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Fluid tile does not replace the KWin tiling system, just adds more auto-tiling features. Krohnkrite and Karousel replace the current KWin tiling system
Fluid tile works with KWin tile editor (Meta + T shortcut), this allows better integration with KWin without needing to create another tile editor as is the case in Krohnkite, additionally, you can use the shortcuts that come with KDE by default to move windows, and expands functionalities such as changing the tile layout with shortcuts, etc..
The idea is to adapt to the KWin tiling system, not replace it
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sounds a lot like polonium. didnt work out great there but it could've just been a bad implementation. I'll have to give fluid tile a try.
I haven't tried polonium, so I don't know how it works. If you have any problems or questions, don't hesitate to ask me
it had kinda the same idea of working with kwin instead of against it but it just worked worse than other options. iirc it got abandoned bc nobody was interested anymore once krohnkite was revived. yours also seems kinda similar to mousetiler.
Mouse Tiler has the same problem as the other options: it replaces the KWin system.
I recently added a compact mode for user interfaces similar to Mouse Tiler or Kzones, for those who don't want the overlay to take up the entire screen.
The fact is that they all follow the same pattern, replacing the KWin system, and I don't think that's the best option. In the end, conflicts will always arise because you'll always be fixing incompatibility issues with two systems that are fighting each other.
what's the issue though? the existing system in plasma is already so out of the way its barely useful, so it makes sense to replace it with a better system and just ignore it. not that you shouldnt be doing what you're doing, I just dont get why.