What makes it better than other tiling window managers?

answered 2012-07-01 14:47:14 +0000

sycamorex
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updated 2012-07-01 14:49:28 +0000

Define 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.

answered 2012-07-08 20:21:11 +0000

lkraav
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updated 2012-07-08 20:22:59 +0000

I 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)

answered 2012-07-01 17:06:53 +0000

Michael
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Have 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 :).