Tell HN: Cinch, W7-like window management for OSX

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Post by pxlpshr » Mon, Dec 21, 2009, 5:24 PM UTC

Tell HN: Cinch, W7-like window management for OSX
irradiatedsoftware.com

Re: Tell HN: Cinch, W7-like window management for OSX

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Post by pxlpshr » Mon, Dec 21, 2009, 5:25 PM UTC

I have no affiliation with this guy whatsoever but I just found this app and it's so amazing that I had to share it. It lets you 'cinch' windows side-by-side like in Windows 7, as well as easily maximize a window. I figured I couldn't be the only one looking for an OSX app like this..

Re: Tell HN: Cinch, W7-like window management for OSX

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Post by besologic » Mon, Dec 21, 2009, 5:33 PM UTC

Great find!

Here's a keyboard driven alternative that folks might be interested in as well: http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/

Re: Tell HN: Cinch, W7-like window management for OSX

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Post by nixme » Mon, Dec 21, 2009, 5:49 PM UTC

Cinch is great. I've been using it for a couple days now and it's made managing windows easier on large screens.

If you're just looking for a proper maximize in OS X, wrongzoom[1] is a great free alternative. After installing, most apps will maximize and restore instead of zooming when you click the green button in the titlebar.

[1] http://github.com/spicyj/wrongzoom. For Snow Leopard 64-bit support, build from http://github.com/nesty/wrongzoom instead.

Re: Tell HN: Cinch, W7-like window management for OSX

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Post by jawngee » Mon, Dec 21, 2009, 5:53 PM UTC

Great!

A little difficulty with multiple monitors, but workable.

Re: Tell HN: Cinch, W7-like window management for OSX

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Post by amoeba » Mon, Dec 21, 2009, 6:01 PM UTC

pxlpshr wrote: post #2

I have no affiliation with this guy whatsoever but I just found this app and it's so amazing that I had to share it. It lets you 'cinch' windows side-by-side like in Windows 7, as well as easily maximize a window. I figured I couldn't be the only one looking for an OSX app like this..

Thanks for the tip! I've been using TwoUp for a while and have found it useful. This is even better.

Re: Tell HN: Cinch, W7-like window management for OSX

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Post by amoeba » Mon, Dec 21, 2009, 6:03 PM UTC

This is immensely useful. Would love to see support for custom drop-zones with custom actions. For example, allow the user to change the width from 1/2 screen to 1/3 or 1/4. Or even 1/2 width and 1/2 height instead of 1/2 width and full height.

Re: Tell HN: Cinch, W7-like window management for OSX

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Post by pxlpshr » Mon, Dec 21, 2009, 6:32 PM UTC

jawngee wrote: post #5

Great! A little difficulty with multiple monitors, but workable.

one of the guys I work with had a good suggestion that's working well for me. Nudge the monitor down just a tad so there's a small 'wall' in the top (or bottom) corner to catch...

http://grab.by/1kfI

Re: Tell HN: Cinch, W7-like window management for OSX

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Post by ghempton » Mon, Dec 21, 2009, 6:35 PM UTC

What a milestone for windows when people on OSX are using 3rd party apps to emulate its UX.

Re: Tell HN: Cinch, W7-like window management for OSX

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Post by spicyj » Mon, Dec 21, 2009, 6:35 PM UTC

nixme wrote: post #4

Cinch is great. I've been using it for a couple days now and it's made managing windows easier on large screens. If you're just looking for a proper maximize in OS X, wrongzoom[1] is a great free alternative. After installing, most apps will maximize and restore instead of zooming when you click the green button in the titlebar. [1] http://github.com/spicyj/wrongzoom . For Snow Leopard 64-bit support, build from http…

Hey, people actually look at what I write! I didn't realize my version isn't 64-bit compatible. I'll see if I can fix it in my fork later today.