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Miracle-wm v0.11 and tiling window managers
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OMG Ubuntu ☛ Miracle-wm v0.11 gains a fancy new overview mode
Miracle-wm v0.11.0 gains a fancy new overview mode inspired by GNOME Shell. For those unfamiliar with miracle-wm, it’s a tiling window manager built around the Wayland compositor Mir, created to be a “hackable and flashy” alternative to other tiling WMs, like hyprland and sway. The overview mode gives users an easy way to select windows and workspaces. One tap of the action key (configured in the config file) enters a window selector, while a double tap of the action key will enter a workspace selector.
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[Repeat] PC World ☛ Linux fixed a Windows frustration I didn't know I had
But in Pop_OS I discovered the option to turn on a tiling window manager that automatically resizes and moves your open windows to make space for every new one you open, and I kind of fell in love. Because as simple as it sounds, that basic automation eliminates 5-10 seconds of thought, effort and distraction every time I launch a new program. That’s not a big difference if it only happens once or twice, but this week I’ve noticed it actually happens 10-20 times a day. That’s adding up to ten or fifteen minutes of wasted time and effort saved every week, as well as noticeably less wasted thought and annoyance during my day-to-day work.