I'm with you! tmux is pretty much a non-starter for me beyond a remote job manager.
My window manager (Sway) already requires enough wild incantations. If any, I really appreciate simple integration in the terminal.
A little more than 'foot' but not a lot. Tabs/panes, like you say. It gives some more granularity to the organization without a lot of new buttons to push.
I've taken most of the Tilix defaults through several! Currently Kitty... though I may try WezTerm.
