Tiling Shell v18.0: GNOME 51 Support and GitHub-First Releases

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Tiling Shell v18.0 has been released with support for GNOME versions 42 through 51, introducing features like right-mouse-button activation and a shortcut to "untile everything." The update also includes improvements for multi-monitor setups and a fix for the fractional-scaling bug affecting menu sizes. A significant change in the release strategy involves launching release candidates on GitHub first, allowing community testing before finalizing updates for extensions.gnome.org. This approach aims to facilitate more comprehensive testing across different hardware and GNOME versions, making it easier for the solo maintainer to manage the extension's development



Tiling Shell v18.0: GNOME 51 Support and GitHub-First Releases

Tiling Shell v18.0 now supports GNOME 42 through 51 and adds the much-requested right-mouse-button activation key. The release also brings a one-click "untile everything" shortcut, workspace-wide layout propagation, and a fix for the fractional-scaling bug that bloated menus on 150% displays. More significantly, solo maintainer Domenico Ferraro has switched to shipping release candidates on GitHub first so the community can test them across many GNOME versions before they reach extensions.gnome.org. Installation is simplest through the official store, though manual installs may require compiling the GSettings schema and choosing the correct build for your GNOME version.

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