Why I'm Using a Tiling Window Manager

Over the years, I got asked many times why my setup looks so weird, especially with my window manager. I’m using a tiling window manager, i3 on Arch Linux, and in this video I’m explaining why and how.
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[@matthieujoly]

Using I3 with tabs too, and I love that, for years now. On 4x24" screens, I have room, and I'm used to working on different screens at my job and @home too. I just like to have some applications/information displayed at the same place. Still, I use tabs, between 2/4 per screens. This is so good to have the capability to move around without leaving your keyboard… And tmux/vim. The best configuration possible (at least.. for me) !

[@xwinglover]

Arch + i3 gang FTW!! New subscriber.

[@luiscampos6064]

I came to this channel because of a video that talked about workflow and the idea of really being effective without leaving the development environment, minimizing the use of the mouse, etc. very interesting. On the same topic, I also agree with the idea of a youtuber rwxrob who says "my wm is tmux" or something like that. In this learning path with tmux, neovim and other"cli-tools" you can generate an IDE or PDE abstracting a KDE or even Windows desktop. It is a pending task to venture into a wm, I would be interested in installing "sway" at some point. this channel has great content, congratulations

[@digitaldisruptlabs]

Always loving your content!

[@SebastianDaschnerIT]

Thanks, glad to hear that!

[@ferjava]

i3wm & sway (for wayland folks) are both good alternatives, of course we can replicate a lot of these behaviours on GNOME, but TWM is way more lightweight, no doubt about that =). For GNOME, I usually disable an entry via dconf-editor that maps the default behaviour for the Mod key and then set Mod+Space to open the overview instead, that way I avoid accidentally opening the overview, and also avoid key conflicts. I changed/added +50 key combinations on GNOME via the keyboard settings haha.

[@thetruth2488]

Really appreciated this one, thank you! Since you are a heavy vim user have you thought about neovim? Specifically I’m interested if we can set up a decent IDE for Java with neovim and how it compares to Intelij

[@SebastianDaschnerIT]

So the way how I use vim it wouldn't make a difference (I'm not a heavy plugin user). But for development I need my IDE (for refactorings, actions, compilation, etc.). I guess it's possible to rebuild most things with smart vim plugins but haven't done it myself. That's why I use IdeaVim as vim simulation in IJ and I live with the few shortcomings that this IDE plugin has over proper vim.

[@omar.rivera]

Awesome video! What font size do you normally use in your IDE and terminal?

[@SebastianDaschnerIT]

In IntelliJ, I use the default (JetBrains Mono, 13.0), in the terminal (Alacritty) it's size 8

[@209_Violate]

i hope that w.e plans you have, you will reach them. thank you for helping.

[@thiagolopes4978]

It is awesome, I agree. Using dwm here. There is a new text editor, zed-editor (AUR), that I would like to try, but the build isn't working. So much better than Mac users with Tmux, right?

[@SebastianDaschnerIT]

Yes, a tiling wm is more flexible than tmux, which is why I don't use the latter, only everything in i3. Sorry to hear about that editor not building, haven't tried it myself...

[@Vityoube]

Ok, this is something OS specific (Widnows key on Windows, Super key on Mac, Command Key on Linux)

[@Vityoube]

What is the 'Super key'. Is it something from Mac?

[@SebastianDaschnerIT]

That's the Linux name for the "Windows" key (the one between Ctrl and Alt)

[@thecodealchemist7095]

can one use i3 with ubuntu? i just won't get sway :I

[@SebastianDaschnerIT]

Yes sure, you'll just start a different window manager at the very startup (startx, etc.)

[@thecodealchemist7095]

@@SebastianDaschnerIT oh intersting, would look into it asap

[@naranyala_dev]

dotfiles tour please