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Re: Loop: Open-source macOS window manager

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insane_dreamer wrote: post #69
MrKai77 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually, macOS Sequoia only has halves, maximize and quarters as resize options, and has very limited keyboard shortcuts. Some people will be happy with it, and some will need more. Loop is very flexible in terms of making custom window sizes, keybinds, cycles etc., and is perfect for those who need more!

But expect Apple to add more features. I would be careful on staking a business plan on the current lack of windowing features in MacOS or you could find the rug pulled out from under you. Good luck!

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Re: Loop: Open-source macOS window manager

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Post by aloer »

fizlebit wrote: post #8

Any chance of a window manager that lets you alt tab between windows instead of between applications. So Alt-tab-tab-tab takes you 3 windows ago, not 3 applications ago, or worse 1 application ago and 2 unrelated windows of that application? Man I really mis application menus being at the top of windows and being able to layer different windows from different applications in any order that I wish. VNC screen connecti…

macOS has built in shortcuts to switch through windows of the currently focused application. I have it reconfigured to alt+tab

This is not exactly what you are looking for but I personally like it more this way. So for example, I can switch between editor and browser via cmd tab but then I can cycle through browser windows via alt tab. These are two separate actions and it prevents me from having to cycle too much (compared to a solution that cycles through all windows of all applications)

Also helps to build temporal and spatial muscle memory. The first browser window is the main one, the next one was the one before that and so on

Re: Loop: Open-source macOS window manager

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Post by zaphodias »

MrKai77 wrote: post #66
gigatexal wrote: post #29

i love that there's work on this happening -- there are a lot of projects in this space: magnet, rectangle, yabai, this one, others I've forgotten to name (sorry!) i just can't wait until i can get tiling like i3 has on linux stacking, tabbed, infinite auto tiling, all keyboard driven with some mouse support all things i miss on macos :(

Not related to Loop, but I'd suggest that you take a look at https://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace if you haven't already!

I've been loving Aerospace. Is as close as i3wm you can get, on Mac OS.

Re: Loop: Open-source macOS window manager

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Post by jiveturkey »

more of a window resizing plugin, not a "window manager" at all. i guess that's what the mac users have gotten to calling these things though.

how is it different than BetterSnap and the army of similar tools? and more important, how is it better. is the differentiator that it is the only open source such plugin? these advantages should be highlighted in the README, and the screen movie thing should show them. i only see half screen tiling demoed, this has existed for a long time with any number of tools.

also how will it differ from sequoia.

AFAICT the unique thing here is the radial menu. i do like that a lot.

Re: Loop: Open-source macOS window manager

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Post by moritzwarhier »

MrKai77 wrote: post #19
tiffanyh wrote: post #5

I always love indie apps and never want to discourage creators. Some unsolicited advice though … given macOS in a few month time will have Window Tiling natively built in - you might want to articulate how Loop is different/better. https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/12/macos-sequoia-window-ti...

Actually, macOS Sequoia only has halves, maximize and quarters as resize options, and has very limited keyboard shortcuts. Some people will be happy with it, and some will need more. Loop is very flexible in terms of making custom window sizes, keybinds, cycles etc., and is perfect for those who need more!

As long as I can assign useful keyboard shortcuts, that's enough for me and hits the sweet spot (hello Windows 7!).

I don't use the more advanced Rectangle features either.

Re: Loop: Open-source macOS window manager

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Post by Spivak »

sshine wrote: post #31
MrKai77 wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As stated in the comment on GitHub, Luminare will only be accessible by sponsors. If you have financial restrictions or are not able to sponsor me, I am open to giving the you the source code. However, this is all in order to make Loop more profitable, as I have put all my free time into making it. I hope you understand :)

I don't think anyone disputes rewarding individuals for software they provide to their patrons. I hope you prosper! But "open source to those who pay" is quite a stretch of the definition. If you check Open Source Initiative's list of approved licenses, you won't find anything that fits this definition: https://opensource.org/licenses The closest I know to what you're describing is Business Source License (BSL): http…

I think this confuses "software is open source" like it's some intrinsic property of the software, and "if you pay me I will sell you the software under an OSS license which is totally fine.

It's a bit of an honor system because is allowed to just publish it for anyone to download for free but it's absolutely something you can do.

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