I like tiling X11 window-managers, and use Herbstluftwm. After having used Ion and Musca, it's simply great, clean and simple to use - go give it a try!
Frames contain windows. Don't forget it.
A typical tiled screen-layout for 1 display is displayed below. ('F 1' is 'Frame 1', 'W 1' is 'Window 1', the '#'-marked lines are window outlines, the '@'-marked lines are frame outlines, and 'A'..'G' are configurable zones/areas.)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- -
| A
| @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@ @@ @
| @ B @ @
| @ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @ @
| @ | C | @ @
| @ | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | @ @
| @ | | D | | @ @
| @ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | @ @
| @ | | | E | | | @ @
| @ | | | ######################### ######################### | | | @ @
| @ | | | # F # # # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # +---------------+ # # +---------------+ # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # | G | # # | | # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # | +-------+ | # # | +-------+ | # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # | | F 1 | | # # | | F 1 | | # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # | | W 1 | | # # | | W 2 | | # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # | +-------+ | # # | +-------+ | # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # | | # # | | # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # +---------------+ # # +---------------+ # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # # # # | | | @ @
| @ | | | ######################### ######################### | | | @ @ F 2
| @ | | | | | | @ @
| @ | | | ##################################################### | | | @ @
| @ | | | # # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # +-------------------------------------------+ # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # | | # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # | +-----------------------------------+ | # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # | | F 1 | | # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # | | W 3 | | # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # | +-----------------------------------+ | # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # | | # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # +-------------------------------------------+ # | | | @ @
| @ | | | # # | | | @ @
| @ | | | ##################################################### | | | @ @
| @ | | | | | | @ @
| @ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | @ @
| @ | | | | @ @
| @ | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | @ @
| @ | | @ @
| @ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ @ @
| @ @ @
| @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@ @@ @
|
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- -
Relevant settings for colour and geometry:
: :
ZONE : COLOUR : GEOMETRY
......:...........................:..............................
A : ??? : frame_gap
......:...........................:..............................
B : frame_border_*_color : frame_border_width
: : - frame_border_inner_width
......:...........................:..............................
C : frame_border_inner_color : frame_border_inner_width
......:...........................:..............................
D : frame_bg_*_color : frame_padding
......:...........................:..............................
E : frame_bg_*_color : window_gap
......:...........................:..............................
F : window_border_*_color : window_border_width
: : - window_border_inner_width
......:...........................:..............................
G : window_border_inner_color : window_border_inner_width
: :
......:...........................:..............................
And that's all!