Hyprland config

hyprland-hy3.conf

general {
    layout = hy3
}

plugin {
    hy3 {
        tabs {
            height = 6
            padding = 4
            render_text = false
        }

        autotile {
            enable = true
        }
    }
}

bind = $mainMod, h, hy3:movefocus, l
bind = $mainMod, l, hy3:movefocus, r
bind = $mainMod, k, hy3:movefocus, u
bind = $mainMod, j, hy3:movefocus, d
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, h, hy3:movewindow, l
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, l, hy3:movewindow, r
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, k, hy3:movewindow, u
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, j, hy3:movewindow, d


bindn = , mouse:272, hy3:focustab, mouse
bindn = , mouse_down, hy3:focustab, l, require_hovered
bindn = , mouse_up, hy3:focustab, r, require_hovered

bind = $mainMod, tab, hy3:focustab, r, wrap
bind = $mainMod, W, hy3:changegroup, toggletab
bind = $mainMod, S, togglefloating

hyprland.conf

dwindle {
    pseudotile = true
    preserve_split = true
    force_split = 2
}

group {
    col.border_active = rgba(33ccffee) rgba(00ff99ee) 45deg
    col.border_inactive = rgba(595959aa)
    col.border_locked_active = -1
    col.border_locked_inactive = -1

    groupbar {
        font_size = 13
        font_family = Source Code Pro
        font_weight_active = bold
        font_weight_inactive = normal

        indicator_height = 0
        indicator_gap = 5
        height = 20
        gaps_in = 5
        gaps_out = 0
        scrolling = false

        text_color = rgb(000000)
        text_color_inactive = rgba(ffffff90)
        col.active = rgba(33ccffcc)
        col.inactive = rgba(303030cc)

        gradients = true
        gradient_rounding = 6
        gradient_round_only_edges = false

        blur = true
    }
}

bind = $mainMod, h, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/movefocus.sh l
bind = $mainMod, l, exec, ~/.config/hypr/scripts/movefocus.sh r
bind = $mainMod, k, movefocus, u
bind = $mainMod, j, movefocus, d
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, h, movewindow, l
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, l, movewindow, r
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, k, movewindow, u
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, j, movewindow, d

bind = $mainMod, tab, changegroupactive
bind = $mainMod, W, togglegroup
bind = $mainMod, S, moveoutofgroup
bind = $mainMod, S, togglefloating

movefocus.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

direction=$1
in_group=$(hyprctl activewindow -j | jq -e '.grouped[1]')

if [[ $in_group != "null" ]]; then
  next="f"
  if [[ $direction == "l" ]]; then
    next="b"
  fi

  hyprctl dispatch changegroupactive $next
else
  next=""

  if [[ $direction == "l" ]]; then
    next="prev"
  fi

  hyprctl dispatch cyclenext $next
fi

@ajboni it seems that hyprland dev team improved tabs because I could not use them 2 years ago and now I don't really have any complains. It works just fine for me.
Binding is the only annoying thing since you have to do separate operations for tab and windows. But it is manageable IMO.

I also don't remember exact reason why 2 years ago tabs were unusable. IIRC you couldn't set bg color for tabs, so they were transparent and you couldn't set one key binding for tabs and windows.

been using it for a few hs, and its good! main pain points (didn't do a full research yet):

• super + drag a grouped window into another group for example: drags the whole group and merge it with the other group.

• super + drag the tab header only moves that tab, which is great, but a bit annoying to click on that area specifically!
  merge_groups_on_groupbar / merge_groups_on_drag controls this but I'd like to be able to pop a single tab onto another group by dragging. (movewindoworgroup maybe?)

• group new windows by default?

• moving tabs inside a group (reorder) can be done with movegroupwindow:

bind = $mainMod SHIFT, left, movegroupwindow, b
bind = $mainMod SHIFT, right, movegroupwindow, f

• does not play nice with virtual-desktop plugin because it moves the whole "window" (the group) instead of the single tab. need to ungroup that tab first

I think, as you said, the main issue is the distinction between tabs and windows.