{"id":44225,"date":"2023-08-15T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=44225"},"modified":"2024-05-04T12:47:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T12:47:53","slug":"new-window-tiling-ubuntu-2204","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2023\/08\/new-window-tiling-ubuntu-2204\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Ubuntu 24.04’s New Window Tiling Function in Ubuntu 22.04"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ubuntu (since 23.10) introduced new enhanced tiling window support! Here’s how you can try it out in Ubuntu 22.04 & Ubuntu 20.04.<\/p>\n

For those who don’t know what is window tiling, it’s a window management behavior that snap window to screen edge\/corner to be half or quarter-tile. So, you can work with 2, 3, or 4 app windows side by side in your screen.<\/p>\n

Ubuntu so far has basic tiling support, that can only snap window to left or right half-tile. An enhanced tiling is available soon via a new built-in extension called “Tiling Assistant”.<\/p>\n

By either dragging or use keyboard shortcut<\/b>, user can tile window to left, right, top and bottom half, which is called Edge Tiling<\/b>. And, tile window to top-left, top-right, bottom-left, and bottom-right quarter of screen, called Corner Tiling<\/b>.<\/p>\n

And, after tiling a window, it has a tiling pop-up<\/b> feature that automatically show you ‘Super + Tab’ app switcher style pop-up to choose which app to auto-tile to the remaining screen space. And, when clicking focus (raise) a tiled window, all windows in the tile group raise together.<\/p>\n

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Install Tiling Assistant in Ubuntu 22.04\/20.04<\/h3>\n

Like ‘Ubuntu Dock’, the new extension is a fork of the community maintained ‘Tiling Assistant’ extension. Which, support GNOME desktop from version 3.36 to 44 at the moment.<\/p>\n

Ubuntu 22.04<\/b> user can firstly search for and install “Extension Manager<\/b>” from Ubuntu Software.<\/p>\n

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Install Extension Manager in Ubuntu 22.04+<\/p><\/div>\n

Then, launch the tool and use it to search & install “Tiling Assistant” extension under Browse<\/i> tab.<\/p>\n

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For Ubuntu 20.04<\/b>, first press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal and run command to install the agent and Extensions app packages:<\/p>\n

sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell gnome-shell-extension-prefs<\/pre>\n
Then, go to the link below and use ON\/OFF switch to install ‘Tiling Assistant’:<\/p>\n
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Tiling Assistant Extension<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
If you don’t see the ON\/OFF switch, install browser extension with link in the page and then refresh!<\/i><\/p>\n
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After installed the extension, launch either “Extension Manager” or “Gnome Extensions” app and open the settings for that extension to configure the new tiling behavior.<\/p>\n
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