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X11 tiling WMs
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I tried I3 but it seems the new window always appears in a vertical slice, maybe some people like that so windows are set manually. I prefer automatic tiling, I use Bspwm for that. It needs two config files but they are simple, no programming is required. Its way to split screen is almost always good. In the rare exceptions I add a rule in the main config file so the app appears in a floating window.
I3 is a hybrid wm, there's a shortcut to change between vertical and horizontal splits.
I find that approach much better than having to cycle through a bunch of presets to get a configuration I want.
On top of that tabbing/stacking tiles is amazing for keeping everything organised in more complex configurations.
Yes, i3 is not automatic, but you can arrange things however you want - it's definitely something where you need to read the docs first.