![]() I think the only telling thing about Apple's choice of window management features is that they shoot for the lowest features possible so that users can learn them all as quickly as possible. Like any other pro tool it has a learning curve which without a little time investment renders the tool useless. ![]() > That even control freaks like Apple, who like to think only they know what's best for their consumers, doesn't use a tiling only WM in their OS is telling. Its nice to have programmatic control over the interface to your computer. Many users of tiling wms have specific hotkeys that grab windows or workspaces or populate workspaces with a predefined layout. I often have more than 4 or more workspaces in i3 and I love being able to swap between them with ease. Tiling wms give you more hooks than anything else, so more control than anything else. Even Microsoft switched from a tiling WM from Windows 2.0 on wards and has stuck to it (Source: ).Ĭontrollable constrains. That even control freaks like Apple, who like to think only they know what's best for their consumers, doesn't use a tiling only WM in their OS is telling. (just citing all the apps I have open now and am multi-tasking with) where the ability to stack them would prove to be more productive for the user. ![]() But would suck for a scenario where you have to open different kinds of applications like a browser, file manager, video converter, movie player, terminal etc. ![]() I guess it can seem useful for, say, multiple terminal windows. I say a niche tool because I've never really understood why someone would prefer a Window Manager that places a lot of constraints than one that lets you controls / customize the windows as you please and is thus "freer". I do really admire it for being so light-weight on resources compared to a lot of the other more popular WMs. I guess tiling window managers should be considered more of a specialized niche tool, and in that it is commendable that i3 does such a good job of it. ![]()
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