Post 9gGu3n9PFmgnFJNPma by jim@mastodon.nzoss.nz
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 (DIR) Post #9gGtT9eicLkmKUYL9k by kelbot@fosstodon.org
       2019-02-27T20:37:38Z
       
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       Something I find confusing (probably my own stupidity) is the difference between a tiling window manager and a dynamic window manager. It seems to me that dynamic is basically tiling but with the option of floating when you want it. Tiling is... tiling? But some tiling wms can also do floating? That's why it confuses me.
       
 (DIR) Post #9gGu3n9PFmgnFJNPma by jim@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2019-02-27T20:44:13Z
       
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       @kelbot I don't think there is a difference, in terms of what software is available today; all the tiling window mangers are also dynamic; i.e. you can change the layouts whenever you like.Floating windows are a nod to things like modal dialogs, which need attention, and there aren't many ways to give it to them. Using floating windows for a long-run task seems inappropriate ... but they're familiar for popups.
       
 (DIR) Post #9gGuZ7LyBsdoseBryy by superprower@fosstodon.org
       2019-02-27T20:49:47Z
       
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       @kelbot dynamic WM's are tiling WMs, but it's not always the case other way around. For example, i3 is mostly considered to be tiling WM, but since I as a user can make windows float (and some dialog windows are even floating by default), it gives it capabilities of floating WM, thus making it dynamic.Think square and rectangle, first is second, but second is not always the first.