Kwm requires access to osx accessibility.
I know what they mean by this, but it's written in an awkward manner.
Kwm, tiling window manager for OS X
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Re: Kwm, tiling window manager for OS X
#32See also Spectacle: https://www.spectacleapp.com/ Maybe not the most configurable but in return you get something that works out of the box and doesn't require you to read 38 pages of README.
Just wanted to throw in a mention of Slate (https://github.com/jigish/slate) in here while we're talking about different options.
I've been a happy user for a while now. Haven't tried the others, though.
Re: Kwm, tiling window manager for OS X
#33Kwm requires access to osx accessibility. I know what they mean by this, but it's written in an awkward manner.
OS X agglomerates functions like screen resizing and keyboard interaction under a silo labels "accessibility". I imagine OS X will prompt you to give access.
Re: Kwm, tiling window manager for OS X
#34On Linux and Windows I can make the current window occupy the left of the screen using Super+L, and the right side of the screen using Super+R. I rarely need more than this, in fact I find more than two or three windows distracting for most of my normal tasks.
In Windows 10 you can snap between 2 and 4 windows in custom sizes and if you snap two you can drag the separator and adjust both of their sizes at the same time. It's one of those great little features that doesn't get advertised enough in my opinion.
Re: Kwm, tiling window manager for OS X
#35Worth mentioning Amethyst for OS X, I've been using it for a year with a 3 monitor setup with no problems. https://ianyh.com/amethyst/ and https://github.com/puffnfresh/Honer.app
I use Amethyst everyday and it is excellent.
Re: Kwm, tiling window manager for OS X
#36See also Spectacle: https://www.spectacleapp.com/ Maybe not the most configurable but in return you get something that works out of the box and doesn't require you to read 38 pages of README.
I've used Spectacle for so long that I can't remember how it was to use OS X without it. The hotkeys are tied to my muscle memory, and don't clash with any of the stuff I care about (emacs, iTerm2, Chrome, etc).
Me too. It's awkward when I need to use someone else's Mac and it isn't there. I found some of the defaults did clash with iTerm, though. I use it mainly for toggling between full and half screens.
Re: Kwm, tiling window manager for OS X
#37See also Spectacle: https://www.spectacleapp.com/ Maybe not the most configurable but in return you get something that works out of the box and doesn't require you to read 38 pages of README.
I've used Spectacle for so long that I can't remember how it was to use OS X without it. The hotkeys are tied to my muscle memory, and don't clash with any of the stuff I care about (emacs, iTerm2, Chrome, etc).
Wow, me too exactly.
Re: Kwm, tiling window manager for OS X
#38Just tried it. On the 24 inch monitor, I had 3 windows open and it perfectly tiled them. I used to use divvy and it was all manual, so this is great improvement. Plus one for auto focus. Note: In case someone is wondering, to give accessibility access, check the checkbox for terminal in the security and privacy --> accessibility settings
Did the keyboard shortcuts work for you? I can't get them to work (even tried adding some flags to check whether they are being caught or not and they don't seem to reach hotkeys.so's code, ever, for me)
Re: Kwm, tiling window manager for OS X
#39On Linux and Windows I can make the current window occupy the left of the screen using Super+L, and the right side of the screen using Super+R. I rarely need more than this, in fact I find more than two or three windows distracting for most of my normal tasks.
I wish Apple would fully commit to tiling. We now have a situation where you can make an app full screen, if it supports it. Or you can have two apps side-by-side, if both apps support that. You can't go 'almost' full-screen - as in 'full-screen, but leave me the menubar' without something like Spectacle. I'm not even sure if keyboard shortcuts are available for split-screen, or if you can split two windows from the…
Hm? The menu bar exists in fullscreen apps. Move your mouse to the top and it will appear.
Re: Kwm, tiling window manager for OS X
#40Also check out AppGrid [1], a window manager for OS X 10.9+ that uses vim-like keys to move and resize windows. (Keys are configurable.) See the Releases tab for a pre-compiled binary. I've been using AppGrid for about 3 years straight every day.