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Even better, check out WindowGrid. Far more customization than FancyZones, and gives you an entire grid across multiple displays to size any windows in any which way.

Free and Open Source: http://windowgrid.net/

I switched from dual 24" 1080P monitors to a single 43" 2160P monitor (well actually a TV...) and don't plan on going back. [WindowGrid](http://windowgrid.net) is definitely helpful to keep everything organized in Windows.

Depends on what I'm doing. Generally, the same distance as my 27" monitor, even for gaming. Much further if I'm watching my animes. It's a completely different experience when your whole peripheral vision contains the game. Headache inducing if you're not used to it, however. For web browsing, I usually have my browser on windowed mode, and I use http://windowgrid.net/ for managing my windows size (set it to 2x2 grid).

The dpi of this monitor is the same as a 2560x1440 27" monitor, if that's a helpful information.

EDIT: it's an Acer ET430K monitor. Has some ghosting issue which is not noticeable during games or anime watching sessions, the stand is too high so I had to use a VESA wall mount, overall, worth the price.

The system specs are completely over the top for a business pc that only does web browsing and office apps. Maybe it would make more sense to invest the money into making the computer a small little Apple-esque designer piece?

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As for the monitors. Setups like that just aren't optimal anymore in 2019. We have monitors like the LG 49WL95C-W which are a much better choice. Those are the same size as two 27" 1440p monitors and can show 3 big windows side by side and comfortably show 8 windows. Just use a grid-software like WindowGrid.

I personally use WindowGrid, it's not a tiling WM - everything is still floating by default - but it achieves the tiling result when you want it and it's very easy to work with

1. Download a software called "WindowGrid" from http://windowgrid.net/

- The dude who created it is a literall god and this tool is amazing for productivity.

- It allows you to click a window and then resize it in a custom grid - For example I have the game Nier which can't be resized in the resolution that you see on the screenshot from the game settings(this is achieved with WindowGrid).

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2) Install AutoHotkey

- This software will be used to execute a simple script with "Windows + Left Click" to hide the Title Bar of every window

- Create a text file and copy paste this inside

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>;-Caption
>
>LWIN & LButton::
>
>WinSet, Style, -0xC40000, A
>
>WinHide, A
>
>WinShow, A
>
>WinSet, Redraw, , A
>
>WinHide, A
>
>WinShow, A
>
>return
>
>;
>
>;+Caption
>
>LWIN & RButton::
>
>WinSet, Style, +0xC40000 , A
>
>return
>
>;

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- Save the file and after that rename its extension from .txt to .ahk

- Double click the text file and you should see a green H icon in your task bar indicating that the script is active

- Now all you need to do is select a window and press Windows + Left Click to remove the Title Bar and Windows + Right Click to restore the Title Bar

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3) On the bottom left is Brave Browser with the Extension "Open-as-Popup". This allows you to open any webpage in separate window and it hides the address bar for more screen estate. However the Title Bar script can't entirely hide the title bar here so you see the them.

Thats it. I hope this could be useful for some of you. I like to multitask so this setup is pretty cool for me. 😀

I recently got a 3440x1440 at home, and I use two 1920x1200 at work.

Either can be fine. Separate monitors make it easier to fill each screen with a single window, and give you the opportunity to rotate the monitors to get a better aspect ratio for long content. On the other hand, I've had bad experiences in the past with subpixel rendering of rotated screens (it might be better now), and rotating monitors constantly is a hassle. You're likely to pick a configuration and leave them be. I don't rotate my monitors at work.

The single, big monitor gives you more options for how to lay out your windows. I'm using Windowgrid at home, and it makes it "easy" to rearrange your windows however you want. Instead of a 50/50 split, I can get a 40/60 split with no unsightly bezel in the middle of the larger window. But you need to make sure that your videocard supports the requisite DisplayPort or HDMI version to push that many pixels per frame.

The curve is... OK. I would have been fine with a flat panel. If you were doing architectural work, I would steer clear. But it's been fine for programming.

The single monitor is likely to be more expensive than the two monitors. And physically, it's more of a hassle. I ended up getting a new desk and a Vesa mount for this beast (though to be fair, this new setup is quite nice).

So really, it depends on what you're after. I like both setups, though I think I have a slight preference for the single monitor. If price is your limiting factor, go with two screens. You can get two 1920x1200 screens for like half the price of an ultrawide.

I currently run 6 alts at the same time, to organize the windows i use a program that lets you easily place the clients in a neat grid http://windowgrid.net/

I use the alt1 afk warden so they don't get lobbied (with a custom warning sound that isn't annoying as fuck to get barraged by)

Pressing alt+esc brings up all the alt windows in one go as long as you've "queued" them by clicking them all one by one when you first open the clients.

You'll probably like WindowGrid. It's like fancy zones on steroids while also being simpler to use.

I'm currently on Linux using Quicktile as a replacement, but WindowGrid was one of the only things keeping me from switching, because it doesn't have a version for Linux.

I use http://windowgrid.net/ and you can set it to a 3x1 configuration to provide 3 snapping spots. To expand a window to take up 2/3 you click and grab across both spots and it will fill it in.

Very easy to install, very easy to use, and easy to configure.

You can also assign something crazy like a 50x10 array and when you click and drag across the squares, it will fill the window to that size.

I may not describe it well but it’s really easy

for the tiling i used WindowGrid its a little program that creates a grid when you hold left click and drag with right click on any titlebar, i used winexp just to get rid of titlebars on the terminals like this

Edit: oh the font is Terminus (TTF) for windows

Check out http://windowgrid.net/, a lot more flexible since it will split your screen into a grid and then you can choose which cell or cells your windows will be by middle click while moving the window.

Using a grid software like WindowGrid beats bezels any time.

I also use big monitors and came from a multi-monitor setup. Best decision of my life. I'll never be able to go back to bezels ever again.

If you mean the tiling system, I use a freeware software called WindowGrid, which helps me keep my desktop organized.

As far as gaming goes, sure you can play windowed and put the game in the middle and have obs, etc. on the sides. With tiling, everything works quite well and I am always filling up the whole screen that way, optimizing screen space

It doesn't seem quite as fully featured as GuideLiner, but http://windowgrid.net/ will allow you to align all your desktop windows to an on screen grid, but the grid is adjustable in A x B pixels, not able to set adjustable guidelines like that software.

The one that he’s asking about is: http://windowgrid.net

There’s also AquaSnap which isn’t dead.

I don’t use Windows much so it’d be hard to do a full feature comparison. But in general, better support for tiling and keyboard-based use.

For Linux machines, check out /r/unixporn for examples of the many different window managers on Linux.

Only 1 is compatible with Gnome 3.26 and it's not exactly what I am looking for. I am looking for something akin to WindowGrid which I use at work. At home I could make due with "just" standard quadrant snapping, but Gnome doesn't even have that.

I don't have a 4k screen, but 3x 1440p. So about 5k in total. I use the Windows snapping shortcuts like Win + Arrow key a lot.

But I also use WindowGrid. It's very minimal, but also simple. It lets me do stuff like this.

But it does not do anything automatically.

I tried some other products, but on windows they are often for profit and have almost too many functions. I searched for "Windows tiling manager" Maybe you will find something that fits your needs.