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hacking-howto: Mention "stacking" window managers

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=== Tiling window managers
Traditionally, there are two approaches to managing windows: The most common
one nowadays is floating, which means the user can freely move/resize the
windows. The other approach is called tiling, which means that your window
manager distributes windows to use as much space as possible while not
overlapping each other.
Traditionally, there are two approaches to managing windows: The most common one
nowadays is stacking (or floating, using i3's terminology), which means the user
can freely move/resize the windows, potentially overlapping them. The other
approach is called tiling, which means that the window manager distributes
windows to use as much space as possible while not overlapping each other.
The idea behind tiling is that you should not need to waste your time
moving/resizing windows while you usually want to get some work done. After