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Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by segphault on Monday May 06, 2019 @10:12PM (#19845798)
Really hope that the "full window manager" item leads to good things. Having proper tiling window management with extensive keyboard control would be so awesome.
Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by naikrovek on Monday May 06, 2019 @11:05PM (#19846090)
I got a UHD monitor and when I did, the normal Windows keyboard shortcuts we're quickly rendered useless. So, with the help of an Internet Guy I have an AutoHotKey script that makes window management dead easy.

I'll share it if anyone wants it.

Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by eitland on Monday May 06, 2019 @11:33PM (#19846265)
I guess several people here would be interested.

Back in the days I remember using something I guess from the donationcoder website, that would allow me to drag windows into "placeholders" on the screen. I used it to get consistent setups when recording screencasts when I was a teacher.

(And if anyone needs something to setup widows for screenrecording on Linux this is the best I've found, thanks to Robert Gamble on stackoverflow: https://stackoverflow.com/a/288537/9987)

Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by naikrovek on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @12:19PM (#19860319)
Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by tracker1 on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @08:03AM (#19848623)
Should throw it up on a Gist and share it...
Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by naikrovek on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @12:18PM (#19860312)
Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by stronglikedan on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @10:52AM (#19849990)
Jumping on the please-share train.
Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by naikrovek on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @12:18PM (#19860311)
Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by stronglikedan on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @04:25PM (#19862538)
Much appreciated!
Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by no_identd on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @09:00AM (#19848942)
Please do share!
Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by naikrovek on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @12:18PM (#19860308)
Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by JaimeThompson on Monday May 13, 2019 @03:05PM (#19902738)
Thank you!!!
Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by pndy on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @12:29PM (#19850985)
I can't understand what's so amazing about tiling window management/managers. Reddit's r/unixporn seems to be so much dominated by posts featuring that kind of WM, they should already change name of the sub, I believe.

So again, are there any specific advantages in everyday work for ordinary user or it's more convenient for people who need to idk, monitor lots of things at the same time without overlapping windows?

Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by stonewareslord on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @02:33PM (#19852159)
It's just a different way of thinking about windows. Why is a stacked layout better? Because users are more familiar with them. Why is tiling ‘better’? Because it gives more control to the user so they can work faster.

In my experience with tiling, almost everything is faster. It boils down to vim vs a mouse based editor. People prefer it because your hands already on the keyboard, why move them to do arbitrary things like window switching?

Example: your web browser is always accessible with Win+2, the window to the left is Win+h, your terminal is Win+Enter, etc. It's trivial to create a binding for something you do often, for example press Win+q to create a QR code from your clipboard. If you don’t like any of those, it's easy to change them to fit your style.

Also it seems like you aren't consnidering workspaces, which are key with tiling window managers. If you had only one workspace then yeah, just having 4 windows would already cut your window size. Workspaces allow you to have multiple desktops of tiling windows. So you could have just one window in workspace 2 and 4 windows in workspace 1, ...

Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by emiliobool on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @03:27PM (#19852626)
You also have tabs on top of workspaces so not everything has to be visible, but the layout is always under control and a few keystrokes away from navigating to your window of choice

also no more window title bars meaning more screen state and a cleaner interface

Re:PowerToys – Windows system utilities to maximize producti... by kohlerm on Friday May 10, 2019 @01:54AM (#19875404)
i3wm for Windows would be amazing