Desktop Neo – rethinking the desktop interface for productivity

Re:Desktop Neo – rethinking the desktop interface for produc... by auraham on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @01:57PM (#20157818)

This project seems interesting. I usually use a 4x4 grid on i3. I wonder if your pluggin can handle this kind of grid. From the pictures, it seems like new windows are arranged vertically only, as columns.

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Re:Desktop Neo – rethinking the desktop interface for produc... by olejorgenb on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @02:43PM (#20158288)

Yes, new windows is added as columns, but it's possible to manually tile two (or more) columns into rows after.

Adding some sort of toggle that opens new windows as a new row is certainly possible. Interesting idea to open in new row if the current column only has X windows and new column otherwise :)

This rule could also be window type specific. Eg. if the current window is a browser open in new column. If its a terminal, new row.

EDIT: Vertical tiling screenshot: https://imgur.com/g7CRfgR

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Re:Desktop Neo – rethinking the desktop interface for produc... by the_pwner224 on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @07:13PM (#20160366)

I do the same on KDE with the grid-tiling plugin [0]. You can also configure the rows/columns inside each workspace (I use 2x2 for max 4 windows per workspace).

meta+WASD/arrow keys to move in the workspace grid, plus a 4x4 square on my keyboard mapped to each individual workspace, hold down alt too to bring the current window with you.

meta+Q/E to resize the active window, and meta+tab is like alt-tab but for workspaces. meta+ctrl+WASD/arrow keys to swap window positions.

meta+F/T to toggle floating/tiling, useful for calculators etc. Floated windows always stay on top.

[0]: https://store.kde.org/p/1198671/ and https://github.com/lingtjien/Grid-Tiling-Kwin

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