What does this mean for i3-gaps? I will archive the project on GitHub and redirect to i3 instead. The repository will remain, however. Any issues worth keeping will be migrated to i3. Once i3 4.22 is released, distros can simply replace any i3-gaps package with the i3 one, and everything should happen automatically for users. What does this ...

I use i3-gaps with a fairly small gap. My reason is part aesthetics, part practical (to prevent all the windows from blending together visually). Reply reply

2017年1月10日 · All the differences are explained in detail in the README of i3-gaps. or is it pretty much go from i3->i3-gaps and everything works as before None of the features are enabled by default, so yes, just installing i3-gaps won't change any behavior whatsoever.

2023年1月10日 · Gaps is a part of i3 now. Also, it's not usually recommended to only follow video guides, especially if they are more than a few months old. While they usually do have useful information, pieces of it can be outdated which can lead to issues.

2021年10月13日 · Xorg: i3-gaps if you are interested in gaps or have that package in your linux flavor of choice, i3 if neither of those. Wayland: sway If you aren't sure, go Xorg, and hence i3 or i3-gaps: no visible difference and zero performance problems that might arise when running certain Xorg-only apps on Wayland.

smart_gaps inverse_outer was recently added in i3-gaps-next which has the exact opposite behavior: gaps when 1 container, no gaps when more. I quite like that actually, that’s pretty much exactly what I used to do manually by toggling gaps.

2019年6月17日 · Michael, the owner of i3, has reconsidered bringing gaps into i3 itself given the overwhelming demand the fork has. This includes not just gaps, but all other features offered by i3-gaps as well, and probably the non-gaps related …

2019年7月3日 · I've had good results from using i3-gnome with i3-gaps and a fresh pop_os install. I was able to get the best of both worlds, keeping all the gnome settings and such. You will lose out on gnome extensions, so that means you'll have to setup your own lockscreen, etc.

The latest beta versions of i3-gaps actually contain a few functionality improvements over i3 - namely vertical/horizontal gaps. Unlike the normal gaps, these vertical/horizontal only gaps can help you do things like centering a window on the screen without having to make it floating.

2021年10月12日 · It sounds like i3-gaps would be a good fit for you. The original i3 doesn't support gaps, so when you install it make sure you search for and install i3-gaps, not i3 because it looks like the gaps are important to you. I personally think they're a bit overrated. I also encourage you to give Sway a shot.