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BKLive

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From: Georgia

Registered: 2008-01-28

Posts: 125

euclid-wm : everything good about tiling

http://code.google.com/p/euclid-wm

I heard about this when wmdiem posted about needing testers when he first started steady version updates. Now on v98 (as of writing this) and in the AUR (http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?PID=38311), this tiler brings together a plethora of useful features from several different WMs to create one, very useable, very simple, very elegant WM that I am now using 24/7 (even though considered "alpha").

Even if you're "set in your ways", if you like a good tiling experience, euclid-wm installs at .06MB and has only one dependency (x11) and is well worth a good hour or two to test run. The keybindings can be found on the project's wiki, or you can

man euclid-wm

to check it out before you run (just by adding 'exec euclid-wm' to .xinitrc).

Be Warned! this is not i3/ion3/wmii/dwm/awesome/twm/whatever, but a combination of elements from those that wmdiem sees as 'useful' and 'simple'. At this time, it does not support dual-head setups or custom keybindings, but if you don't need those things, or aren't put off in the name of testing (!) then, give it a whack! I don't find these as necessary drawbacks when you take into account the other things it does (and does well!).

BKL (wish I got paid for these shameless endorsements lol)

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litemotiv

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Registered: 2008-08-01

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Re: euclid-wm : everything good about tiling

well you sure know how to sell it.

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Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

Posts: 9,183

Re: euclid-wm : everything good about tiling

Since there is already a thread for this, there was no need to create another one. It would just lead to people having to look into 2 threads to find solutions to any issues that arise with them. The mods could have moved it from Desktop Environments to Community Contributions on request.

well you sure know how to sell it.

Maybe he is selling it because he is the maintainer on AUR

Last edited by Inxsible (2010-07-11 08:55:56)

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litemotiv

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Re: euclid-wm : everything good about tiling

well you sure know how to sell it.

Maybe he is selling it because he is the maintainer on AUR

yea i know

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tomk

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From: Ireland

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Re: euclid-wm : everything good about tiling

Please continue discussion here: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=99708

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