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Amethyst – A tiling window manager for OS X

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Re: Amethyst – A tiling window manager for OS X

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Post by ianyh »

jeromenerf wrote: post #71
hugg wrote: post #50

Looks really weird with the window shadows though.

Yep, I like adding some space between windows. I proposed something like that for spectale some weeks ago. Got refused. https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle/issues/290 I mostly use apps in fullscreen and sometimes need to see 3 /3 apps at the same time, then switch to fullscreen, then back to tiled mode again... Small aesthetic gaps around windows may not be such a waste of screen estate.

Window spacing is actually in the works for Amethyst. It just has some issues because some windows just don't size exactly. Terminal windows, for example, only size in increments of cursor size, so you're almost always a bit smaller or a bit larger than you want, which makes the spacing in between windows look weird.

Re: Amethyst – A tiling window manager for OS X

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Post by ianyh »

girvo wrote: post #78
ianyh wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is super buggy for fullscreen apps. Unfortunately, I have this superpower (or curse) of not being able to reproduce bugs. Every time I get near a coworker's computer, whatever they were talking to me about starts working. There's a long thread on github about this ( https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst/issues/254 ). I'd love to know more about your set up. I've been trying for weeks to make it work for people, but Ap…

Hi, ianyh! :) the repro steps I've posted seem to be pretty consistent, but I think it's hilarious you can't seem to replicate it. Superpower indeed!

Gah! I'll keep trying to see if I can reproduce. I really appreciate you finding something deterministic, though! This bug is slowly driving me mad.

Re: Amethyst – A tiling window manager for OS X

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Post by ianyh »

nuclear_eclipse wrote: post #79
ianyh wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not yet. I've toyed with different ways of doing this, but haven't really decided on one that I really like. Maybe I should just go the road of other window managers that expose a scripting interface. Write a javascript file or something that defines a function that takes a list of windows and some other parameters and returns frames for the windows, binds to commands for modifying layout state, etc.

Would it be simpler to just define a couple "mirrored" variants of the main layouts?

Yeah, there's already an issue to track that (https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst/issues/129), but in general it seems like people want more flexibility in defining how they want things to tile.

Re: Amethyst – A tiling window manager for OS X

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Post by syllogism »

RussianCow wrote: post #9

I really just want a window manager that allows windows to snap to each other and the edges of the screen when resizing or moving them. Does something like that exist? I don't care for the pre-defined layouts or hotkeys, I just want to be able to visually drag/resize my windows and have them take up the most optimal amount of space.

I use SizeUp:

http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/

It's a basic snap-to-grid thing. You have commands to send a window to any of the 4 quarters, 4 halves, or full screen, and to send the window to another workspace.

Re: Amethyst – A tiling window manager for OS X

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Post by 0942v8653 »

tjl wrote: post #57
0942v8653 wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mjolnir might still be worth trying. I'm not sure how you got Slate to work with Mavericks, but Mjolnir is very similar, under active development, and has Lua instead of JS as its scripting language.

Unfortunately, the lead developer has decided to work on a closed-source alternative to Mjolnir so a new fork has been made.

It looks like he thought about merging them for at least a few minutes[0].

[0]: https://botbot.me/freenode/hammerspoon/2014-11-25/?msg=26223...

Re: Amethyst – A tiling window manager for OS X

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Post by RussianCow »

michaelsbradley wrote: post #44
RussianCow wrote: post #9

I really just want a window manager that allows windows to snap to each other and the edges of the screen when resizing or moving them. Does something like that exist? I don't care for the pre-defined layouts or hotkeys, I just want to be able to visually drag/resize my windows and have them take up the most optimal amount of space.

Have you tried Optimal Layout? http://most-advantageous.com/optimal-layout/

Yes, but I'm not looking for a grid-based window manager. I just want to be able to snap to other windows. As far as I could tell, Optimal Layout doesn't do that.

Re: Amethyst – A tiling window manager for OS X

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Post by jeromenerf »

ianyh wrote: post #81
jeromenerf wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep, I like adding some space between windows. I proposed something like that for spectale some weeks ago. Got refused. https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle/issues/290 I mostly use apps in fullscreen and sometimes need to see 3 /3 apps at the same time, then switch to fullscreen, then back to tiled mode again... Small aesthetic gaps around windows may not be such a waste of screen estate.

Window spacing is actually in the works for Amethyst. It just has some issues because some windows just don't size exactly. Terminal windows, for example, only size in increments of cursor size, so you're almost always a bit smaller or a bit larger than you want, which makes the spacing in between windows look weird.

I noticed that with or without my spectacle patch.

I tend to prefer uneven gaps than no gaps though, considering how unpleasant overlapping drop shadows looks like.

Re: Amethyst – A tiling window manager for OS X

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Post by RussianCow »

iross wrote: post #36
RussianCow wrote: post #9

I really just want a window manager that allows windows to snap to each other and the edges of the screen when resizing or moving them. Does something like that exist? I don't care for the pre-defined layouts or hotkeys, I just want to be able to visually drag/resize my windows and have them take up the most optimal amount of space.

I've been using Zooom/2 for this for a year or two, and haven't had any complaints. http://coderage-software.com/zooom/index.html

That looks like exactly what I've been looking for! Thank you!

Re: Amethyst – A tiling window manager for OS X

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Post by tomphoolery »

bombtrack wrote: post #7

I posted this yesterday in the thread about the Rust-written window manager, but it's relevant here as well. There are plenty of apps that provide varying levels of window-manager functionality to OS X. I would try a couple out and see which feels right to you. I have tried most of them, and personally prefer Moom. http://manytricks.com/moom/ http://mizage.com/divvy/ http://ianyh.com/amethyst/ http://spectacleapp.com…

The only one here I've been able to try was Divvy. Thought it was pretty useful in the pre-multidrag days.

Re: Amethyst – A tiling window manager for OS X

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Post by wcummings »

bombtrack wrote: post #7

I posted this yesterday in the thread about the Rust-written window manager, but it's relevant here as well. There are plenty of apps that provide varying levels of window-manager functionality to OS X. I would try a couple out and see which feels right to you. I have tried most of them, and personally prefer Moom. http://manytricks.com/moom/ http://mizage.com/divvy/ http://ianyh.com/amethyst/ http://spectacleapp.com…

Hyperdock is another
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