I just discovered that my Linux file manager of choice (PCManFM-Qt) can also handle desktop icons. My mind is blown. I did not know I could have desktop icons when using a standalone window manager!
pcmanfm-qt --desktop ← try it, it's the reason for the mysterious "Desktop Preferences" app that exists if you have PCManFM-Qt installed.
[Mango new release] 0.13.1
[Hyprland new release] v0.55.2
[Mango new release] 0.13.0
[Hyprland new release] v0.55.1
[Hyprland new release] v0.55.0
[Jay new release] Jay 1.13.0
I've never used tiling window managers like i3 (https://i3wm.org/) or awesome (https://awesomewm.org/) on my workstations. Perhaps I'm wrong, and I should definitely give them a try and always use them in the future. But for several years now, I've been using a different compromise: instead of tiling the entire screen, I tile the space only in the terminal using tmux and this config (https://github.com/gpakosz/.tmux).
#tmux #terminal #xfwm #Tiling #WindowManagers #i3wm #awesomewm
[Sway new release] 1.12-rc3
@thomasadam #Fvwm is not in its prime?
Well... I suppose it isn't exactly "popular" nowadays. But heck, every time I try out something new, I stick with it for a bit and then I return to Fvwm!
IT IS SO CUSTOMIZABLE! Even now. Maybe that just makes it the preferred WM for "power users" but even if we are a minority, we are still here.
cally ^w^
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