{"id":883,"date":"2024-06-28T00:06:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T00:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/tiling-shells-newest-update-introduces-blur-effect-and-edge-tiling-features\/"},"modified":"2025-03-04T07:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T07:41:03","slug":"tiling-shells-newest-update-introduces-blur-effect-and-edge-tiling-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/tiling-shells-newest-update-introduces-blur-effect-and-edge-tiling-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiling Shell\u2019s Newest Update Introduces Blur Effect and Edge Tiling Features"},"content":{"rendered":"

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":"

Does it seem like I\u2019m a bit obsessed with Tiling Shell, the super-charged window snapping extension for GNOME Shell, which works beautifully on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and above? It might do since this is my 3rd article about the extension in less than a fortnight! 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