The only thing I can think is "about damn time." I mean, I get why it never happened, but it also always seemed odd that there had to be a fork maintained for an obviously popular patch. Mad props...
The only thing I can think is "about damn time." I mean, I get why it never happened, but it also always seemed odd that there had to be a fork maintained for an obviously popular patch. Mad props to airblader maintaining it, as well, because they did such a great job with it.
What's the story behind why it never happened? I used to use i3 as my daily driver but never got too into the weeds of it's development, beyond loosing myself in the configs. Were the gaps a...
What's the story behind why it never happened? I used to use i3 as my daily driver but never got too into the weeds of it's development, beyond loosing myself in the configs. Were the gaps a significant enough feature to warrant a separate development, or was it something else?
@teaearlgraycold basically nailed it, they didn't want to add features just for aesthetics, so they never felt the need to integrate the feature, and airblader never felt the need to push the...
@teaearlgraycold basically nailed it, they didn't want to add features just for aesthetics, so they never felt the need to integrate the feature, and airblader never felt the need to push the point beyond maintaining the fork.
From what I remember it was ideological. The i3 people didn't like the idea of something being less than purely utilitarian. Most people use i3-gaps for aesthetic reasons.
From what I remember it was ideological. The i3 people didn't like the idea of something being less than purely utilitarian. Most people use i3-gaps for aesthetic reasons.
The only thing I can think is "about damn time." I mean, I get why it never happened, but it also always seemed odd that there had to be a fork maintained for an obviously popular patch. Mad props to airblader maintaining it, as well, because they did such a great job with it.
What's the story behind why it never happened? I used to use i3 as my daily driver but never got too into the weeds of it's development, beyond loosing myself in the configs. Were the gaps a significant enough feature to warrant a separate development, or was it something else?
@teaearlgraycold basically nailed it, they didn't want to add features just for aesthetics, so they never felt the need to integrate the feature, and airblader never felt the need to push the point beyond maintaining the fork.
From what I remember it was ideological. The i3 people didn't like the idea of something being less than purely utilitarian. Most people use i3-gaps for aesthetic reasons.
These days Sway is a more modern replacement for i3. I think the configs are means to be be compatible so it’s a super easy switch over.
Yes, Sway is basically compatible with i3-gaps wherever possible. Been using it for years without issue.