Bspwm is pretty cool I just don't think I want to keep up with the changing syntax and I can't even write my own scripts. Should I stick with bspwm or change?
>window manager of choice
>good
>bad
>how does it compare to other wm's
>difficulty/learning curve
>other thoughts
>>54746866
awesome
yes
i don't know never used something else
depends on your understanding of lua
you should at least try it
>+openbox - extremely flexible and superior
>>54746866
i3
I like the easy config
Kind of annoying if you want to do things like multi-monitor but I got around this by tacking on XFCE and having i3 as the WM
I used to use ratpoison but i3 just seemed easier and more user friendly easier to rice.
I didn't have much scripting experience but what I knew from programming made it easy to use.
Someone needs to make a standalone multi-monitor manager that automatically configs hot plugged monitors and maybe audio too. So I don't have to use a DE to have easy monitor management.
>>54748004
+1 for i3
>>54746866
>>54748004
Can confirm i3 is great.
I've been using it and SwayWM for a while and it's been great. Very easily configurable and feature-rich.
I might recommend going for i3-gaps over standard, though, if that kind of thing appeals to you
>>54747993
Openbox is superior
>>54746866
> needing someone to manage your windows
I bet your mom does your laundry too
>>54748027
Does i3-gaps add anything more than the useless gaps?
>>54746866
>window manager of choice
Openbox
>good
Lightweight and straightforward. Works well. Pretty customisable once you dive into the .conf files
>bad
Doesn't have a whole lot of features
>how does it compare to other wms'
xfce4's default wm is still a whole lot better but for your average user they're pretty much the same
>difficulty/learning curve
Not really, easy to learn. Even .conf files are pretty easy to figure out because of the ultra verbosity
>other thoughts
Great for low end machines with limiting hardware.
>>54748101
>xfce4's default wm is still a whole lot bette
>>54746866
We are in 2016 not 1986...
what's a good lightweight WM like Openbox that I don't have to fucking edit scripts for to have full functionality? I already know
>>54749755
Why do your windows overlap?
>>54749755
Why is the font rendering of "artists" window title fucked up.
>>54749755
No we're not.
>>54751728
What's this?
guys, I want a wm where every window creates and resides on its own workspace automatically, does anything like that exist?
>>54751813
Clfswm
>>54751852
thanks, I'll look into it
>>54748004
>Kind of annoying if you want to do things like multi-monitor
What the fuck are you talking about. It works perfectly. Just use xrandr (or arandr if you absolutely need a GUI) to setup your screens and you're done.
>>54749755
Exactly, we're in 2016, stop using a shitty windows manager that can't even set its decorations right.
>>54746866
Xmonad w/ dmenu & xmobar
>>54746866
i3gaps
+aesthetic asf
-lots of dotfile editing
it's better than i3
expect to spend a few hours editing stuff first
>>54752347
I don't know haskell let alone any language
>ITT: X.org apologetics
>>54747965
This
The syntax will not change. But the API could break with the next update. But that shouldn't be hard to fix
>>54749755
Why does the window title not display the program name instead of the page name which is already displayed right below?
> Shit information accessiblity
> Gay ass mobile device menu button representing lack of design ingenuity
> Minimalist autism layout
> No effort graphical interface - any 10 year old could produce in MS Paint
Retarded as fuck media player 1/10
>>54746866
>It's another "I'm too special for /fglt/" thread.
Why do you faggots use this shit when MATE is literally perfect?
>>54753123
Nothing can be perfect if depends of X.org
>>54753166
What else is there? Hint: none of the answers you're about to give are correct. They're all unusable puddles of wank. Sure, X.org is too, but it's the least rotten of the rotten potatoes we have to choose from.
>>54753254
>because I say so
Use sway.
>>54753331
Because everybody says so. It's like you don't read reviews when you should be out working.
>>54748036
> xml config files
> superior to anything
>>54746866
Can one of you /g/entlmen explain the difference between :
- Desktop environment
- Window manager
- X
I'm a little bit lost here.
>>54753390
>lot of imbeciles can't be wrong.
>>54754003
Desktop environment: software to do basic desktop stuff (file browser, text editors, etc.) + window manager + display manager (login screen)
X: use wikipedia, I'm too lazy to explain that.
>>54746866
Keep using bspwm anon.
>>54754064
Oh ok, so the DE bundles everything else.
>>54746866
Awesome is close to the perfection!
A bit more of documentation but meeeh.
>>54749755
>all that shitty music
>>54751813
XMonad can do this. If you know Haskell it's very easy to configure and add new stuff.
>>54752282
this tbqfh senpai
