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What is something you want to use, yet are NOT using? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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For me, I really want to get into niri, but the lack of XWayland support scares me (I know there’s solutions, but I don’t understand them yet).

Also, I stopped using Emacs (even though I love its design and philosophy with my whole heart) because it’s very slow, even as a daemon.

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I would like to give a proper try to a tiling window manager. I would like to try QTile, but I haven't gone through the documentation to understand how to customize it properly. Currently, I use GNOME (and actually, I like it a lot). Also, I love TMUX, and the idea of having the same flexibility and keyboard-centric experience on a broader level makes me think that I will love a tiling window manager when I try it. I'm interested in QTile because I know it's configured in Python (which is a programming language I already know), and apparently, it can be used on either X or Wayland. Have you ever tried using it on Wayland? Does it work properly? Besides QTile, what else would you recommend?

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm a big sway fan - it's the Wayland equivalent for i3

    Customisation takes a bit of time (as with all these sorts of things) but it was very stable for me once I had it set up

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Seconding Sway. I will admit I prefer autotiling (switching the split for new windows between horizontal/vertical automatically, rather than choosing which split you want), but overall Sway is so good in configuration that I still use it in spite of being a manual. The configuration takes time, but that's common to pretty much any tiler.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Thirding sway, although I use it with gnome. It's a very good first choice for a tiling window

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