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how do you use your screen space? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 year ago by rolofox@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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i've been thinking of what the most efficient way to use your monitor or screen space is? do you usually just use windows that cover the whole screen? or how do you divide your windows and apps on the screen? do you leave for example firefox window cover the whole screen? and just alt + tab to other programs or apps?

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[–] A_Toasty_Strudel@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So I'm looking at the tiling manager on Wikipedia, but it's application is still kinda going over my head. What's the difference between resizing and dragging windows vs using the manager?

[–] Ehllay@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The manager does it automatically for you. For instance, if you only have 1 window open, it will cover the entire screen, but if you open another, both windows are placed in halves and so on. It's kinda like dragging a window to a corner to snap it, but automated

[–] ElectronSoup@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago

The other aspect is that virtual desktops aka 'workspaces' become more important, and you tend to compartmentalize your work into related chunks. Almost all tiling managers work with 10 virtual desktops, which often feels like not enough, bizarrely.