I use komorebi on my computers and I rarely ever have more than 1 or 2 windows on any workspace open at once. However, to give the main reasons as to why I use Komorebi is:

1. I love the automatic tiling, even if I 99% of the time only use it to have 2 windows split. It's just such a nice feeling not having to tile windows each time you open them up.

2. It let's me set programs being tied to specific workspaces at launch, so I always get spotify and discord on the first workspace on my second monitor. Again, a nice qol feature.

3. I think komorebi's workspaces are more powerful than virtual desktops. In virtual desktops then you change the desktop for both monitors when you switch, with komorebi you only change one monitor at a time. Which allows me to for example keep a youtube video on my second monitor playing while switching between workspaces on my main monitor.

These are probably the main reasons, I mention most of that in my youtube video that got linked in the thread.

My longstanding theory is that achieving peak *nix nerdom requires having a window manager that makes one's workstation completely unusable to anyone else.

I've long been happy with what Windows provides natively. I kinda wish that Win-Z provided a few more horizontal split options that make sense for 32:9, but reality is that I have Fancy Zones installed to provide the layouts I thought I'd like but I never use them because it's usually for console stuff and Windows Terminal has its own tiling system.

To access a new context a tiling manager requires moving my fingers. Multiple monitors requires moving my eyes, head, and/or torso.

Sometimes one makes more sense, sometimes the other. Fortunately, I can use a tiling manager with multiple monitors if I want.

But, I can use a tiling manager on my laptop anywhere multiple monitors are impractical. For me, that’s most places. YMMV.

I agree. I've only started using them since getting a 49" curved monitor and it's beautiful. Same for workspaces (virtual desktops) actually, never used them before.

Even on one monitor, I just use the built-in stuff (Win key + arrow keys to position windows, Win key + tab to get to virtual desktops, right click taskbar to cascade or tile).

I think some people like to have specific configurations like "open these 4 programs in these 4 positions" though.

they are not there to make squares. good ones have virtual desktops which you can change individually with multiple monitors. you can make programs start in specific desktops. recommended for keyboard heavy users not point and click people.

It's mainly to avoid having to use a mouse, you don't have to create many tiny windows

it is large monitors that make tiling window managers so useful. It makes sense to split them and tiling is more usable than overlapping windows.

Yeah, I don't either. I mean, maybe if I were debugging a console app? But I prefer using multiple workspaces.