Comments by "Anony Mousse" (@anon_y_mousse) on "Tiling Window Managers Are Just A Waste Of Time" video.

  1. I always find it fascinating to see people who aren't programmers using Linux and for such a long period of time. Back then things were a lot less settled and for some it was still rather difficult to get it working. I would assume by your ID that you're an author, and if I'm correct in that assumption I'm curious what programs you use to write with? Do you use LaTeX?
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  2. I like floating windows, but I've got some shortcut keys to tile things if I feel like it. Sometimes I just put something in a tiny window and right in the middle of the screen. If I've got prying eyes I may stack two apps on top of each other so I can still swap desktops and they won't see anything suspicious even on the desktop where I'm trying to hide something. Although that probably sounds weird.
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  3. I've been experimenting more of late. I setup my NumPad with all of the region shortcuts. Added one for maximizing, though I seem to need that one often enough that I may duplicate it to the middle of the keyboard too. I've got W+6 to lock a window on top, but I'm not sure where to put min/max that'll be handiest. Have any ideas?
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  4.  @fischer-felix  In the settings dialog, find where it has shortcuts, then scroll down to kwin and then scroll through until you see quick tile options. It's annoying to set all 9 keys, but it's come in handy a few times. I've used it to tile terminal windows so I could take up all the screen space for 4 vim windows more than a few times. I can't remember if it's default, but I've got my settings on W+, so I can change shortcuts on a whim.
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  5. I guess I'm like Brodie then because I use vim and occasionally click too. The scroll wheel is the single best way of quickly scanning a document, vim or not.
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  6. Yeah, you just need to find the function you want in the shortcut settings and set a custom shortcut key. If it's already used it'll warn you and you can delete the old or go reconfigure that one too. I've got keys to push apps to whatever desktop I want, and I've got 12 desktops so each one revolves around a function key.
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