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Ubuntu 22.04 Fixes Window Snapping Memory Bug

Users of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS who make use of window snapping to enhance their productivity will be interested in a bug fixes coming down the update pipes shortly. The Mutter 42.9 update currently in Jammy’s proposed repo contains a fix for high memory and lagginess when resizing side-by-side tiled windows. Given that Ubuntu 22.04 only supports vertical side-by-side window tiling — the upcoming Ubuntu 23.10 supports quarter tiling out-of-the-box — this is likely to be a bug that has affected many users. I was interested to see if this bug was reproducible on any of my 22.04 installs. I fired :sys_more_orange:

:sys_omgubuntu: omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/06/ubuntu

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Last updated 1 year ago

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Ubuntu 23.10 Adds Support for Window Quarter Tiling

Improved window tiling just landed in Ubuntu 23.10. If you’re a regular reader you’ll be aware that this was coming, as I revealed earlier this year that Ubuntu developers planned to make the Tiling Assistant GNOME extension as part of the default install. That extension is now part of the default install in the latest Ubuntu 23.10 daily builds. So what does this provide? Well, in current versions of Ubuntu when you drag a window to either side of your screen you’re able to “snap” it to 50% of the horizontal space, allowing you to view two apps side-by-side. You :sys_more_orange:

:sys_omgubuntu: omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/06/ubuntu

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Last updated 1 year ago

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‘Useless Gaps’ Adjusts Space Between Snapped Windows in GNOME Shell

Do you want the aesthetics of i3-gaps but without the i3 bit? If so, that’s exactly what the wryly titled ‘Useless Gaps’ GNOME extension gives you. The dev says of their creation that it adds “useless gaps around tiled and maximized windows”. This is similar to the sort of look you get with a tiling-window manager (like i3-gaps, AwesomeWM, etc), but inside of GNOME Shell. The ‘Useless Gaps’ extension is designed for GNOME 40 and up. It will work on older versions of GNOME Shell (I used it on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS) but, as is the case with many modern :sys_more_orange:

:sys_omgubuntu: omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/12/adjust

#download #Gaps #GnomeExtensions #WindowSnapping

Last updated 3 years ago