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They dropped that for new programs years ago.
That's a pretty dumb reason, but that's what's been putting me off for so long. Oh well, I'm a konvert now...
At least I know what your least favorite fighting game franchise is.
Kreet Kriter? Kuper Kmash Kros? Gnortal Gnombat?
No. It's Kekken, of course.
i used cinnamon in 2016 (worst time i think), then i briefly used gnome in '23. i've been using kde since '25 and i regret i have no desire to use anything else anymore.
want a tiling wm? - just install a plugin and customize kde within 5 minutes
want to build a mediabox with a simple ui for use with a remote on a tv? - just adjust the sizes and find one of a million widgets!
do you want the ms win98 look? - it's 3 clicks away!
i am sure other DE's may be better for my specific usecases. but the flexibility of kde gives me good enough results within a familiar environment. i can change my whole computer experience in a few clicks and revert whenever on the same de!
I'm still stuck on i3 and sway. I hear there's a version of KDE that is tiling...? But I haven't found anything definitive on that.
Kwin supports tiling, although nothing stops you from replacing it with i3.
I've heard this which made me assume it was like an option I can just enable, but every search has only come up with some baroque scripting or configuration guides, which seems like a lot more work than just using an actual tiling window manager.
E: Oh I get it now, you just install Krohnkite. This is a bit of an improvement, I will admit.
Yes, scripts like that exist (or replacing kwin). I don't do it anymore, so I didn't have recommendations, but may check this one mentioned.
still stuck on i3 and sway
That's an odd statement. I'd place i3 and Sway deeper down the rabbit hole, being build-your-own[^1] as opposed to packaged deals like KDE.
[^1]: in the sense of building a configuration - not in the sense of compiling code.
Iβd place i3 and Sway deeper down the rabbit hole ...
I mean they are, but my mind and fingers have been so twisted by vim that I can't really interact with floating wms without feeling honestly pretty intense discomfort. I see people having fun with their cool Plasmas etc and I wish I could make the leap, but every time I try I just bristle at all the mouse use. The lack of control makes me feel like I'm trying to use a computer while wearing oven mittens.
My point is - why go backward? You already have your Sway[^1] based setup, configured just the way you like it, with the ability to switch various components in and out. What does a monolithic[^2] environment like KDE have to offer you?
[^1]: Assuming it's Sway and not i3 because I assume you have already switched to Wayland. You switched to Wayland, right? You need to switch to Wayland. Why are you not switching to Wayland?
[^2]:, Yes, you can tweak KDE, but since all the various parts were created to fit together switching one will always result in awkward UX.
why go backward?
I guess I hadn't thought of it that way. Maybe I already have the wm experience that works for me, and I can just load up KDE when friends come over and I want to provide a more approachable UI for them.
I made the switch from i3 to kde with https://github.com/tilorenz/compact_pager and keyboard shortcuts similar to tiling WMs. Check out my config for keyboard shortcuts for window management with curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jowodo/config/refs/heads/main/plasma/window-managment.kksrc | grep -v '=$'. You could even import them into your kde settings and they will be added. PS.: yes I use meta AND alt, because I also use windows (where alt is my mod key) and macos (where option is my mod key) at work.
Well, tiling window managers exist.
Cinnamon > KDE
in what way?
niri forever
Cinnamon is my favorite. KDE is #2. Not crazy about Gnome or Cosmic.
change wallpaper
We only need xfce, let's delete the others
I still miss Windowmaker. :(
"Am I interested in other DEs?" and "Will I install them?" are two different questions though. Yeah, I had fun running i3 years back, but i3 isn't the new hotness anymore, and there's not a snowball's chance in hell of me feeling like I have the time to learn and configure another WM. Absent my suddenly striking it rich and having entirely too much free time, I sincerely doubt there will come another time where I feel like I have that sort of time and nothing I'd rather use it for than such a mundane and endless task.
Just switch to sway. As far as I know, the config should be compatible (if you swap the complex utils for Wayland ones). But I haven't tried it (I do use river and really like it though, so I do recommend sway).
Edit: see this:https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/i3-Migration-Guide
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