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Re: Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement

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Post by atombender »

SebastianKra wrote: post #46
atombender wrote: post #31

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Not OP, but the way I use macOS Spaces is to differentiate between work and private. I use Chrome for both, so I have some Chrome windows in my work space, and some in my private space. I do similar things for other apps like iTerm. It's an important feature. I once tried having two different browsers for work/private, but it was a chore to manage which browser I opened links in, so I gave up. My biggest problem with…

Right click the app icon > options > Assign To > This Desktop Also noteworthy: assign to all desktops. I use this to keep my browser and messaging apps in all spaces.

I'm of course assigning apps to specific spaces. But my browser has to be in all spaces. MacOS still doesn't remember which window is where when the app restarts or the OS reboots.

Re: Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement

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Post by seivan »

foofoobar wrote: post #85
boronine wrote: post #81

I have been using AeroSpace for this purpose for over a year. I simply disable all the tiling features in the config and only use two shortcuts: switch to workspace and move current window to workspace. It's absolutely essential when working on a small screen. AeroSpace does indeed suffer from a performance issue but this appears to be inherent to the available macOS APIs: https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace/iss…

How do you disable the AeroSpace tiling, are you just using the floating layout? Can you share your config?

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Re: Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement

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Post by toisanji »

atombender wrote: post #31
wojciech-kulik wrote: post #20

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Could you explain what you mean? The app only allows assigning the whole app to a specific workspace. So you can't have one window of the same app in workspace A and another in workspace B. It's done this way because it's the most efficient way so far, but of course I understand that sometimes people may want to have multiple windows in different workspaces. I'm going to investigate a possibility to manage apps on a…

Not OP, but the way I use macOS Spaces is to differentiate between work and private. I use Chrome for both, so I have some Chrome windows in my work space, and some in my private space. I do similar things for other apps like iTerm. It's an important feature. I once tried having two different browsers for work/private, but it was a chore to manage which browser I opened links in, so I gave up. My biggest problem with…

same reason I would like this feature

Re: Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement

#105

Post by kurayashi »

atombender wrote: post #101
SebastianKra wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Right click the app icon > options > Assign To > This Desktop Also noteworthy: assign to all desktops. I use this to keep my browser and messaging apps in all spaces.

I'm of course assigning apps to specific spaces. But my browser has to be in all spaces. MacOS still doesn't remember which window is where when the app restarts or the OS reboots.

I’ve been using the Orion Browser a lot recently. Each profile pretends to be its own app as far as I can tell. You get separated spaces for work and private and links open in the last used window. This might solve your issue of assigning multiple windows to different spaces.

Re: Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement

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Post by rpdillon »

gregoriol wrote: post #96

Nice work, but I won't use it: the transitions between spaces actually allow me to change focus in my mind; with a direct switch, without any visual indication, it will take a few moments to scan the screen, realise the change and adapt in my mind Also, assigned apps are not how I work: I don't assign a task per space, I assign a project per space, so within many spaces I'll have browser, editor, notes, ... a window…

>it will take a few moments to scan the screen, realise the change and adapt in my mind

I'm consistently astonished at how visual so many people are in their usage of a computer. The array of icons I see folks scanning on their phones to pick and app is like that, but so are Apple's window managers. That's fine, but they don't offer any alternative.

I maintain a list of spaces in my mind and have them assigned to numbers. I think this comes from using tmux and screen for so long. I just want my display to instantly teleport me to that space. The idea that they are layed out on a table and have to slide out of view is a weird skeumorphic thing that I wish they would at least allow folks to disable, since it eats keyboard input during the animation.

If any other company had done this, people would deride them for the thoughtless design.

Re: Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement

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Post by parentheses »

rpdillon wrote: post #106
gregoriol wrote: post #96

Nice work, but I won't use it: the transitions between spaces actually allow me to change focus in my mind; with a direct switch, without any visual indication, it will take a few moments to scan the screen, realise the change and adapt in my mind Also, assigned apps are not how I work: I don't assign a task per space, I assign a project per space, so within many spaces I'll have browser, editor, notes, ... a window…

>it will take a few moments to scan the screen, realise the change and adapt in my mind I'm consistently astonished at how visual so many people are in their usage of a computer. The array of icons I see folks scanning on their phones to pick and app is like that, but so are Apple's window managers. That's fine, but they don't offer any alternative. I maintain a list of spaces in my mind and have them assigned to num…

I believe you can turn off all the movement animations and configure the switching time to be near instant using `defaults`

Re: Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement

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Post by rpdillon »

parentheses wrote: post #107
rpdillon wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>it will take a few moments to scan the screen, realise the change and adapt in my mind I'm consistently astonished at how visual so many people are in their usage of a computer. The array of icons I see folks scanning on their phones to pick and app is like that, but so are Apple's window managers. That's fine, but they don't offer any alternative. I maintain a list of spaces in my mind and have them assigned to num…

I believe you can turn off all the movement animations and configure the switching time to be near instant using `defaults`

Sadly, after many hours troubleshooting this, the answer is that you cannot. Even with reduced motion and turning off as much animation as possible, there is a 1,000 millisecond input delay in switching workspaces on Mac. That is a fundamental limitation of the core operating system APIs.

Re: Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement

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Post by oliviergg »

rpdillon wrote: post #108
parentheses wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I believe you can turn off all the movement animations and configure the switching time to be near instant using `defaults`

Sadly, after many hours troubleshooting this, the answer is that you cannot. Even with reduced motion and turning off as much animation as possible, there is a 1,000 millisecond input delay in switching workspaces on Mac. That is a fundamental limitation of the core operating system APIs.

If I remember correctly there is a command line option. I do it many year ago on my Mac, and I can switch space without any delay / animation Edit : You're right, there is some Fade transition between space, but it is not 1000 ms. defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -int 1; killall Dock
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