This reliance on the keyboard can prevent new Linux users from adopting a tiling window manager. That's a shame, because although these window managers have a steeper learning curve, they are amazingly efficient.

If you've ever used window snapping on your desktop, imagine it happening automatically. That's what a tiling windows manager does.

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Window snapping is when you move an application to either the right or left edge of the screen, and the desktop interface automatically "snaps" the window such that it takes up half of your display. Snap another window to the other edge of the display, and it will automatically take up the other half of the screen. If you want a full-screen app, drag the window to the top of your display.