a cosmic array of ancient stars. It’s within our gaze upon these stars where we find the inspiration for COSMIC DE, our new desktop environment created for Pop!_OS and other Linux distros. Let’s get into the updates!
COSMIC DE is System76's in-progress Rust-based desktop environment. System7
https://www.osnews.com/story/136376/cosmic-de-gets-fractional-scaling/
IceWM 3.4.0 released
IceWM 3.4.0 might as well be called the Keybinding Update, since virtually all changes are related to them in some way. This release adds support for keybindings to literal Latin-1 characters, all UTF-8 code points in keybindings, and more.
Hey #AskFedi,
Are there any #Tiling #WindowManagers other than #i3wm and #Sway that support tabbed windows? Just curious.
