On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 06:50:22AM +0200, Gour wrote: > Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net> writes: > > > If so, then still resizing and moving windows by the mouse is missing, > > This is also possible... > > > assumed even this isn't missing, then it's not a tiling WM anymore. > > ...but not to the extent that tiling does not work. > > Moreover, every Tiling WM I was using so far had the ability to 'float' > windows which is required/useful for programs like Gimp, so it seems to > be that your definition of either DE or WM is lacking a bit. ;) I would say you've misunderstood something. A window manager manages windows. This is what sawfish, openbox, wmii, tritium, and various other packages do. They manage windows, and that's it. That's why I like to use openbox. It manages windows and otherwise stays out of my way/doesn't make decisions for me or hold my hand. A Desktop Environment is a whole suite of tools for managing a desktop experience. It usually includes a window manager (sometimes interchangeable, like, you can use openbox, a wm with xfce, lxde, kde, etc.), as well as various other programs (as mentioned, editor, terminal emulator, often multimedia software, office software, etc., i.e., a lot of handholding or making decisions for the user). Tiling has nothing to do with the definition of a DE or WM. -- https://tonybaldwin.info art, music, software by me, tony 3F330C6E
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