I3wm, any progress?

[Linux for blind general discussion]

i3wm is a Window Manager. That is, it's the part of a Desktop
Environment that creates application windows, determines how they look
and behave, and lets the user switch between open Windows and adjust
how much of the screen they take up.

Every Desktop Environment includes a window manager, but a window
manager alone doesn't provide all the functionality of a Desktop
environment. However, for some people, a Window manager is all they
need, so there are dozens of stand-alone window managers that aren't
part of a complete Desktop Environment, and even when using a full DE,
there's some room for switching out the DE's default window manager
for another.

Other common Desktop Environment components include panels(which
provide taskbar and system tray like functionality), launchers/menu
systems, and common system utilities such as a control panel or file
manager, and sometimes even common application software, such as a
default text editor, media player, etc.