Published May 13, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

My love for computers started with a trusty Compaq back in 2005, and I haven't looked back since. This had me graduate into being an avid tinkerer, even if I end up soft-bricking stuff most of the time.

I do also love video games.

Ever after switching to Gentoo Linux and trying out Niri, I’ve found myself stumbling across a few shortcomings — as opposed to using a full-fledged desktop environment like KDE Plasma .

Be it something major, like being unable to get games on Steam to launch properly without Gamescope, or something minor like no built-in OSD, all tiling window managers have a peculiar set of quirks , in addition to having to set it up from scratch.

Customizing and watching your theme slowly come to life is a pretty fun experience, but sometimes you simply don’t have the time to spare.…