@ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • 3 months agoIs there an alternative to the desktop interface beyond CLI?m.youtube.commessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down17file-text
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minus-square@ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-23 months 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-square@marlowe221@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•3 months 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-square@ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months 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!