**Mr. Matt** @matt · 2018-06-29T03:51:16Z

Mr. Matt @matt

I've decided that #i3wm just isn't for me. The two things I really like in other DEs and WMs, minimize buttons for windows, and alt-tab, don't seem to be readily doable with i3 (and changing workspaces isn't the same).

That said, #xfce seems to fit my work flow quite well.

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**newnix@exile.digital** @architect · Jun 29, 2018, 10:20

**newnix@exile.digital** @architect · Jun 29, 2018, 10:20

@matt
"Minimize" doesn't really fit the tiling WM paradigm, nor does the idea of Meta-Tab cycling through all open windows. With i3wm, dwm, and other similar tiling WMs the idea is more to separate your work among the different tags or workspaces (like browsers on tag 2, chat on tag 4, email on 3, local terminals on 1&5).

Glad to hear it ended well with XFCE, it's a wonderfully simple DE

**Hund** @hund · Jun 29, 2018, 11:18

**Hund** @hund · Jun 29, 2018, 11:18

@matt We're all different. Thankfully there's always something for everyone. :)

**Mr. Matt** @matt · Jun 29, 2018, 13:14

**Mr. Matt** @matt · Jun 29, 2018, 13:14

@hund my thoughts exactly! I can see why people like i3. It's just not for me :)

**charlesDelaware** @charlesDelaware · Jul 01, 2018, 04:55

**charlesDelaware** @charlesDelaware · Jul 01, 2018, 04:55

@matt #xfce is an excellent choice and is what I would prpbably end up on if I didn't love #i3wm so much :)

**Phil 🦊** @phil@framapiaf.org · Jul 02, 2018, 11:26

**Phil 🦊** @phil@framapiaf.org · Jul 02, 2018, 11:26

@matt I run xfce on the desktop, with a mouse, and i3wm on the laptop, where my hands usually don't leave the home row of the keyboard.

I tend to use the same apps and keyboard shortcuts on both: rofi, thunar, xfce4-terminal, xfce4-screenshooter, to me it's just a different way to interact with the windows.