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It took a while, but scrolling window managers are finally having a moment.

Today's @tedium talks about how the form has evolved from PaperWM to Niri, and how setups like DankMaterialShell might make it more approachable for folks sick of GNOME or KDE.

https://tedium.co/2026/01/29/niri-danklinux-scrolling-window-managers/

Jason Lawton :php:

@phoopee3@phpc.social replied · last week

@ernie this is wild

Ernie Smith

@ernie@writing.exchange replied · last week

“To be clear, this is not far from where graphical interfaces for Linux and Unix variants started 40 years ago, but it’s arguably making a comeback because of a combination of sophisticated users and sophisticated tools.”

https://tedium.co/2026/01/29/niri-danklinux-scrolling-window-managers/

Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.

The Dank Case For Scrolling Window Managers

My favorite UX metaphor, the scrolling window manager, is having a moment thanks to innovations like Niri and Dank Linux.

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