oceanA to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoIs there an alternative to the desktop interface beyond CLI?m.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up152file-text
arrow-up152external-linkIs there an alternative to the desktop interface beyond CLI?m.youtube.comoceanA to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square45fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareoceanOPAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-223 hours agoIs the main difference that it tiles instead of floats? Edit: oh it seems much more hotkey, terminal, and search focused watching than clicking. I think that is a much bigger difference than I originally expected.
minus-squaremarlowe221@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·17 hours agoYes, though traditional point-and-click GUI apps will also be rendered according to the same rules. However, a lot of fans of tiling window managers also use things like terminal-based file mangers, have relatively well developed Neovim configs, etc. So, it’s kind a whole THING that some folks really enjoy.
minus-squareoceanOPAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 hours agoI’ll read more into it then. Thanks for adding!
Is the main difference that it tiles instead of floats?
Edit: oh it seems much more hotkey, terminal, and search focused watching than clicking. I think that is a much bigger difference than I originally expected.
Yes, though traditional point-and-click GUI apps will also be rendered according to the same rules.
However, a lot of fans of tiling window managers also use things like terminal-based file mangers, have relatively well developed Neovim configs, etc.
So, it’s kind a whole THING that some folks really enjoy.
I’ll read more into it then. Thanks for adding!