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The whole talk I was hoping to hear even a single word about the proliferation of various tiling wingow managers, alas, there were none. It is an actual new thing in desktop space. There's only been stagnation if you focus entirely on clicking, and dragging, and stuff.

I did say "we don't need a 37th window manager". Tiling window managers are especially included in that list. I know, a small group of people love them and that's great, for them. I was trying to make a much broader point that we need to think BEYOND window managers, tiling or otherwise

But tiling isn't just "a 37th WM that's the same as the previous 36", it actually affects possibility space for interactions. It both removes the need for mouse inputs, and unlocks laptop trackpads to be used in ways I've never seen in a traditional floating environment, on euther linux or windows.

Finally got around to watching this. So good!

Hello Scott, the algorithm on YT brings me here. I resonate with what you said, for years, I think I have a, or possible best kind of solution for it, is there any possibility to get in contact?

I hope you understand, I'm getting a bit overrun with comments at the moment but I'd like to know more. Do you have anything written up you could share?

Oh my god, you're the one that invented ellipsis in the middle of truncated file names in Finder? That was one of the those small features that filled me with delight when I first discovered them in macOS's UI. I actually copied that functionality a number of times for web apps thanks to you!

This presentation has resonated deeply with my soul. I've been so frustrated that desktop UX has felt stagnant for so long. Something I would love to see more of is tighter integration with scripting / programming capabilities for programs and utilities.

Another issue is that it feels like the Terminal UX has barely moved forward since the 1970s, and it has largely failed to integrate at all with the rest of the Desktop experience. I think there's a ton of room for truly spectacular terminal / console interfaces that integrate with the computer

Really nice talk. Thanks for sharing. I see a lot of philosophical similarity with cli design. Loops Common keyboard strokes that accomplish the same end... But, just to pick your brain a little. How do you integrate a strong effective legacy pattern with new approaches? 1/2

If you have more talks or writing up your sleeve, the time is now. This talk seemed to resonate a lot with the folks I pay attention to.

I post everything at jenson.org

I meant, if you have other talks you’ve been holding back. But it sounds like you publish as soon as you have the inkling.

I discovered you and your deep insights through this video. And I would like to share what i have been working on for past few years.