This posting is intended to function not only as a tutorial but, also, as a review and commentary on my ‘long-term’ use of spectrwm as my primary window manager (long-term, meaning at least one month of daily use).

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https://eirenicon.org/spectrwm-review-tutorial/

  • theshatterstone54@feddit.uk
    9·
    10 months ago

    I really liked spectrwm the few times I’ve tried it. My only issue is that it’s on Xorg and that means that, much like AwesomeWM and others, they will die with Xorg unless they get ported to Wayland (which is a truly difficult task

  • drndramrndra@lemmygrad.ml
    2·
    10 months ago

    IMO too much “Tutorial”, not enough Review. For example:

    The spectrwm workflow is unique. It took me awhile to become acquainted with the standard flow and gain comfort in using it. I did have to bend, fold, and spindle the environment a bit

    You haven’t written a single word on how it’s different from any tiling manager, nor what and why you changed.

    Generally the article feels like the first comment in unixporn, where you list out your relevant dotfiles. The only extra information is that you like it, and a list of dependencies for your config.

    • ManyRoads@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
      2·
      10 months ago

      FWIW you omitted the my mention that Conky is not fully functional in spectrwm and that there are no plans published re: future developments (Wayland etc.)… which in truth are big deals to me. Otherwise, I agree with your critique. ==> If you wish to see the article with several new revisions… it has been updated. Thank you for the constructive critique.