Ask HN: Is it a good time to switch to Ubuntu 18.04 desktop?

Re:Ask HN: Is it a good time to switch to Ubuntu 18.04 desktop? by bwbw223 on Sunday July 15, 2018 @11:32PM (#17538561)

Maybe you would enjoy i3 if you spend lot of time with terminal windows.

It’s a little scary at first, but 4 major key combos are all you need.

mod+enter: open terminal

mod+d: open launcher; the default is dmenu, but rofi is amazing.

mod+h: split horizontally when opening next window

mod+v: above but vertically

I personally have a setup with i3-gaps, rofi, and polybar: https://u.cubeupload.com/Bwbw223/170E026006774C45A65E.png

It’s a bit ugly stock, though...

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Re:Ask HN: Is it a good time to switch to Ubuntu 18.04 desktop? by magicalbeans on Sunday July 15, 2018 @11:45PM (#17538600)

50/50 splits don't work well in practice. Splits right in the middle of the eyes. And assumes all tiles have the same importance and deserve equal screen space. Whereas with large central monitor the positioning and split ratios are very important. 50/50 rarely works well. 60/40, 70/30, are more sensible

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Re:Ask HN: Is it a good time to switch to Ubuntu 18.04 desktop? by torbjorn on Sunday July 15, 2018 @11:55PM (#17538654)

In i3 it is very easy to adjust the split ratio. hit mod + r and you are in resize mode.

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