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i3-compatible Wayland compositor
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`focus next` is available, but `move next` is not #7750

Open port19x opened 1 year ago

port19x commented 1 year ago

Trying to adopt swaywm from awesomewm I ran into this inconsistency. So focus next exists, letting me ergonomically cycle through windows. Sadly, a move next for moving the focused window in the same way is not available.

Let me persuade you: My bindings are Super+space for focus next and would be Super+Shift+space for move next. This allows for far better ergonomics all around. I don't have to consciously think about direction (I sometimes mix up left and right, we all do). The space bar is the single most ergonomic key.

A window manager wayland compositor only allowing the clumsy directional ways of *-management is a bit disappointing.

port19x commented 1 year ago

Please also note that this would be an incredibly minor addition, as the guesswork inherent to next is already implemented in focus. I would not be surprised to see a <10 line PR for this, if the addition is greenlit

smurfix commented 1 year ago

This would also be an acceptable workaround for the "insert before another window" feature which I sorely miss.

port19x commented 1 month ago

I understand that this is a drop in the bucket of 913 open issues and 130 open prs in this repo alone. If I can at all bribe¹ you into adding this feature I will, if only you let me.

¹money, a PR, whatever floats your boat