gas_station_boner_pills6d ago

I'll try something different next install, I swear.

https://slrpnk.net/post/35266038

Show threadgrrgyle5d ago
I’m still stuck on i3 and sway. I hear there’s a version of KDE that is tiling…? But I haven’t found anything definitive on that.
Show threadAeonFelis4d ago

still stuck on i3 and sway

That’s an odd statement. I’d place i3 and Sway deeper down the rabbit hole, being build-your-own[^1] as opposed to packaged deals like KDE.

[^1]: in the sense of building a configuration - not in the sense of compiling code.

Show threadgrrgyle

I’d place i3 and Sway deeper down the rabbit hole …

I mean they are, but my mind and fingers have been so twisted by vim that I can’t really interact with floating wms without feeling honestly pretty intense discomfort. I see people having fun with their cool Plasmas etc and I wish I could make the leap, but every time I try I just bristle at all the mouse use. The lack of control makes me feel like I’m trying to use a computer while wearing oven mittens.

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Show threadAeonFelis4d ago

My point is - why go backward? You already have your Sway[^1] based setup, configured just the way you like it, with the ability to switch various components in and out. What does a monolithic[^2] environment like KDE have to offer you?

[^1]: Assuming it’s Sway and not i3 because I assume you have already switched to Wayland. You switched to Wayland, right? You need to switch to Wayland. Why are you not switching to Wayland?

[^2]:, Yes, you can tweak KDE, but since all the various parts were created to fit together switching one will always result in awkward UX.

Show threadgrrgyle3d ago

why go backward?

I guess I hadn’t thought of it that way. Maybe I already have the wm experience that works for me, and I can just load up KDE when friends come over and I want to provide a more approachable UI for them.