Why is Xmonad so beautiful? (Discussion about tiling WMs)

KurtKraut · 2008-10-24 04:11:31

I have to disagree with you gentleman, neither Awesome 2.3 or rc.lua of Awesome3 are not easy. Even a conf from a daemon is more 'for human beings' then the conf files of tiling window managers.

There are a lack of examples, lack of coments in the conf and belive me: a programing-language structured conf file may looks as easy a piece of cake for those who code in any language, but not for a person that is not a programmer.

bavardage · 2008-10-26 14:24:54

The whole point of awesome though, is that it is aimed at programmers. Personally I love the new lua based config, and when I finally get around to upgrading to the latest git, I look forward to playing with wiboxes etc.

Baha · 2008-10-26 14:33:23

bavardage wrote:

The whole point of awesome though, is that it is aimed at programmers.

It's true. People who uses linux for "normal tasks" as chat via msn, internet, watch movies won't be happy with awesome3 because of its config files (there are people who don't like programming )

ST.x · 2009-01-26 11:23:22

Finally tried XMonad and loving it! probably more than Awesome I think. Is dzen recommended more than xmobar? Im currently using xmobar for the workspaces info and conky for other pieces of info. I think with dzen I can add widget icons and such.

Cyrusm · 2009-01-26 14:05:40

ratpoison - too minimilistic for my tastes, although I understand why many people would like this.

xmonad - LOVE it, lots of options for configuration, easy to learn default keyboard shortcuts that are easily configurable. EXCELLENT for multi-monitor setups!
the downside is I had problems getting java programs working properly, and since my current curriculum is very java oriented, I was forced to switch back to fluxbox for a while

Awesome - had the best 'out of the box' experience as it already has a status bar and good colors, rc.lua is easy to understand, and once you learn some lua, you can make
Awesome do back flips for you. plus there are some very unique options for window layouts, I really like the fibonacci spiral for having several windows open.
overall, Awesome has made working on my laptop fun again.

well, that's my 2 cents.

Last edited by Cyrusm (2009-01-26 14:07:38)

mpnordland · 2012-08-09 11:53:20

Is there a tiling window manager that allows you to rearrange tiles using the mouse, I know that isn't what normally is done, I just don't have a physical computer setup that lend's itself well to having my hands continually on the keyboard.

ANOKNUSA · 2012-08-09 17:28:37

1) Please don't necro-bump.
2) Please do a little research, or try them out for yourself, since installing them takes almost no time at all. I'd say start your own thread, but it'll just get closed anyway since it's such a generic and easily answered question. I'll give you a head start: Awesome, Xmonad, Subtle, WMFS, i3...

mpnordland · 2012-08-09 17:45:49

oh, my, sorry, I totally missed the date on the thread.

ngoonee · 2012-08-10 01:16:09

Closing...

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