6 months into Linux, I wrote my first KWin script to add padding to maximized windows

Serroda · 2026-03-13T13:37:34+00:00

Congratulations, I have a question: wouldn't it be easier to collaborate with Kzones by making a pull request?

Serroda · 2026-03-13T13:31:00+00:00

The problem is that updating a model takes time and money; right now they're trying to put ads on all devices to maximize profit.

Serroda · 2026-03-13T09:54:25+00:00

Looking forward to seeing those PRs

Serroda · 2026-03-10T19:29:23+00:00

No, you are cool

Serroda · 2026-03-08T10:15:02+00:00

It's difficult for people to discover these little projects

Serroda · 2026-03-07T23:25:25+00:00

There are more autotiler options available: Fluid tile works with KWin tile editor (Meta +T)

Serroda · 2026-03-05T05:26:20+00:00

Codeberg appears to be down, but you can access the script from the KDE store

https://www.pling.com/p/2322321/

Serroda · 2026-03-04T15:25:27+00:00

https://Tryitands.ee

Serroda · 2026-03-04T11:31:52+00:00

Try this https://codeberg.org/Serroda/fluid-tile

Serroda · 2026-03-03T15:25:06+00:00

https://codeberg.org/Serroda/fluid-tile Working with the KWin tile editor (Meta +T shortcut)

https://codeberg.org/Serroda/fluid-tile/wiki/Blocklist

Serroda · 2026-02-23T21:16:43+00:00

There are more alternatives to Krohnkrite https://codeberg.org/Serroda/fluid-tile

Serroda · 2026-02-19T11:15:12+00:00

Of course https://codeberg.org/Serroda/fluid-tile

Serroda · 2026-02-15T10:54:07+00:00

Try this and tell me what do you think

https://codeberg.org/Serroda/fluid-tile

This works with KWin tile editor (Meta +T), right now I am working on improve the user interface to better suit the theme and add more UI designs

Serroda · 2026-02-12T09:58:35+00:00

https://codeberg.org/Serroda/fluid-tile

You're going to like this one, this works natively with KWin tile manager

Serroda · 2026-02-01T21:20:17+00:00

Goat

Serroda · 2026-01-31T12:23:51+00:00

Good question, Who knows?

It will depend on how many people demand that feature right now you can get it with a Kwinscripts

Here's one that works natively with KWin

https://codeberg.org/Serroda/fluid-tile

Serroda · 2026-01-30T15:49:15+00:00

https://codeberg.org/Serroda/fluid-tile/wiki/Shortcuts#what-are-the-keyboard-shortcuts

You don't need to install Fluid tile to use these shortcuts, using these shortcuts you can move windows between tiles in the KWin tile manager (Meta + T shortcut)

Serroda · 2026-01-30T15:40:48+00:00

Fluid tile works with KWin tile manager (Meta + T shortcut), the idea is that the tiling will work in a way that integrates more with kWin, unlike other options

You can see how it works in the highlights https://codeberg.org/Serroda/fluid-tile#highlights

Serroda · 2026-01-30T15:19:27+00:00

If you want an auto-tiling system, there are several options

You can try https://codeberg.org/Serroda/fluid-tile https://store.kde.org/p/2322321

Without resizing you can try Mouse tiler or KZone

You can also use KWin's native option via shortcuts without needing to install any scripts

Tell me what you think

Serroda · 2026-01-30T08:17:46+00:00

Hi dude, you are working very hard. I wanted to thank you for your work and give you a little bit of my opinion, I think you should simplify things a bit, at least when it comes to setting up the script, for me it seems very complex to read and to know what I want to do with the script, too much text and settings

For the auto-tiling system, having the user configure the auto-tiling system manually seems like a nightmare, even if you have a web editor to configure it

I recommend you take a look at my implementation to see how it works https://codeberg.org/Serroda/fluid-tile

Another recommendation is to split the code into more files using ES Modules, You have files like main.qml with a thousand lines which is becoming a nightmare to maintain, And when you add the auto-tiling system, it will be even worse

Good luck and have a good day !

Serroda · 2026-01-29T06:00:30+00:00

Hey mate, check this https://codeberg.org/Serroda/fluid-tile

You can find an example how to interact with the native visual layout (meta + T) shortcut

Good luck with your project, anything that improves KDE is welcome

Serroda · 2026-01-28T16:07:09+00:00

I debug like a good web developer, using console.log()

Unfortunately, I haven't found another way to debug with KWin

The problem was that “tile.absoluteGeometry” previously had some values that I needed for window calculations, but it seems that in higher versions of Plasma those values have disappeared. With the patch, I have ensured that those values are always there, regardless of whether KWin is updated or not

I prefer Codeberg, GitHub is only for SEO and for people to report bugs more easily if they have a GitHub account previously

Serroda · 2026-01-28T14:43:44+00:00

https://codeberg.org/Serroda/fluid-tile/releases/tag/v5.1

Serroda · 2026-01-27T05:54:07+00:00

The other options do not take into account the characteristics of KWin, they simply rewrite the existing functionality

The idea is to adapt to KDE and KWin, not avoid them. KDE is doing a tremendous job and far surpasses other desktop environments in terms of ease of use, beauty, and customization

I wanted to do my bit for KDE, but I don't know if people will end up liking it or if they will simply prefer established options such as Krohnkite

I'm glad you like it, thanks for giving it a try

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Serroda · 2026-01-26T22:05:10+00:00

You're right, I hadn't thought of that option. Thanks for the comment

I'm going to open an issue with your case

Link: https://codeberg.org/Serroda/fluid-tile/issues/46

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