{"id":27846,"date":"2017-08-14T10:47:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T08:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=27846"},"modified":"2017-08-14T10:47:19","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T08:47:19","slug":"mate-i3wm-happy-happy-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2017\/08\/14\/mate-i3wm-happy-happy-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"MATE + i3wm = Happy, happy, happy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/desktop.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27847\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2017\/08\/14\/mate-i3wm-happy-happy-happy\/desktop-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/desktop.png?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"desktop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/desktop.png?fit=660%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27847\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/desktop-500x281.png?resize=500%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/desktop.png?resize=500%2C281&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/desktop.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/desktop.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/desktop.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/desktop.png?w=1320 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I finally freed up a few minutes to try <a href=\"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2017\/07\/31\/replacing-default-mate-window-manager-with-i3wm\/\">this solution<\/a> for combined MATE desktop environment with i3 window manager. \u00a0And I have to say it works perfectly!<\/p>\n<p>I now have the best of both worlds &#8211; MATE&#8217;s out of the way desktop, with good multi-monitor support, and i3wm&#8217;s tiling windows and keyboard navigation.<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>I finally freed up a few minutes to try this solution for combined MATE desktop environment with i3 window manager. \u00a0And I have to say it works perfectly! 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