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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by visnudeva@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I wish someone would make a tiling desktop environment instead of only a window manager to make them easy to use for all without tweaking because they are the future of the DEs.

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[–] ducking_donuts@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

KDE has pretty good tiling functionality these days, not much need in using another WM unless you have a very specific workflow in mind

[–] Prunebutt@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I once saw a video which showed off the built-in Plasma tiling feature and complained that it could not have been developed by a tiling WM user, since it was very inflexible and mouse focused. He could not use it with a keyboard, which kind of defeats the purpose of tiling in the first place.

[–] ProtonBadger@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He could not use it with a keyboard, which kind of defeats the purpose of tiling in the first place.

I wouldn't say it defeats the purpose of tiling in general - it's a very nice addition for many of us, but I can see how it lacks utility for hardcore tiling wm users. Perhaps it could be improved if someone have time and skill to step in.

[–] Prunebutt@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

No, "defeating the purpose" definetly is hyperbole. ;)

But if you've used tiling before and do a lot of text editing (like developers do) and use the terminal a lot, not being able to use the keyboard for tiling WMs just feels worse than using a stacking WM in the first place, since you feel so held back by the mouse.