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I'm currently using i3 as well and enjoy it.

The only issue is with certain java-based applications such as PyCharm or Arudino IDE, in which sometimes the windows aren't drawn correctly due to the JVM not playing nicely with "non-reparenting" window managers (such as i3).




There's actually a workaround for this.

Most Java distributions have the ability to work with non-reparenting WM's, but they detect it based on the window manager name.

So the workaround ends up being impersonating another non-reparenting WM, for instance Sun's Looking Glass.

http://awesome.naquadah.org/wiki/Problems_with_Java




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