Good luck trying to compile firefox / google chrome on X11 in OS X nowadays. Most of the software you'll really want isn't even there.
Using Xmonad on OS X
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Re: Using Xmonad on OS X
#12The reasonable solution is to use one of the many native tiling applications for OSX. I personally use Spectacle[0], but there are many others[1]. They aren't xmonad, but then again OSX isn't Linux. [0]: https://www.spectacleapp.com/ [1]: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/9659/what-window-m...
Disclaimer: I run OS X at work and Linux on all of my personal machines. > The reasonable solution is to use one of the many native tiling applications for OSX. As an i3 user (and former wmii user, and former xmonad user), I find it really frustrating to use tiling window management that doesn't support focus-follows-mouse. This rules out things like Spectacle, Divvy, etc. At a second level, I find that all of OS X's…
Sadly all the tiling window managers i've tried suck on multi monitors though. When i switched to 3 monitors i gave up on tiling wm (for once with 3 monitors i had A LOT more space).
Re: Using Xmonad on OS X
#13The reasonable solution is to use one of the many native tiling applications for OSX. I personally use Spectacle[0], but there are many others[1]. They aren't xmonad, but then again OSX isn't Linux. [0]: https://www.spectacleapp.com/ [1]: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/9659/what-window-m...
People always reply citing spectacle et al, but the only window manager that actually has full tiling features I've come across is kwm, which has only recently been developed and is experimental and prone to crashing. Amethyst was passable, but it was very laggy when I last used it. Maybe I should give it another try. I used xmonad a lot when I was using linux but haven't tried it out on OS X. I'll give this a try.
What about Hammerspoon?
It's the successor to Mjolnir listed on that Stackexchange post. A group of people forked it because Mjolnir was a bit fiddly since you need to use a Lua package manager to install extensions for Mjolnir. Plus, Hammerspoon is pretty actively developed while I don't think Mjolnir has had an update in a very long time.
Re: Using Xmonad on OS X
#14In case anyone missed it - here's another tiling window manager for OS X that popped up a few weeks back on HN: https://github.com/koekeishiya/kwm It's quite pretty: http://imgur.com/a/tWBSg
Does anyone know what that borderless terminal is?
Re: Using Xmonad on OS X
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
Disclaimer: I run OS X at work and Linux on all of my personal machines. > The reasonable solution is to use one of the many native tiling applications for OSX. As an i3 user (and former wmii user, and former xmonad user), I find it really frustrating to use tiling window management that doesn't support focus-follows-mouse. This rules out things like Spectacle, Divvy, etc. At a second level, I find that all of OS X's…
Sadly all the tiling window managers i've tried suck on multi monitors though. When i switched to 3 monitors i gave up on tiling wm (for once with 3 monitors i had A LOT more space).
XMonad has the feature that you can freely swap workspaces between screens. For example, you can show workspace 1 on screen 1, 2 on screen 2, and then switch them around to 3->1, 1->2, or any other combination you prefer.
This is a killer feature for me, and I've never found any other WM capable of doing that.
Re: Using Xmonad on OS X
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Disclaimer: I run OS X at work and Linux on all of my personal machines. > The reasonable solution is to use one of the many native tiling applications for OSX. As an i3 user (and former wmii user, and former xmonad user), I find it really frustrating to use tiling window management that doesn't support focus-follows-mouse. This rules out things like Spectacle, Divvy, etc. At a second level, I find that all of OS X's…
Sadly all the tiling window managers i've tried suck on multi monitors though. When i switched to 3 monitors i gave up on tiling wm (for once with 3 monitors i had A LOT more space).
Are you talking about tiling window managers on OS X or in general? If it's the general case, I have to disagree. XMonad is absolutely fantastic on multi monitors.
The two things I liked to most were Mod+e or Mod+w to change focus to the previous and next monitor, and the ability to actually move an entire workspace to another monitor with the press of a button.
This is obviously just my opinion. In the end, it's a mere matter of personal choice.
Re: Using Xmonad on OS X
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Disclaimer: I run OS X at work and Linux on all of my personal machines. > The reasonable solution is to use one of the many native tiling applications for OSX. As an i3 user (and former wmii user, and former xmonad user), I find it really frustrating to use tiling window management that doesn't support focus-follows-mouse. This rules out things like Spectacle, Divvy, etc. At a second level, I find that all of OS X's…
Sadly all the tiling window managers i've tried suck on multi monitors though. When i switched to 3 monitors i gave up on tiling wm (for once with 3 monitors i had A LOT more space).
> Sadly all the tiling window managers i've tried suck on multi monitors though. When i switched to 3 monitors i gave up on tiling wm (for once with 3 monitors i had A LOT more space).
Even i3? I've only ever used i3 on two monitors[0], but it's been great for that. I'd also be a little surprised, just because multi-monitor support was quite literally the reason that i3 was created (wmii does not support dual monitors).
[0] I'd love to hook up my third monitor, but I much prefer having 2 4K screens at 60Hz to having 3 4K screens at 30Hz
Re: Using Xmonad on OS X
#18There are things I miss about Xmonad on OS X, but for the most part, this setup is not for the faint of heart. Largely, relying on [u]xterm (which I thought would be a snap) has pitfalls. Overall, the small annoyances simply sum up to be quite the downer & time-suck. In action, Xmonad is quite the zippy experience; certainly Xmonad on Linux must be a joy. I use tmux now, which I guess is OK.
Re: Using Xmonad on OS X
#19The reasonable solution is to use one of the many native tiling applications for OSX. I personally use Spectacle[0], but there are many others[1]. They aren't xmonad, but then again OSX isn't Linux. [0]: https://www.spectacleapp.com/ [1]: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/9659/what-window-m...
Disclaimer: I run OS X at work and Linux on all of my personal machines. > The reasonable solution is to use one of the many native tiling applications for OSX. As an i3 user (and former wmii user, and former xmonad user), I find it really frustrating to use tiling window management that doesn't support focus-follows-mouse. This rules out things like Spectacle, Divvy, etc. At a second level, I find that all of OS X's…
fairly early stages, but kwm (https://github.com/koekeishiya/kwm) is an OS X tiling WM that supports focus-follows-mouse.