I personally am a fan I find it to be like spaces except I can see them which makes switching between tasks smoother.

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    Sometimes useful in certain workflows, sometimes not. It really depends on what I’m doing.

    It could use some reworking, but I like the novel approach to window management that also abstracts between whole system WM and app-level WM, which macOS always did with Exposé. It’s much simpler than the more cumbersome approach I’ve seen with other WMs.

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      Yeah I think that’s probably the best explanation, simple to pick up for new users yet still provides a good amount of power for advanced users without getting overly complex.

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        Yeah, that’s a good way to put it. WMs in Linux, like with most features, kinda throw you in head-first into the deep end and can be overwhelming for novices.

        Pop_OS’s window tiling system, on the other hand, is a little toned-down but can still be very powerful. From what I’ve seen, the new one coming in their Cosmic DE is even better, and features app-level abstraction in tabbing your tiled windows.

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          I tried out Pop_OS recently, functionality wise it’s pretty good, I just find the UI very unpleasant to look at unfortunately.

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            Well, it’s about to change in April, so you don’t have to worry about that for much longer

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              I’ve seen some screenshots of cosmic and I’m still not a fan of how it looks. Unless I’m not seeing the right screenshots?

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                It’s been going through a very rapid, alpha development phase, so some screenshots you have seen me have been incomplete or may have changed since. I really don’t know what you’ve looked at or when. So I can’t say, but you might try looking at it again.

                Also, remember, the interface can be customized quite a lot.