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Re: Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript

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Post by khirviko »

acmecorps wrote: post #8

I have a 34" 1440p screen and I use Mozaic.app ( https://www.lightpillar.com/mosaic.html ) for managing my windows. Usually, i'll divide my windows as either 1:1, 1:2:1 or 1:4 sizes. It's pretty useful as I can use keyboard shortcuts to position my windows. Is there any added benefits that I can get by using phoenix or hammerspoon?

Both Phoenix and Hammerspoon are free and open-source. You can also configure them in endless ways, so either you can have a really simple setup or a very dynamic one that works just the way you like.

Re: Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript

#13

Post by acmecorps »

khirviko wrote: post #11
acmecorps wrote: post #8

I have a 34" 1440p screen and I use Mozaic.app ( https://www.lightpillar.com/mosaic.html ) for managing my windows. Usually, i'll divide my windows as either 1:1, 1:2:1 or 1:4 sizes. It's pretty useful as I can use keyboard shortcuts to position my windows. Is there any added benefits that I can get by using phoenix or hammerspoon?

Both Phoenix and Hammerspoon are free and open-source. You can also configure them in endless ways, so either you can have a really simple setup or a very dynamic one that works just the way you like.

Interesting. Yeah, I think I'm missing out but, have no idea what they are. What are the dynamic flows that might be useful?

Re: Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript

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Post by acmecorps »

xemoka wrote: post #10
acmecorps wrote: post #8

I have a 34" 1440p screen and I use Mozaic.app ( https://www.lightpillar.com/mosaic.html ) for managing my windows. Usually, i'll divide my windows as either 1:1, 1:2:1 or 1:4 sizes. It's pretty useful as I can use keyboard shortcuts to position my windows. Is there any added benefits that I can get by using phoenix or hammerspoon?

As a hammerspoon user, probably not if that's all you're using it for. Hammerspoon does add a bunch of extra features mosaic doesn't add—but if you don't need them and you've already invested in software to solve your problem: not likely.

If you don't mind, what are the use cases that makes hammerspoon very useful for you?

Re: Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript

#15

Post by khirviko »

acmecorps wrote: post #13
khirviko wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Both Phoenix and Hammerspoon are free and open-source. You can also configure them in endless ways, so either you can have a really simple setup or a very dynamic one that works just the way you like.

Interesting. Yeah, I think I'm missing out but, have no idea what they are. What are the dynamic flows that might be useful?

Say for example you want to do something dynamically when an app launches. You could open an app and the windows would automatically be arranged across your monitors the way you want.

Re: Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript

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Post by xemoka »

acmecorps wrote: post #14
xemoka wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a hammerspoon user, probably not if that's all you're using it for. Hammerspoon does add a bunch of extra features mosaic doesn't add—but if you don't need them and you've already invested in software to solve your problem: not likely.

If you don't mind, what are the use cases that makes hammerspoon very useful for you?

Basically the same reason you're using mosaic + the ability to change what exactly is being done. I use it to map 'hyper'+key (where hyper is the equivalent of ctrl+cmd+shift+option and is assigned to control, capslock is assigned to the original control functionality) to move windows between screens and on their own grid. Effectively I just didn't pay for mosaic-like functionality. I have better touch tool, but I never liked having to drag to snap and had hammerspoon implemented already.

Re: Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript

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Post by khirviko »

acmecorps wrote: post #13
khirviko wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Both Phoenix and Hammerspoon are free and open-source. You can also configure them in endless ways, so either you can have a really simple setup or a very dynamic one that works just the way you like.

Interesting. Yeah, I think I'm missing out but, have no idea what they are. What are the dynamic flows that might be useful?

There’s some examples of custom configurations here: https://github.com/kasper/phoenix/wiki/.

Re: Show HN: Phoenix 2.6 – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript

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Post by fabiospampinato »

I spent quite a bit of time writing my configuration for Phoenix, if you're thinking about writing your own I think you might find starting from mine useful.

It's easy to customize, there are gifs in the readme, and it comes packed with features, I hope you'll like it:

https://github.com/fabiospampinato/phoenix

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