Morten Mosgaard3d ago

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

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 Mosgaard

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

(And is window tiling a part of it?)

Apr 6 at 2:46pmWeb
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.