> I mostly used it for windowing & tiling [...] it feels like they're battling to implement features at the wrong layer [...] In the end, I realized I just wanted a good terminal emulator
If you just wanted the windowing and tiling, wouldn't a tiling window manager be better? It's kind of weird that you concluded the right layer for window tiling was the terminal emulator.
Personally, I only use the window tiling features of tmux when I'm not already working inside a window manager (like when I'm on a /dev/tty*).
> If you just wanted the windowing and tiling, wouldn't a tiling window manager be better? It's kind of weird that you concluded the right layer for window tiling was the terminal emulator.
I tried a tiling window manager (not sure which) a long time ago and didn't like it, it felt too heavy-handed and unnatural to me. My daily driver is:
- GNOME Shell ...
- ... with the occasional Super+{Left/Right} for basic half-screen splits (e.g. term on the left and editor on the right)...
If you just wanted the windowing and tiling, wouldn't a tiling window manager be better? It's kind of weird that you concluded the right layer for window tiling was the terminal emulator.
Personally, I only use the window tiling features of tmux when I'm not already working inside a window manager (like when I'm on a /dev/tty*).