pop-os/shell

Features

• Tiling Window Managers - Organizes application windows into a non-overlapping grid using a hierarchical tree structure and keyboard shortcuts.
• Tree-Based Window Layouts - Organizes screen space by subdividing areas into a hierarchical structure of branches and stacks as applications open.
• Keyboard-Driven Positioning - Provides a dedicated positioning mode for moving and swapping windows via a keyboard-driven grid overlay.
• Virtual Desktop Organizers - Manages windows across virtual desktops and multiple monitors using hierarchical trees and stacking.
• Desktop Extension Systems - Hooks into the GNOME desktop environment to override window placement and decoration via a JavaScript-based extension system.
• Desktop Interface Extensions - Modifies the GNOME shell to provide keyboard-driven window positioning and a searchable application launcher.
• Focus Navigation Controllers - Determines the next active window by calculating physical proximity and cardinal direction relative to the current focus.
• Window Resizing Operations - Implements keyboard-driven operations to manipulate window dimensions and placement.
• Keyboard-Driven Control - Controls window placement, focus, and resizing using shortcuts to navigate the desktop without relying on a mouse.
• Multi-Monitor Window Management - Handles window placement and automatic re-tiling across multiple display outputs.
• Binary Tree Layout Engines - Utilizes a hierarchical tree system to automatically subdivide screen space into branches and stacks.
• Coordinate-Based Positioning - Maps screen real estate to a virtual coordinate system for precise window positioning and resizing via keyboard input.
• Display-Driven Layout Recomputation - Triggers a full recalculation of the window tree and dimensions whenever monitors are connected or disconnected.
• Keyboard-Driven Window Orchestration - Allows moving, resizing, and swapping window locations using grid overlays and keyboard shortcuts.
• Cross-Workspace Transfers - Transfers windows between different virtual desktops while maintaining tiling layout integrity.
• Window Stacking - Groups multiple windows into a single shared space for swapping and navigation.
• Floating Window Management - Uses configuration rules for window classes and titles to bypass tiling for specific floating applications.
• System and Window Search Launchers - Implements a searchable launcher for locating open windows, applications, and executing system commands.
• Spatial Focus Navigation - Implements focus switching logic based on the spatial proximity and direction of windows relative to the active one.
• Desktop Workspace Customizers - Allows defining rules for floating windows and adjusting gaps between tiled applications to optimize the workspace.
• Quick-Launch Application Interfaces - Provides an asynchronous, searchable interface for quickly finding and launching applications and system settings.
• Search-Based Application Launchers - Provides a searchable, asynchronous command interface for quickly finding and starting software or system settings.
• Node Snapping - Aligns windows to a configurable grid of rows and columns during movement or resizing.

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