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diff --git a/content/thoughts/window-managers.md b/content/thoughts/window-managers.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0944f3c..0000000 --- a/content/thoughts/window-managers.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -I am currently (once again) in the process of trying out different window -managers to see which one fits my needs the most. -I used dwm from 2020 until mid 2022, where I then switched to i3wm. I also tried -out ratpoison for a couple of weeks. Right now I'm using bspwm. I like it, but -have some complaints. It's very easy to configure and use and it only uses about -2MB of RAM, which probably makes it one of my top picks for low-end machines. -The problem I have with it is after using ratpoison, I don't like how every -other window manager arranges windows. I don't like the concept of workspaces -and I don't want to use an external program like rofi or a dmenu script to -switch between windows. Ratpoison makes this extremely easy by using screens -and frames instead of workspaces. I don't need to worry about which workspace -or screen or even which monitor a window is in, I can simply switch between -them and don't have to place them in another workspace or monitor; it just -works. This is the same problem I have with i3wm and dwm, although with i3wm -you still have containers. With dwm and bspwm it's just either fullscreen one -window or have them all in splits. I might try out herbstluftwm, because from -what I've seen it also has the ability to split the screen into different -frames. -Honestly, I might go back to ratpoison, because out of all window managers, this -is the one that fits my workflow the most. The ONLY thing that I'm missing is -that some extended window manager hints like _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW are not -supported. This means that using a TUI file manager like nnn with the plugin -preview-tabbed, the tabbed window always steals focus whenever I hover over a -new file. I tried switching to preview-tui, but it always stops working after -a couple seconds. I tried to patch the ewmh in myself by looking at sdorfehs - -the spiritual successor to ratpoison - but it never worked. -I am still debating whether I even need this preview functionality. I only use -it a couple times a month and could do everything I need to just with sxiv -instead. |