Tiling window manager | Feb 7, 2020 |
Thank you, Samuel. I have something, but it's not a script/utility. I thought I'd share. I don't want to hijack your thread, however, so If you consider this OT, let me know, I will gladly take it down. In my GNU/Linux distribution with the i3 tiling window manager (Regolith Linux), by default (there are other modes as well), if I open a program or window, it takes up the full screen, with no window decorations. If I then open a second program a window, the screen is au... See more Thank you, Samuel. I have something, but it's not a script/utility. I thought I'd share. I don't want to hijack your thread, however, so If you consider this OT, let me know, I will gladly take it down. In my GNU/Linux distribution with the i3 tiling window manager (Regolith Linux), by default (there are other modes as well), if I open a program or window, it takes up the full screen, with no window decorations. If I then open a second program a window, the screen is automatically divided and each window takes up half the screen. I can switch focus seamlessly between the on-screen windows with Ctrl+Arrows or Ctrl+H,J,K or L. Window positions can be swapped (Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right arrow) and one window can be allocated more place via the resize mode (Super key+R, then Left/Right arrow, then escape when done). New windows can be placed vertically or horizontally. I can also switch between (up to 19) dynamic virtual workplaces or send a window to another workplace via a keyboard shortcut. Multiple displays are just different workplaces, so such setups work seamlessly as well. With some applications, like the document viewer (Zathura), navigation within the document is also keyboard-friendly. So in effect, everything* can be done via the keyboard. Migrating to Linux is not seamless, but everything else is (or, can be, could be, might be… *you get the hyperbole/picture).
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