Morten Mosgaard

I'm on CachyOS #Linux using Gnome.

If I would like to look into window tiling, what are my options?

I'm thinking mostly two windows same size on the screen or split 2/3 and 1/3. Nothing too fanzy, but it would be nice to speed up this workflow somehow.

My current plan is to test: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/7065/tiling-shell/

Tiling Shell - GNOME Shell Extensions

Apr 6 at 11:28amWeb
Show threadKrafting2d ago
@mosgaard maybe this extension, to get you started without installing too much stuff ?
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/7065/tiling-shell/
Tiling Shell - GNOME Shell Extensions

Show threadMorten Mosgaard2d ago
@krafting I was just looking at it, looks perfect for my use. Thanks!
Show threadKristian L. G. Nielsen2d ago
@mosgaard typecraft på YouTube gennemgår nogle muligheder her. Jeg kører stortset samme setup https://youtu.be/O1kZd1f724U?is=a8NUe0vgXPVzdBXJ
This is my favorite Linux setup

YouTube
Show threadMorten Mosgaard2d ago
@klgn uh, det må jeg lige tjekke ud. Kender ikke kanalen, men den ser ud til at være værd at tjekke.
Show threadKristian L. G. Nielsen2d ago
@mosgaard den er noget udvikler fokuseret, men der kan være tips til linux opsætning, du måske kan bruge. Jeg fulgte ham meget en overgang, men ikke så meget mere. Har brugt flere af hans tips til inspiration dog, så det er ganske udmærket indhold, han producerer
Show threadMorten Mosgaard2d ago

@klgn nu fik jeg set den ordentligt igennem. Det var virkelig fedt at se. Jeg har altid være en cmd-tab type, og det her kunne være et ret godt alternativ.

Det må jeg bestemt kigge på. Også interessant at han bruger Switcher i stedet for bare at bruge super-knappen og leve med hvordan det ser ud, men jeg kan forstå pointen og kan forestille mig, at når man først er inde i system giver det et virkelig godt flow.

Nu hvor jeg skifter til Linux på arbejdet, kunne det her være en ret fed øvelse.

Show threaddecibyte2d ago

@mosgaard the gTile extension serves all my needs for placing windows in #GNOME, with keyboard shortcuts (and a GUI for the more exotic situations).

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/28/gtile/

gTile - GNOME Shell Extensions

Show threadMorten Mosgaard2d ago
@decibyte that also looks nice!
Show threadBjarkeVL2d ago
@mosgaard tiling shell is great. Especially if you’re used to the the fancy zones extension from windows powertoys.
Show threadMorten Mosgaard2d ago
@bvli just installed Tiling shell, and it's really easy to use. So I think that will be my choice for now, thanks!
Show threadENOENT2d ago

@mosgaard

I too am a Gnome enjoyer but I've set up sway so that I have a dedicated desktop for music production. With gdm/lightdm I can then pick the environment when I log in.

It works well - I'm not suggesting you move over but it's definitely worth a look.

Show threadMorten Mosgaard2d ago

@enoent could you elaborate on why you have chosen this approach?

(And is window tiling a part of it?)

Show threadENOENT2d ago

@mosgaard

sway is the wayland version of i3 - a tiling window manager and compositor. It tiles all your windows by default and is configured through a config file. Highly customizable - e.g. I have a rule in my sway conf that makes sure reaper FX windows always opens on a certain monitor:
`assign [class="REAPER" title="^FX*"] 1`

I tend to use it with waybar (customizable status+ bar) and fuzzel (launcher).

Show threadMorten Mosgaard2d ago

@enoent ah, makes sense!

Not really what I’m looking for, since I rarely keeps plugin windows open, but it’s nice to know it’s an option.