Tip: External control can also be achieved by programs like xdotool which simulate keystrokes. Yes, with xmonad-contrib and an external manager N regions, 10 workspaces visible in any region Number of desktops distributed evenly between monitors NVertical, Fullscreen, nHorizontal, Grid, Center Stacking Tree, v-split, h-split, stacked, tabbed, max Many workspaces for monitor or many monitors for workspaceĮWMH, arbitrary Lua scripts which have access to the rich internal API Supports _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW and sending commands to a named pipe None, 1-pix or 2-pix, optional titlebars, can hide edge bordersĬommands via ipc (or i3-msg, which uses ipc) Tree, v-split, h-split, stacked, tabbed, max, can be nested infinitely Text piped to i3bar ( i3status/ conky and others can be used)

N regions, 9 workspaces visible in any region V-stack (and invert), h-stack (and invert), dual-v/h-stack, grid, fibonacci (vh-stack), rows, columns, max, free No, outputs information to stdout, which can easily be parsed and displayed by an external monitor or panel (dzen2, conky, etc) N regions, 9 workspaces fixed to each region Max, nh-stack (and invert), nv-stack (and invert), free The following table lists the most popular tiling window managers alongside notable features, providing readers with a quick overview. This article provides an unbiased comparison of the most popular tiling window managers (as opposed to floating window managers).

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