I’ve been using linux for about 20 years and have never used a tiling WM. What are the benefits?
Depends a lot on what you are doing. For programming:
much better use of screen real estate, more code fits on your display - you need to work less from memory
the above is even more useful if your vision is not perfect.
very fast switching between e.g. terminal and editor. This is very well suited for repetetive workflows like edit - compile - test - read documentation
good for keyboard-centered mode of work, like writing code.
good if you want several screens / workspaces for working on several somewhat separate tasks
For the record, I am using StumpWM, a manual tiling WM. If it isn’t available, I prefer i3wm (or sway) since it is standard. But I like the manual layout control more.
Depends a lot on what you are doing. For programming:
For the record, I am using StumpWM, a manual tiling WM. If it isn’t available, I prefer i3wm (or sway) since it is standard. But I like the manual layout control more.