ABabeyer·Feb 5, 2019
Haven't tried it but I think HashTWM[1] claims to have a similar main/stack model for windows.
[1] https://github.com/ZaneA/HashTWM
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An automatic Tiling Window Manager for the Windows OS.
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7 sourcesWindows Radeon drivers have a tiling manager I think: http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/HYDRAVISION-F...
Otherwise:
http://www.nurgo-software.com/products/aquasnap
http://www.soulidstudio.com/
https://github.com/ZaneA/HashTWM
http://jgpaiva.dcmembers.com/gridmove.html
http://palatialsoftware.com/plumb/
In Opera is RebornHey, HackWM author here, this might be a better link https://github.com/ZaneA/HashTWM :) Unfortunately it has been largely unmaintained by myself since the initial release, I occasionally pick it up for a day or two but I'm not using it actively anymore. Just happy that some people find a use for it!
In Running I3 Window Manager on Ubuntu for WindowsYou can have a tiling window manager under windows as well, like HashTWM https://github.com/ZaneA/HashTWM or AquaSnap http://www.nurgo-software.com/products/aquasnap . Window management under windows can be just about the same as it is under linux.
In Head of Oracle Linux Moves to MicrosoftI've had good success with an open source tiling window manager for Windows called HashTWM [1]. I use it inside my Windows XP virtual machine to manage a bunch of hairy situations with multiple windows. I like that it actually does reposition new windows to fit inside the grid, and that I can easily adjust the middle "split" line so that my main window can become thinner or thicker.
Where it falls down is when you deal with modal dialogue windows, like the "Save File As..." window of Firefox, or the "Find and Replace" window of Excel. I haven't found a good way to overcome the issue of those modal windows being hidden, even with the "-i ConsoleWindowClass -i #32770" ignore options. It seems like Firefox, Excel, and Photoshop implement some non-standard ways of opening smaller windows. In these situations, I quit HashTWM, deal with the mod
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al window, and then start HashTWM again (using quick keyboard shortcuts).
[1] https://github.com/ZaneA/HashTWM
You might want to try HashWM: https://github.com/ZaneA/HashTWM. Might not be perfect, but you have the source so can fix it up/enhance it.
In Unix is digital clay - Matt MightIn regards to the Tiling WM's:
http://www.winsplit-revolution.com/
https://github.com/ZaneA/HashTWM
http://windawesome.codeplex.com/
OSX:
http://mizage.com/divvy/
http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/
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