i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:44:03 +0000What makes it better than other tiling window managers?https://faq.i3wm.org/question/181/what-makes-it-better-than-other-tiling-window-managers/E.g. compared to the awesome window manager. Sun, 01 Jul 2012 14:10:10 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/181/what-makes-it-better-than-other-tiling-window-managers/Answer by lkraav for <p>E.g. compared to the awesome window manager. </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/181/what-makes-it-better-than-other-tiling-window-managers/?answer=226#post-id-226I converted from Awesome and will update this as I discover more: * really more sensible multi-monitor handling - duplicating the full amount of tabs for each monitor is really too much to remember where anything is * multi monitor is done technically better - sending apps between monitors in Awesome up to 3.4.11 had various quirks, in i3 everything has been resized and tiled correctly = just works (tm)Sun, 08 Jul 2012 20:21:11 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/181/what-makes-it-better-than-other-tiling-window-managers/?answer=226#post-id-226Comment by sycamorex for <p>I converted from Awesome and will update this as I discover more:</p> <ul> <li>really more sensible multi-monitor handling - duplicating the full amount of tabs for each monitor is really too much to remember where anything is</li> <li>multi monitor is done technically better - sending apps between monitors in Awesome up to 3.4.11 had various quirks, in i3 everything has been resized and tiled correctly = just works (tm)</li> </ul> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/181/what-makes-it-better-than-other-tiling-window-managers/?comment=236#comment-236As far as NVidia binary blob is concerned, it's only recently that it's got better when they (NVidia) introduced full xrandr support in their beta driver. Until then with Xinerama (afaik) i3status on both displays had to be the same (miirror). Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:44:03 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/181/what-makes-it-better-than-other-tiling-window-managers/?comment=236#comment-236Answer by sycamorex for <p>E.g. compared to the awesome window manager. </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/181/what-makes-it-better-than-other-tiling-window-managers/?answer=182#post-id-182Define better, please. It's a matter of personal preference. The 2 most important reasons why I choose i3wm over Awesome are: - i3's superb window management. You can freely (and really easily) customise the windows layout exactly how you want it. - much cleaner config syntax. Sun, 01 Jul 2012 14:47:14 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/181/what-makes-it-better-than-other-tiling-window-managers/?answer=182#post-id-182Answer by Michael for <p>E.g. compared to the awesome window manager. </p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/181/what-makes-it-better-than-other-tiling-window-managers/?answer=185#post-id-185Have a look at the screencast, the userguide and try it on your machine to see for yourself if i3 is a better fit for your needs than other window managers :).Sun, 01 Jul 2012 17:06:53 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/181/what-makes-it-better-than-other-tiling-window-managers/?answer=185#post-id-185