{"id":1306,"date":"2024-10-28T05:02:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T05:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/tiling-shell-update-introducing-custom-window-border-colors-and-exciting-new-features\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T05:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T05:07:13","slug":"tiling-shell-update-introducing-custom-window-border-colors-and-exciting-new-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/tiling-shell-update-introducing-custom-window-border-colors-and-exciting-new-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiling Shell Update: Introducing Custom Window Border Colors and Exciting New Features!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><strong>I have a strong appreciation for the <em>Tiling Shell<\/em> GNOME Shell extension, as it excels at its functionality while also catering to a variety of user preferences. It provides flexibility by allowing users to tile windows using a mouse along with drop zones, via keyboard shortcuts, or through a combination of both options \u2013 making it adaptable for everyone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>The latest iteration, <em>Tiling Shell v14<\/em>, introduces some exciting additional features:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The border outline of the focused window can now be customized to any color.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New functionality to adjust animation timing (set to 0 to turn off animations).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Configurable keybinding to reposition a window to the center of the screen.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Configurable keybinding for toggling focus between tiled and untiled windows.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Tiling Shell<\/em> settings can now be easily exported, imported, or reset to their default state.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><p>The ability to choose a custom color for the border around the focused window is a highly welcome enhancement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>When the &#8216;Window Border&#8217; feature is activated \u2014 which can be made wider for better visibility in my screenshots \u2014 a new option for &#8216;Border color&#8217; becomes available. This allows you to select a custom color for the border through a color picker.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing with focused windows, this update introduces the capability to assign specific keyboard shortcuts for shifting focus between applications in all directions: left, right, up, and down. This functionality will certainly be appreciated by users who prefer keyboard navigation, even if the window is not part of a tiled setup.<\/p>\n<p><em>I find value in using both the keyboard and mouse for tiling \u2014 that slide-in snap assistant is incredibly useful!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>In a similar vein, this update introduces a keyboard shortcut that allows users to center the focused window on the screen, regardless of whether the window is tiled. <\/p>\n<p>I find it important to highlight, whenever I discuss this GNOME Shell extension, that you aren&#8217;t restricted to just four quadrants or two vertical divisions. You have the ability to create your own custom tiling layouts through a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) interface, save them, and easily toggle between them as needed. <\/p>\n<p>Although my desktop setup doesn&#8217;t consist of a massive screen \u2013 I\u2019m using a 4k display set at 200% scaling \u2013 this extension significantly enhances my ability to utilize the available space effectively (when necessary) compared to the straightforward but limited options that come pre-installed in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and newer versions with the <em>Ubuntu Tiling Assistant<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>While the <em>Tiling Shell<\/em> is both powerful and highly configurable, it also provides the flexibility to be used simply and unobtrusively as per your preferences \u2013 you aren&#8217;t compelled to utilize all of its available features.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>Get Tiling Shell<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><p><em>Tiling Shell<\/em> is a free and open-source application that works with GNOME 42 and later versions (such as Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or newer). If you already have the extension installed, you&#8217;ll receive the latest update automatically, but remember that the update won&#8217;t take effect until you log out and log back in.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>If you haven&#8217;t installed it yet, you can acquire Tiling Shell from the GNOME Extensions website using Google Chrome or Firefox. However, it&#8217;s highly recommended that you use the fantastic desktop <em>Extensions Manager<\/em> application available in the Ubuntu repositories for an easier installation experience.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p><strong>\u2022 Get <a href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/7065\/tiling-shell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Tiling Shell<\/em> on GNOME Extensions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I don\u2019t tile windows most of the time, mind. 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