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Does it seem like I\u2019m a bit<\/em> obsessed with Tiling Shell<\/em>, the super-charged window snapping extension for GNOME Shell, which works beautifully on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and above?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It might do since this is my 3rd article about the extension in less than a fortnight! But the updates and new features are coming thick and fast; I can\u2019t not cover them. Progress marches ever on!<\/p>\n

Tiling Shell v10<\/a> hit the GNOME Extensions website yesterday (if you have the extension installed already you\u2019ll get the update automatically) and it includes a number of improvements which merit a mention on these pages.<\/p>\n

First, the flashiest addition: (experimental) blur:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Tiling Shell blur uses accent colour<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

When you trigger a tile zone preview using the Snap Assistant<\/em>, ctrl<\/kbd> + drag, or edge tiling (new, see below) the preview now uses a blurred bounding box (colour derived from system accent colour). It\u2019s a very intense blur, but against busy backgrounds looks great.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Still, that is an aesthetic change only; the preview continues to denote the height\/width the window will conform to when released. Blur is optional (and experimental) and so turned on by default. You can enable it for previews, for the slide-in Snap Assistant<\/em>, or both.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Next, more keyboard shortcut choices.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

When I first featured Tiling Shell<\/em>, some of you said it looked cool but the pointer-led nature of it wasn\u2019t your vibe. The previous update<\/a> made keyboard-driven tiling possible: super<\/kbd> + arrow keys tile the active window based to the tiling layout you set.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The latest update enhances this further by making tiling keybindings configurable.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

You can now set any key combo you like to tile windows, be it a simple switch to ctrl<\/kbd> + arrows or a more precise mapping like alt<\/kbd> + ctrl<\/kbd> + 3<\/kbd>, etc. Just be careful to not assign a key combo already in use by other apps\/add-ons\/DE features.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Finally, Tiling Shell v10 updates introduces support for Edge Tiling<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

I imagine everyone is familiar with this: edge tiling is where you drag a window to a screen edge to snap it. GNOME Shell supports side-by-side tiling natively, but not quarter tiling.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Currently, Edge Tiling<\/em> in this extension can\u2019t be turned off. It\u2019s also hard-coded to support vertical half-screen, corners, and maximizing only. In time, the plan is to let edge tiling follow your active tiling layout, but that\u2019s not here yet. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A small quirk of Edge Tiling<\/em> in Tiling Shell (and which will be addressed in the next update) is when you maximize a window using edge tiling alone, the window will inherit your gaps setting (if any). For now, use the maximize window control button for a flush fit.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Get Tiling Shell<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

Tiling Shell<\/em> supports GNOME 42 and above (i.e., Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and above) meaning no-one needs to miss out on the fun. You can install it from the GNOME Extensions website<\/a> directly, or through the Extension Manager<\/em> desktop app.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

If installing Tiling Shell on Ubuntu 23.10 or 24.04, I recommend turning off Ubuntu\u2019s Enhanced Tiling<\/em> setting (actually a pre-installed GNOME Shell extension called Tiling Assistant<\/em>). Doing this will avoid the extensions competing\/conflicting.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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